Plan to let all farmers invest in nearby renewable projects

Jamieson Murphy
Updated February 22 2021 - 4:20pm, first published 3:00pm
WEALTH SHARING: The bill would mean any large-scale renewable projects would have to offer farmers within a 30km radius the chance to invest. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong
WEALTH SHARING: The bill would mean any large-scale renewable projects would have to offer farmers within a 30km radius the chance to invest. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

RENEWABLE energy developers would have to offer all nearby farmers the chance to invest in the project and share its revenue, under a new plan put forward to the government.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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