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By Kate Taylor<\/p>\n

Archie Conroy is fighting for his Central Highlands farm, for his son\u2019s future, for his retirement \u2013 and he\u2019s fighting against going into an early grave.
\n\u201cWe may as well say \u2018Welcome to the Central Pylons,\u2019 there\u2019s going to be two-and-a-half pylons per kilometre across our farms. It\u2019s a terrible scar on the landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By Kate Taylor Archie Conroy is fighting for his Central Highlands farm, for his son\u2019s future, for his retirement \u2013 and he\u2019s fighting against going into an early grave. \u201cWe may as well say \u2018Welcome to the Central Pylons,\u2019 there\u2019s going to be two-and-a-half pylons per kilometre across our farms. It\u2019s a terrible scar on […]<\/p>\n

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