The Victorian government turned its back on those who campaigned against a renewable energy plant being erected near the Milawa area. File picture

Any on-site work for the $750 million solar-battery project at Meadow Creek in the King Valley, approved in late October by the Victorian government, is many months away.

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The go-ahead for the project, capable of powering more than 100,000 homes, came despite a huge backlash by the local community, the Rural City of Wangaratta and Victorian MPs, including member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy.

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