High voltage transmission lines have been making farmers and country firefighters angry for a long time.

With a line proposed that would connect Windfarm electricity to Melbourne and beyond, Rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson caught up with Jason Barratt - who farms at Gre Gre and is captain of the Traynors Lagoon CFA.

He says there's "no way in hell" he'd sent crews in to battle a blaze on a property where there's a massive tranmission line.

High voltage transmission lines have been making farmers and country firefighters angry for a long time.
With a line proposed that would connect Windfarm electricity to Melbourne and beyond, Rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson caught up with Jason Barratt - who farms at Gre Gre and is captain of the Traynors Lagoon CFA.
He says there's "no way in hell" he'd sent crews in to battle a blaze on a property where there's a massive tranmission line.

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