VicGrid surveyors cancel access visit after farmgate protest makes them feel unsafe
Renewable planning body VicGrid has threatened a high-profile anti-transmission-line campaigner with enforcement action after government surveyors felt "hindered" from accessing his farm.
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VicGrid surveyors cancel access visit after farmgate protest makes them feel unsafeBy Tamara ClarkABC WimmeraTopic:Renewable Energy1h ago1 hours agoTue 28 Apr 2026 at 10:39pmBen Duxson addressing his supporters after VicGrid drove past his property and declined to stop. (ABC News: Tamara Clark)In short:The battle between Western Victorian farmers and government renewable energy planner VicGrid is intensifying.Surveyors were due to visit a Marnoo farmer's property on Monday but cancelled when they saw 80 people waiting at the farm gate.What's next?VicGrid officers are conducting environmental surveys to plan for the proposed 240-kilometre VNI West transmission line.abc.net.au/news/vicgrid-marnoo-farm-power-lines-transmission-energy-land-access/106617462Link copiedShareShare…
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