‘Living next door to radioactive waste’: Latrobe Valley residents to rally against Coalition’s nuclear plan

Ahead of rally and public hearings, community organiser says ‘risky scheme’ is being pushed for region with no details or consultation

Community, environment and health groups will rally together against the Coalition’s nuclear proposal for the Latrobe Valley in Traralgon, as public hearings for a nuclear inquiry take place in town on Tuesday.

Adrian Cosgriff, a member of community advocacy group Voices of the Valley who worked in Gippsland’s oil and gas industry before retiring, said the region needed a decent plan for jobs as its coal-fired power stations shut down.

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