Firefighters strike over ‘reckless renewable expansion’

The CFA have announced they will “refuse to fight fires” on land hosting high voltage transmission lines, either solar or wind farm, says Sky News host Steve Price.
Mr Price says this move is over the CFA calling out the Victorian state government’s “reckless renewable expansion”.
“According to the Herald Sun, at least 24 brigades will take what amounts to a fire fighting boycott around such projects with most covering acreage hosting the giant NSW-Victoria Interconnector transmission line,” he said.

[@RosRiggs]

Take that Blowen. Well done CFA.

[@MarkHines-p8d]

Well said CFA. All Australians should be standing up for our farming community. As with the voice, councils and governments aren't listening.

[@zen1647]

Renewable energy farms are just another type of farm. Agriculture has changed a lot of the land already. Why is a sheep farm more important than a solar farm? (Both can be done in the same place by the way...)

[@fugawiaus]

@@zen1647you can’t feed the population on broken windmills and busted solar panels. They are not fit for purpose. Neither were designed to be “on the grid”. They were designed for remote operation backed by a diesel or petrol generator far from the grid. They are not solar “farms” they are industrial power generation. Big difference Both cannot exist on the same piece of land.

[@MarkHines-p8d]

@@zen1647 solar farms are being built on prime farming land. Wind turbines are being built by destroying tens of thousands of tree essential for the environment. Nuclear takes up very little land. I was not in favour of Nuclear, however, l would rather not have our beautiful landscape and oceans turned into visual pollution. You then have the problem of end of use. Where do you dump tens of thousands of wind turbines and solar panels? I am all for a mix of sensible power solutions.

[@ladybug591]

@@zen1647 Lol....A farm grows food which one can eat. Solar and windmills create toxic pollution to the surrounding land and to water under the ground. Wind and solar are now proven to be unsuitable for energy requirements in the modern world. Big difference, one works, the other doesn't. Stop trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear....

[@stuartthompson7102]

Good on them. They are Right.

[@gregoryellsmore2095]

Any enemy of farmers is an enemy of humanity.

[@zen1647]

You mean solar farmers or wheat farmers?

[@fugawiaus]

@@zen1647no such thing as solar farmers or solar farms.

[@Rod-rx4go]

Good on the fire fighters why is it they can see the hazards yet the Albo circus is totally blind 🤡🤡

[@jonathoncalabrese2035]

I’m glad people are finally waking up to this crap

[@barryaaa5909]

Fire fighters are generally more down to earth people. They see pass all the woke stuff.

[@waynetowers5828]

If these Firefighters need money I will give it to them They are farmers business owners good country people

[@engee3830]

Lets join the CFA and stop this madness well done boys

[@reggosse3901]

CFA are heroes. Well done for your courage.

[@johnlovett6704]

Well done the CFA and all firefighters.

[@kurianmathew9440]

Finally!! Someone who has brains

[@waynetowers5828]

Thank god someone has sense

[@Russell-c9s]

THOSE TOXIC RENEWABLES.

[@chuckh5999]

spot on. The toxic gases and particulates from burning 2 pack systems used as the bladed composite materials are indeed a concern.

[@davidbrookes9424]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@memine3704]

Bravo CFA.

[@zoltanrudolf]

Wonderful news! Let's all strike to END WOKENESS.

[@chriswilliams8607]

woke is a problem, but a small one compared to the completely disturbed and mentally broken mind of people that wage war against renewable energy, that is a level of stupidity that ist truly amazing.

[@michaelbennett6646]

Commonsense is prevailing Bowen is a fruit loop

[@catdog726]

Well done CFA

[@johnwebber4358]

Australians really need to grow a backbone and stand against the net zero madness.

[@stevencarter7031]

Good on the CFA

[@whiteshark0000]

It does not seem to bother these urban green warriors that these wind turbines in the massive offshore wind farm have to be hammered more than 30 meters into the sea bed by huge pile drivers then every single one of them must be connected to the next turbine by heavy duty sea water proof insulated electrical cables draped across the ocean floor then transmitted back to shore by another heavier duty cable laid across the ocean floor.You cannot tell me these operations and infrastructure will not cause massive disruption and damage to sea life and the seascape ....that is just plain impossible It is an ecological disaster to provide extremely expensive, unreliable intermittent power subsidized by AUSTRALIAN taxpayers

[@hudsonbear5038]

It seems it is ok to destroy the environment and wild life habitats all in the name of Netzero etc... Literally shows you the double standards those not jobs have.

