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Powerlines Action Group Eumundi (PAGE) met with representatives of Powerlink and Parsons Brinckerhoff today to discuss their concerns regarding Powerlink’s proposal to build a 275,000 V transmission line and substation north of Eumundi.

The Minister for Mines and Energy, Mr. Wilson has previously stated that “Once PAGE has met with Powerlink, if there are remaining issues the group wants to raise with me, I will be happy to make arrangements to receive a delegation led by Mr Wellington,”

The meeting clearly illustrated that there are community concerns raised by PAGE that Powerlink are not able to answer and it was broadly agreed that a meeting with the Minister was needed.

After the meeting PAGE spokesman, Graham Smith said “There are policy issues and conflicts that Powerlink are unable to resolve to the groups satisfaction. Powerlink have to work within the constraints laid down by Government and it is only the Ministers, responsible for these policies that can address the concerns raised.”

PAGE is now calling on Minister Wilson to uphold his end of the bargain and meet with community representatives and to address the issues raised.

Mr Smith further commented that “PAGE is encouraged by Premier Bligh’s recent comments at the Garnaut Report town hall meeting last Friday that Brisbane has changed its entrenched habits over water usage and achieved world’s best water savings and that Queensland is capable of changing energy usage. We are looking forward to meeting the Minister with this positive approach in mind.”

PAGE has written to Peter Wellington to progress the meeting arrangements with the Minister.