COUNCILLORS of the Alpine Shire were last night to decide on making a formal objection against the proposed development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Dederang.
The recommendation before councillors was to officially lodge a submission to the Victorian Minister for Planning, objecting to a planning permit for the proposed BESS installation at 1452 and 1402 Yackandandah-Dederang Road at Dederang.
The objection was based on three grounds, namely: insufficient information; development will cause a detrimental visual intrusion on the significant Kiewa
Valley landscape; and the proposal fails to provide justification to the siting of the development proximate to the Bushfire Management Overlay.
The BESS issue was one of several to be considered at the monthly council meeting being held at the Mount Beauty Community Centre.
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Included on the agenda were a Road Management Plan, Alpine Shire Council's Climate Action Plan 2025-2029, and a contract variation for Myrtleford Landfill's Rehabilitation Cap Construction of Cells 1 and 2.
The Alpine Observer and Myrtleford Times will have further coverage from the meeting online and in our print edition next week.
