Annabelle Cleeland

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🌾 Protecting our prime agricultural land I visited Ashmead Road in Winton North, where the impact of Labor’s renewable energy rollout is becoming increasingly clear. Our prime agricultural land is being industrialised, local roads are taking a beating from heavy construction traffic, and ratepayers are left footing the bill. Regional communities deserve a say in what happens to their land, their roads and their future. That’s why the Liberal and Nationals will: ✅ Reinstate the 2km buffer from residential properties. ✅ Restore communities’ rights to appeal planning decisions. ✅ Protect landholders’ rights by repealing Labor’s Forced Land Access laws. ✅ Establish urban solar parks to direct projects to appropriate industrial zones. ✅ Make protecting prime agricultural land a key part of future assessments. ✅ Strengthen rehabilitation requirements, including mandatory bonds and ongoing monitoring. Our farmers feed our nation. We must protect our productive farmland, respect property rights and make sure regional communities have a genuine seat at the table. Renewable energy development must not come at the expense of our farmers, our food security or our regional communities.