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

Once the Turbines are built then the sea life love them and they attract sea plants and mollusks and then small fish and larger fish around the reef like structure. If the fish could vote they would vote for them to be built. Not kidding read about them in the North Sea - they have been great for sea life.

[@hudsonbear5038]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd Yeah it is easy to read the rubbish but heres the thing.. There is no completed long term studies as yet for the affect of a windfarm on marine life and infact the Biggest is being done by NOAA, who have found there may be an impact but further studies are needed. Then Actualy talk too divers(yes am one too) whiist smaller fish seem too be fine many larger fish and sea mammals that used the area nolonger swim in the area round windfarms... But heck you will know better as you have read the articles claiming other wise it better suits your virtue signalling. Oh and before you start to say may be different where you are. I often wreck dive up north around the Scottish coast and also round, and on the wst coast near Formbyand esat coast near Robinhoods bay. And a windfarm has the same effect regardless of where it is.

[@doogssmee9742]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd And what is going to happen to the birds (many endangered) that feed on these small fish?

[@fugawiaus]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fdrubbish, whales are beaching or being forced into shipping lanes. Birds are still being blended. The constant throbbing hum causes problems for miles around these things. Where do you get this rubbish? Or do you just make it up?

[@whitemanriding]

I applaud the fire-fighters.

[@brucerobinson3715]

Democracy in action

[@knight2425]

This just gets better and better

[@tlb2970]

The only thing about renewables is that they need to be RENEWABLE every 15-20 years. Support to CFA 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@evil17]

That is just one of the bad points, there are many.

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

You are decade out of date and well behind on current technology. The current panels are 40yrs life guarantee and less than 0.5% degradation per year. By the time they get replaced in more like 50yrs the replacements will be half the price for twice the power. It will be more like an upgrade. That's the reason we are adding more renewables they are so reliable over the long term and low cost to keep running.

[@tlb2970]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd what about windmills? How will they be recycled, do they even have a plan, or are they going to send them back to China every 15-20 years. OR just leave them where they drop 😂😂😂🤡

[@doogssmee9742]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd Do you realize that the land owner as a partner to the renewables on there land will be left to cover the coasts of cleaning up these renewables ?

[@ThatGuy-ze5kk]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd and what do we do with all the expired panels and wind blades... they can't be recycled?!?

[@switchedon6530]

Wind turbine that needs a diesel engine to start the monstrosity up🤔

[@Diponty]

New ones use the grid power to start.

[@switchedon6530]

@@Diponty And how's the grid powered 🤔

[@Acemeistre]

@@switchedon6530 renewables

[@joeleadslinger6138]

​@@Acemeistre 😅

[@switchedon6530]

@@Acemeistre Massive space required, subsidies to make affordable, location specific, large fossil fuel investment etc etc etc the list goes on. We have free energy but that's not a cash cow!.........NEXT?!

[@standupandbecounted972]

God help us. The city centric, cafe latte sipping sicialists are CLUELESS.

[@chopperking007]

We could of just kept the coal plants going....omfg....

[@Wefpedophiles]

Exactly

[@DavidNotSolomon]

Or not sold all our gas for pennies - far less than other countries do.

[@1973RPO83]

Just like China , FFS

[@doogssmee9742]

The coal plants should have never closed .... they should have been converted over to nuclear. All the power lines are already there, the land is there and usually there is a good hole in the ground to fill with water

[@DavidNotSolomon]

@@doogssmee9742 They should have been converted to gas decades ago and our gas not sold of cheap to other countries. But we know this country is run by and for the globalists and there profits - not the Australian people. That is why they are happy to jab us all with poison.

[@JP-ry9ob]

Vote out Labor governments worldwide

[@BlackBeastsofIpswich]

Good on the rural fire brigade 👍

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

Green scams be gone !

[@donnajamieson1775]

Good on the cfa

[@patriot77185]

Without farmers we starve.

[@8101nevermind]

CFA level headed thinking.

[@vech400]

Absolute gold👍 Why put our firefighters lives at risk for politicians stupidity

[@filiplachance8576]

By far the deadliest bushfire on Black Saturday in Victoria (the Kilmore fire) was sparked off by a faulty powerline transformer which failed when the lines began clashing in gale force winds in extreme heat just before midday. It was a traditional powerline that was supplying traditional coal-fired power. The faulty transformer had been reported to the power company prior to Black Saturday 2009.

