Farmland must go for Ravenswood South solar project: report

Tom O'Callaghan
Updated December 14 2020 - 8:41pm, first published 3:45pm
A proposed solar farm south of Bendigo would be based on productive farm land, but Mount Alexander Shire council staff say it would be worth the trade-ff. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY
A proposed solar farm south of Bendigo would be based on productive farm land, but Mount Alexander Shire council staff say it would be worth the trade-ff. Picture: JIM ALDERSEY

COUNCILLORS are being urged to turn productive farmland into a solar facility to fuel escalating demands for green energy when they meet on Tuesday night.

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Tom O'Callaghan

Tom O'Callaghan

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