A convoy of tractors has rolled into a Victorian town as farmers protest plans to build hundreds of kilometres of powerlines over their properties.
Farmers furious about two projects have rumbled into the western Victorian town of St Arnaud ahead of a meeting about the lines.
The Australian Energy Market Regulator opted not to attend the session discussing the Western Renewables Link (WRI) and the Victoria-to-New South Wales Interconnector West (VNI West).
Rally organiser and farmer Jason Barratt said consultation so far had been lacking.
“Absolutely pathetic, honestly,” he told AAP.
“It’s just been jargon … the conversation has been extremely poor and it’s just creating angst and anxiety community-wide.”…