Ross Johns

However, in a statement, the National Environmental Protection Agency says its decision on whether to approve the project has been put on hold while more information is provided by the proponent, Westwind.

I spoke this morning with Ross Johns, president of the Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association.

He has been a vocal critic of the project.

Well, I'm not surprised that the federal government would put the approval process on hold.

I haven't got, uh, a particularly right-wing view, but I do think that we need to have community consultation and transparency, and I've been calling for that all along.

Everyone's interests should be considered, and, uh, we should be able to look through the numbers a-and look at the process and, and, and be happy with those processes, and I absolutely am opposed to a poor process.

That was Ross Johns, president of the Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association.

We put some of his concerns to the government, and we were referred to a press release in which Sonya Kilkenny was quoted as saying, "We are delivering more energy that will help lower power bills." Also in a statement, the Shadow Agriculture Minister Emma Kealy said, "Labor has pushed ahead with approval through a planning scheme amendment, denying the usual right to challenge a planning permit decision at VCAT." On the text line, Jenny says, uh, "MP Kilkenny burning the rubber off the red stamp.

And yeah, let's make sure that we can get a big change on the 28th of November.

Joining us now is Ross Johns.

Ross farms at Warwick Nabil in Victoria's Wimmera.

He too joins us from the protest.

No worries.

My absolute pleasure and enjoy the day and let's hope Melbourne's crime and corruption is done once and for all.

Ross Johns farms at Warricknabil in Victoria's Wimmera and this is Country Today.

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