Australia news live: coal power station operator joins huge offshore wind project

The Elanora Offshore project off Gippsland would provide enough clean energy for 40% of Victoria’s present-day needs. Follow the day’s news live

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And happy Monday! Welcome back to another week on the Australia news live blog. I’m Emily Wind and I’ll be with you today. Here’s what’s making news early this morning, before we get into our rolling coverage:

AAP is reporting that a consortium of energy companies will bid to build an offshore windfarm off the coast of Victoria’s Gippsland region, which could provide enough clean energy to meet 40% of Victoria’s power needs when fully operational. EnergyAustralia, which operates the Yallourn coal power station in Victoria, is part of the consortium.

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