Development leaders are confident a new renewable-energy blueprint for much of western Victoria will increase the Wimmera-Mallee’s ability to gain a competitive edge across the state.
Wimmera Development Association chief executive Chris Sounness said a Roadmap to Zero Emissions for the Grampians Region, R2Z, would enhance the region’s ability ‘to do business’ into the future.
He said R2Z, released by Grampians New Energy Taskforce, GNET, provided a clear picture of what energy projects would have ‘the biggest bang for buck’, while at the same time ticked landscape-scale environmental boxes.
“Importantly R2Z is about setting in place a zero-emissions pathway that makes sense for the region – financially, socially and environmentally,” Mr Sounness said.