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“The country people who grow our food and power our cities deserve upgraded poles and wires so they can have a reliable energy supply.<\/p>\n
“Country people and farmers want to take part in the clean energy shift, and benefit from it, and they need upgraded poles and wires to be able to do that.<\/p>\n
“There’s not much point putting solar panels on your roof if you can’t export any electricity because the power line near your house is too small to take the power from your panels.<\/p>\n
“This investment would strengthen local economies and cut downtime during storms and heatwaves.”<\/p>\n
VFF president and FCA board member Brett Hosking said local energy networks giving regional Victorians fair access to reliable electricity was crucial.<\/p>\n
“Rural Victorians are doing the heavy lifting in the clean energy shift by hosting transmission lines, wind turbines, and solar farms.<\/p>\n
“Farmers and country people deserve updated poles, wires and basic electricity infrastructure in our communities that give us the secure and reliable energy we need to run our homes and businesses.”<\/p>\n
FCA and Powercor, hosted the Rural and Regional Energy Summit in Bendigo last October.<\/p>\n
The summit brought together Powercor customers from Western Victoria to discuss the 2026-31 Regulatory Reset and heard from now VFF President, Brett Hosking.<\/p>\n
At the summit, participants agreed on the need for significant upgrades to the region’s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the Victorian power grid under pressure from extreme weather events and the rapid uptake of renewables, two farmer groups are urging power industry stakeholders to ensure a reliable supply in the regions. The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) have united to call for fair regional power. It would see […]<\/p>\n