[@hudsonbear5038]

Now apply that disaster too a wind turbine... Hundreds of vids now shows turbines world wide showing them bursting into flames and collapsing... Just be thank full it has not happened in such away it causes a huge wildfire...

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

The first sensible comment on this page.

[@raclark2730]

Can they ensure that the new line's needed will not do the same, this will be a third of the distance to the moon worth globally. Whataboutism.

[@mortimersnerd8136]

Bloody well done, I take my hat off to all the brave firefighters. A stand for common sense, hooray.

[@oddball3675]

In the land of red dust, under southern skies wide, Where the sun’s harsh glare and the winds abide, A cry arises, not of joy but of plight, From those who battle flames in the dead of night. Firefighters, the brave, their hearts made of steel, Now stand in protest, their anger revealed. Not against nature’s wrath or the inferno's embrace, But against man’s decisions, an industrial disgrace. They strike against fields of solar and wind, Planted with haste, with foresight thinned. "Reckless!" they cry, as turbines whir, And solar panels stretch like an armored spur. In the name of green, lands are defiled, Safety forsaken, progress run wild. The balance is tipped, nature's ignored, In pursuit of profit, the warnings deplored. Once guardians of the land, now they contest, Policies born of shortsighted zest. They see the fires that future holds, In landscapes transformed, the nightmare unfolds. Renewables, they agree, are not the foe, But the reckless expansion, a lethal woe. Safety neglected in the green gold rush, Leaving forests and fields vulnerable, lush. Their hoses now hang, their helmets set down, They march through the cities, through each burning town. For every turbine erected, a risk unaddressed, Every solar field sown, another distress. "Listen!" they plead, to those in their towers, "Safety must lead, in these critical hours. Renewables can save, if wisely deployed, Not as reckless ambitions, or nature destroyed." Australia's heart beats with a fiery refrain, A warning ignited from the firefighters' pain. In the quest for green, do not forsake, The land and its guardians, for the future's sake. OddBall

[@senalmudaliar9542]

Love it! Says so much about people who have Australia at heart.

[@lindamansell7242]

Bravo! Get it out there Says it all

[@letmeexplain1816]

Woww !! Absolutely fantastic poem of truth !! Please publish it for all to see and read. It's a must indeed !!

[@patkelly6349]

Well done guys

[@aldogiucci7601]

Who will fund the clean up when they go up toxic fall out for farmers and there stock. Stay away there is not enought water and the fumes are toxic from the batteries.

[@tombradshaw5164]

I can tell you who'll pay for the clean-up. The TAXPAYERS! Slugged again for this mindless renewable energy nonsense!

[@aldogiucci7601]

I believe that the ACT Gov is funding a large solar battery bank near Royalla. Those batteries are toxic, Vic had a one pod cook off and it took a while to put out it's located in regional areas. If they believe that these types of systems are safe to use and operate. Why are they not installing them closer to built up areas?

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

What silly rubbish - totally clueless about batteries.

[@davidlamb591]

Well said Steve Price.

[@Carrscreekcritter]

As a farmer i support your cause and the frustration of the renewable energy crap that it is causing. The volunteers of the local fire service do a fantastic job in all conditions when communities are suffering. THANK YOU CFA TEAMS. Commen-sense Fighting Australia (CFA)

[@rosiepayne8076]

Common-sense Fighting Australia sounds like a great new logo for all RURAL AUSTRALIANS let's band together and fight

[@cherylnelson5384]

Time for other essential workers to say no to this bullcrap. Action is needed. Refuse to cooperate with your own country's demise.

[@tombradshaw5164]

Yep, true!

[@cherylnelson5384]

Added to my comment. In fact, all workers involved in putting this renewable infrastructure up, need to say no, and walk away as well. It is the only way to stop this madness. People need to stop cooperating with destroying their own country and their children's future.

[@tombradshaw5164]

Indeed they do!

[@popeyebob9007]

Good on them.

[@johangouws8855]

Great move from the firefighters

[@antrasix-beatsproductionho9813]

Support the Farmers

[@carbonite1999]

how long will a panel last ? so far some brands 8 years ,8 years until they start to loose full DC power out making them useful for 12volt systems only ,like 12 volt lighting in a home /shed/van/boat.. millions of panels with a life expectancy of 8 years ,yep that sounds like renewable ..80 years out of a coal or nuclear power plant.

