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Local input now a must for Qld solar farms

Solar farms like this one near Wandoan will now be subject to a mandatory impact assessment under new Queensland laws. (File)
By Jeremy Cook

Western Downs MPs have praised new planning laws giving communities greater say in the planning of large-scale renewable projects. Under […]

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