Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Gippsland New Energy Conference

Mr D O’BRIEN: On a more optimistic note, the Gippsland New Energy Conference last week was a glimpse of the positive future that could be coming Gippsland’s way. Well done to Wellington shire and the Gippsland Climate Change Network for organising what became a national conference, attracting huge interest from companies all around the world. There are great prospects in offshore wind and other energy developments, including hydrogen, to help Gippsland transition and maintain our role as a national energy powerhouse. In doing so, though, we must all be mindful of the potential negative impacts on some in the community, especially from new transmission lines marching across farmland. Where feasible, these lines should go underground to minimise the impacts on small rural communities.