Regional Victorians will now be sleeping with one eye open following the Allan Labor Governments last-minute introduction of new compulsory acquisition powers for transmission line easements, before environmental and planning approvals are even complete. The new laws allow the government, transmission firms, and distribution companies to compulsorily acquire farmland for power line projects while an…
The Allan Labor Government’s divisive VicGrid energy transmission legislation has passed Parliament with the support of crossbench MPs from the Greens, Cannabis Party and Animal Justice Party. The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said the new laws give the government unprecedented powers that erode property rights, silence regional voices and undermine transparency. “Jacinta Allan…
The Nationals’ Member for Mildura Jade Benham has condemned the Allan Labor Government’s proposed National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025, warning it strips regional landholders of basic property rights. Under the Bill, authorised officers would be given extraordinary powers, including the use of force to enter farmland, the authority to cut…
Nationals Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has moved a motion in Parliament today to condemn the Premier and the Allan Labor Government for their decade of failure in Victoria and their mismanagement of the VNI West project. The contentious VNI West renewables transmission line project, which proposes to carve through prime agricultural land in…