Former Brumbies player Lachie McCaffrey has squared off against some tough and nasty opponents over the years but this one is the biggest and potentially the toughest he's ever faced. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue It's the size of 750 football fields, and it's being built right on his doorstep.
Out among the picturesque rolling hills of Wallaroo, north-west of Canberra, he is among dozens of residents "filthy" about the NSW government fast-tracking a 100-megawatt solar farm which they say will destroy the tranquility, amenity and land values of their small acre properties. The 182,000-panel solar array, each of the panels installed on steel piles, is proposed for a private property on Southwell Road, together with 36 container-sized liquid-cooled battery energy storage systems and its own substation. Lachlan and Tash McCaffrey with daughters Harper, 5, and Mia, 2, at their Wallaroo property.
Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong And proponents of the state significant development will need to batten down in readiness as they face off against locals ready to "go to war" when the first public hearing of the proposal is held on July 18 at the Murrumbateman Country Hall. "Everyone around here is just filthy about this whole thing," Mr McCaffrey said. ".
