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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

BIZARRE: Landowners whose views are spoiled by power lines could receive 40 000 under victorian plan - What They Never Told You

Power lines.
Critics want the lines built underground or along different routes – although the Australian Energy Market Operator has argued other proposals would be too costly. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Victorian landowners whose views are spoiled by new power transmission lines on neighbouring properties could receive one-off compensation payments of up to $40,000 under a plan being considered by the state government.

The new transmission planning agency, VicGrid, has opened consultation on a scheme that would collect funds from power companies to pay communities affected by new transmission lines.

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