Tuesday, 4 March 2025

 Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (12:58): On behalf of the Dederang community I want to take the opportunity to thank Cr Dave Byrne and the four courageous councillors from the Alpine shire who last week voted down the battery energy storage system application at the proposal at last week’s meeting at Mount Beauty. Over 250 people turned up to send a clear message to the Victorian government that Dederang have already done the heavy lifting for over six decades for Victoria’s renewable requirements, and it is time to look elsewhere. Now it is up to the Minister for Planning to support this community so they can maintain the lifestyles that they choose and locate the BESS closer to Melbourne, the end user of this power.