Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (14:37): (1640) My question is to the Minister for Energy and Resources, and the information I seek is: why was the Central North renewable energy zone, which captures prime agricultural land between Shepparton East and Dookie, added to the proposed energy zone without adequate consultation? In the original draft planning process these communities were excluded and now have been blindsided by this inclusion. An independent review shows that this area was introduced without adequate consultation, and it contradicts VicGrid’s own principles of avoiding high-value agricultural land. Dookie has one of the highest producing farmlands in the state and must be protected. The Dookie community demanded VicGrid run community consultation sessions following the outcry from the community, with hundreds turning up at each of the three sessions. Many of their questions are still to be answered. This is absolutely the wrong location.