THE State Government has been given a $3.5 billion proposal to send renewable energy underground through Loddon farms and beside the Calder Highway.
The Syncline Community Cable plan from Jeffcott, near Charlton, to a large storage battery at Melton has been two years in the planning.
More than 30 local farmers have already signed agreements with Syncline for the project.
“We’ve been constantly asking (the Government) who VNI West had to be overhead transmission lines ... 19th century transmission technology instead of 21st century,” said Glenalbyn’s Graham Nesbit, one of the landowners to sign a Syncline agreement
“Syncline has consulted first with landowners before going public, the direct opposite to Australian Energy Market Operator with the VNI West project.”
Mr Nesbit and Kurting farmers Geoff and Brett Wilson say farming activities can be worked around the visionary Syncline project if it received Government approval.
“Maybe this proves that transmission lines can go underground,” said the Wilsons.

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