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Council & Politics
5 October, 2026
Councils walk away from VNI West process
NORTHERN Grampians Shire has walked away from a key VNI West assessment group, accusing the process of becoming “tokenistic” and saying council specialists were spending their time checking and correcting the project proponent’s technical work. Northern Grampians and Buloke shire councils have formally withdrawn from the Technical Reference Group guiding the Environment Effects Statement for the high-voltage transmission project.
Northern Grampians Shire deputy mayor Justine Hide says council specialists were spending valuable time checking and correcting VNI West technical material, with the shire joining Buloke in withdrawing from the project’s Technical Reference Group.
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