THE POST/SUN, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - Page 1
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SAP: Snowy Monaro Regional Council mayor Chris Hanna, Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty and Member for Monaro Steve Whan announce the priority projects SAP will fund. PHOTO: Trista Heath
Seven projects prioritised through $196 million local spend By TRISTA HEATH SEVEN key projects have been announced to share in $196 million through the NSW Government’s Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct (SAP). In a significant announcement last week, Member for Monaro Steve Whan joined Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty and Snowy Monaro Regional Council mayor Chris Hanna to unveil the projects they say will deliver Jindabyne and the Snowy Mountains
with the infrastructure needed to enhance its standing as a worldclass tourist destination. Mayor Hanna said the announcement is exciting for the community of Jindabyne and one that been a long time coming. “What an amazing announcement and such a significant investment into the Jindabyne community, I am thrilled to be a part of this announcement and watch as the building stage commences,” Mayor Hanna said. “The community and our tour-
ists deserve to have clean, drinkable water on hand at all times, we’ve had numerous boil water alerts over the past couple of years so to have the water and sewerage a priority with this funding is what we need.” In a statement, the NSW Goverment said the projects align with the state government and communities’ priorities to generate job opportunities, enhance infrastructure for housing supply, essential services and sustainable tourism,
Michael Keys of Regional Growth NSW said SAP’s aim is to make the region a year round tourism destination. “The Snowy Mountains precinct is one incredible and unique opportunity, and we can understand why people love to call Snowy Mountains home and with this funding now allocated, we look forward to taking the first steps to getting these projects underway,” Mr Keys said.
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Wind farm opposition THE proposed Coonerang Wind Farm between Cooma and Nimmitabel remains contentious as residents across the Snowy Mountains voice their opposition to the project. Community group, REAL Monaro (Renewable Energy and Landscape for Monaro) has been campaigning against the wind farm, proposed by developer Someva Renewables, since the project first came to light in 2022 “It’s just in the wrong place,” the group said. “Planning in rural areas is often done by developers who do not know the area, and in most cases the views of the community have very little impact on the decisions. The local population has no voice at all really.” One of the major concerns for those opposing the development is the location. The Brothers are three ancient volcanoes, which are highly visible on the Monaro treeless plains and responsible for much of the visual geography of the Monaro landscape. Not all locals are opposed to the wind farm, with Climate Action Monaro representatives calling for the project to go ahead. The CAM group believe the wind farm location is in the right location and will benefit the region and state.
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