Cooriemungle farmer Kevin Tesselaar is contemplating standing for council in an effort to get discussion on Port Campbell gas plant issues
IF you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
Dairy farmer Kevin Tesselaar says he has been left with few options other than to run for Corangamite Shire Council in an effort to get some discussion on noise levels at the Port Campbell gas plant and trucks using the road 24 hours a day.
The Melrose Road farmer has been vocal in the past about the gas plant and said he wasn’t stupid enough to think the plant was going to go away.
“Why do people become a councillor?” Mr Tesselaar asked.
“To promote major developments and projects or is to be an advocate for the bread and butter ratepayers?
“All we’re trying to do is get some honest discussion and debate. Why can’t we sit down with a cup of tea and talk like grown-ups?
“We can’t even have the debate because of the bullshit that gets in the road.”
Mr Tesselaar said he would consider running for council in the wake of councillor Steve Cumming’s decision to retire at the general elections in October. “I asked for a meeting with Origin Energy and I was told to go to the reference group, at the reference group meeting I was told I can’t raise anything because I’m not a member,” he said.
“I want council to know I’m considering it, if I can’t get anywhere else.”
Mr Tesselaar said he wanted to talk to Origin and the council about the noise operations and the trucks using the road 24 hours a day.
The Standard
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