Meadow Creek farmer John Conroy speaks at renewables protest in Bendigo

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00:00I love a sunburnt country now a land of sweeping glass from transmission lines

00:05to wind turbines and paddocks having no grass. The world is using our fossil

00:10fuels while Australia talks net zero. We are a hypocritical bunch of fools yet

00:15Chris Bowen thinks he's a hero. You'll save $275 per year on power, referring to

00:23the renewable rush. His false promise is left to sour but this government is too

00:27dumb to blush. You and I fund this rot in the form of LGCs. But guess who's

00:34benefiting from the sport? It's international companies. Billions in

00:38subsidies are leaving our shores as their power bills skyrocket. Local

00:42businesses are closing their doors as energy hits our hip pocket. They're

00:46taking over our farm and destroying our community bond, telling us lies to keep

00:51us calm but we're going to drown them in a pond. Community engagement they preach

00:56and benefits benefits programs to please but people see through this

01:02renewable leech. It's a financial crippling disease. Jacinta abolished our

01:07VCAT appeal right. You're uninsurable if you're a neighbour. Dangerous fires for

01:12volunteers to fight you can say thanks to the tears and labour. The

01:15industrialisation of prime land will impact the environment and production of

01:19food. In our best eight districts renewables should be banned is the

01:24people's attitude. Now it's time to down the spanners and pen a letter of

01:29objection. Let's teach these bastards some manners and vote them out in the next

01:34election.