{"id":78097,"date":"2024-07-03T17:36:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=78097"},"modified":"2024-07-03T17:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T07:36:24","slug":"traralgon-residents-fear-coalitions-nuclear-proposal-will-hurt-house-prices-but-some-see-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=78097","title":{"rendered":"Traralgon residents fear Coalition’s nuclear proposal will hurt house prices, but some see opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Driving through Traralgon South in Victoria’s east you could be forgiven for not realising there was a coal-fired power station just a few kilometres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lining the broad, leafy streets are large homes with well-manicured gardens, overlooking a nature reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traralgon South is surrounded by a nature reserve for flora and fauna.(ABC Gippsland: William Howard)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Traralgon South Primary School’s website describes “modern, spacious facilities” surrounded by a “picturesque bushland setting”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re very blessed to have this beautiful nature on our doorstep,” said Traralgon South resident Yvonne McInnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People love coming out here because it is so beautiful. We’re very close to Tarra-Bulga National Park.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yvonne McInnes is concerned by the prospect of having a nuclear reactor in her backyard.(ABC Gippsland: William Howard)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But down the road, about 5 kilometres as the crow flies, is one of Victoria’s biggest powerhouses, Loy Yang A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a capacity of 2,210 megawatts Loy Yang A generates about 30 per cent of the state’s power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under its plan, the opposition has said the first sites would be operational between 2035 and 2037 \u2014 and provide a cost-effective solution to Australia’s net zero<\/a> transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, according to the CSIRO,<\/a> building a large-scale nuclear power plant in Australia would cost at least $8.5 billion, take about 15 years, and produce electricity at roughly twice the cost of renewable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of whether it goes ahead or not, Ms McInnes is concerned by the Coalition’s proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I hope it doesn’t happen,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extracts from ABC News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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