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

A solar panel will last probably 50+ years. A coal plant will replace every moving part at least once within 20yrs. Its only the land and building which last 50+ years. Perhaps time you caught up with the real world and then you will understand that a solar panel will outlast a coal plant by a long time. Its simply because the solar panel has NO moving parts. We install Solar Panels because they work and are low cost to run and last a very long time.

[@doogssmee9742]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd how do the solar panels go when there is a hail storm?

[@carbonite1999]

@@doogssmee9742 in qld the last few months the NEW ROOF insurance scam has been in full swing , hail damaged even small dents in tin roofs and there replace , solar panels the same one small mark and there replaces , but it does take a big hit to brake the glass on a panel ,,but yes they are replaced

[@darrenblack6240]

CFA 💪🙏

[@ivansultanoff6719]

Bravo CFA- 🎉❤

[@louisebb4183]

Good on them we need people that know what they are talking about!

[@jazzysnaps]

Now ban electric bike batteries .

[@LouSimpson-vn5wn]

Stop net zero

[@letmeexplain1816]

Great work Firefighters !!🚒 👏

[@SuperCidermonkey]

I watched the CFA trucks from Hesket driving off to fight the fires north of Ballarat earlier this year and it felt like I was watching men going off to war. They already give so much to their communities and sacrifice not only themselves, but time with their families. Bloody heroes the lot of them.

[@Aussie-Nan]

My grandson and his wife both go off to fight the fires, I cry and pray they will be safe, all volunteers. Yes it does very much feel like sending them to war as their safe return is not guaranteed.

[@clintclintonforshortbonser736]

Well done CFA! I will be donating as soon as I can.

[@aliceclayton1914]

AWESOME, finally some sanity out loud!!!

[@mudbutton2]

Good on them. Labor dsdain the country areas in general.

[@craigparker4108]

Birds of prey will be on the endangered species list before you know it as well.

[@markremfrey8172]

Windmills on top of hills. Good luck next bushfire.

[@David-v8t4k]

Go CFA

[@deanrobinson2950]

Bloody waste of time this wind/solar shit

[@aWitty]

Go CFA!

[@stewartread4235]

So one wind turbine gives zero power during calm, how does building a thousand fix that..? Complete and utter waste of resources..!

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

Wind Turbines have produced power across Australia for every second of the last 10 years. Not a single second where we were not getting wind power somewhere in Australia. Now try thinking again about why a 1,000 turbines might be different to one Turbine. We have a 4000km plus front to average the wind across.

[@rogerkant3696]

Good on the CFA, what impact does this have on the insurance on these facilities.

[@rosa9079]

Want more Steve Price on Sky.

[@catherinenoorbakhsh]

Yeah CFA

[@andrewcliffe4753]

No engineers just politics

[@paulterry1938]

Been saying it all along. Seen pictures of solar farms with lush green grass and thinking geez how will it be when the grass dies? Even if it doesn't start at the location but the surrounding area were farmers etc are,nt allowed access to maintain 😮

[@owencahill2846]

Here in Latrobe Valley we are getting wind turbines in the middle of a pine plantation, apparently that’s a good idea.👍 We have been assured that a world first fire detection system is in place. They will be able to monitor the fire swallow homes, farms and livestock.

[@tombradshaw5164]

Crazy stuff!

[@kramrollin69]

This is all the result of a Fire that the CFS volunteers tried to fight in country South Australia a few months ago. The Fire was caused by a Windmill turbine....one of the big ones, catching fire and lighting the surrounding scrub and all. It burnt 60+ or so Hectares of rural land until it was under control...and they had to prevent the other windmills from catching alight. It was a great idea on paper, but these things are not suitable for this country. Why smaller domestic ones for each house are not promoted, I don't know.

[@garyspencersalt9449]

Eventually, the reality of EV fire with the toxicity of smoke and the other dangers will hit home to everyone

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

Just as the reality of a petrol car with its toxicity and dangers were discovered and we all stuck with the horse and cart.

[@antrasix-beatsproductionho9813]

I support CFS

[@andrewwarwick1305]

Brilliant!

[@simondonaldson4762]

There you go, you wouldn't have thought that such sml voice from fire fighters. Exposes the biggest flaws of the renewables. Like a ant in tbe eco system

[@trevorgill7195]

Greens are no longer green, they seem to be turning red.

[@kevinwong3722]

Applaud CFA

[@antrasix-beatsproductionho9813]

I support CFA

[@h.epeterjohnmanthey6295]

We got 300 years of coal, it's the backbone of our ecconomy provided us with cheaper long term power the quote if it aint broke don't fix it, has a place in this power agenda. Why???? I mean why??? And it's the same reason as all the other times we've asked why? And will be the same reason in the future when we ask why?? There is no why we won't get an answer to the why.

