Lake Macquarie Mayor Kay Fraser has said she was "absolutely devastated" and had "no idea" about Origin Energy's decision to shut down Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early.

Lake Macquarie Mayor Kay Fraser has said she was "absolutely devastated" and had "no idea" about Origin Energy's decision to shut down Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early.

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