[@tombradshaw5164]

How true! All we get is a pile of bs!

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

It is broken so needs fixing. Just because you don't see CO2 doesn't mean it doesn't cause a problem.

[@tombradshaw5164]

@@TimMountjoy-zy2fd What is the problem? CO2 has got nothing to do with climatology. The only gas that's relevant in meteorology/climatolology is water vapour. CO2 means NOTHING. My background in the science is 44 years, but yours is zero. Would you like to debate the science?

[@KayCarmody-u4f]

So Frightening When is this Madness going to stop I do not blame these Brave FIRE FIGHTERS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES I GUARANTEE you won’t see ALBO OR. BOWEN CLEANING UP THEIR DISGUSTING 🤮 MESS 🤬🤬🤬🤬👿👿👿👿

[@lckoolg622]

When Victoria has 95% variable power and some of it is destroyed by fire and storms you will see people crying in the street with hunger.

[@andyman8630]

government money? *there is no such thing!* it's taxpayers' money

[@vernonwhite4660]

Fires in South Australia started large grass fires last year.

[@richardford4570]

What is the total cost , Casanova Bowdn doesnt know or are .Dutton should do a running cost and energy created in Parliament every week .the voting public wont stand for it .

[@DavidJRobinson]

Sanity. I love it. j.

[@tombradshaw5164]

Me too!

[@mfp4136]

All this is will do is give developers government approval to clear more area.

[@CC-uq4hu]

Well done CFA❤❤❤

[@quackyduck1499]

This is why the Labor party is pushing so hard for recognition of indigenous lands. Soon after the Indigenous Lands act will over rule ownership of the land and they can, whilst not criminally take the land. They can put their ugly renewable footprint right across the land with no recourse or compensation for the land holders. Typical of an idealist political party the one thing the never think of is the people they represent. And our indigenous brothers are not stupid or idealistic. They love the land and wont give them the permission they require. It will blow up in their faces.

[@sandrafoxley735]

What does it take to stop all the stupidity - probably long, long power cuts that just roll on and on.....................

[@h.epeterjohnmanthey6295]

I heard that lithium produces it's own oxygen is why one can't put out a lithium fire so would be the biggest why, in modern history is why EV cars keep burning under water. Why would they push EV cars? & they're so expensive.

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

Maybe Albo and Bowen can fight the fires on the wind turbines,,,they are used to holding their hose !!😂

[@JackMelqart]

this is absurd..

[@PaulWatt-nh8jv]

More over by the time a Wind Turbine has been Manufactured, Transported, and erected it cannot and will not pay for itself in its life time without subsidization and that Information was imparted to me by and Electrical technician who works on Wind Turbines!!!!! FACT

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

Total rubbish and why would you believe a electrical technician when you can look the information up for yourself. The energy required to mine, build, ship and install a Wind Turbine will be repaid in less than 2 years with ZERO subsidy. The world is not stupid. We build them because they work and deliver low cost electricity.

[@DavidJRobinson]

I don't think Labor will be around much longer. j,

[@tombradshaw5164]

I certainly hope not. They're a bloody disaster, but I'm sure the LNP is a hell of a lot better.

[@lindenwatson846]

There has been little or no wind for a several days, we had very heavy fog and frosts to prove that!

[@allenbody7180]

Can they control electric car fires aswell?

[@vernonwhite4660]

Maybe CFA should charge to put out EV fires

[@Seawithinyou]

Excellent Professor Simon Michaux will be so impressed by this Green Energy Blindness is failing already overseas adding to huge increased power Black outs etc… We must save our agriculture food supplies for our own countries for next shall be a crisis’ in global food supplies 🧐🕊🌏😇💖

[@santino9346]

Well Done!!!!!

[@sirjohng1]

Renewables require 24/7 backup as they are inherently likely to produce no power indiscriminately according to the weather through lack of sunlight and SUFFICIENT wind. So running two forms of power production instead of just one. Makes perfect sense to Politicians.

[@antontsau]

ftgj high voltage transmission lines always been there, regardless of green bs. Nowadays they are bigger and more dangerous, but its technology advance.

[@maddat8701]

It’s ok Bowen will handle it.

[@tombradshaw5164]

Someone should handle Bowen - rather firmly, one might say.