‘Dodgiest deal’: Rowntree sees red over Little River solar farm plans

Email Getaway star Catriona Rowntree has threatened to “get political” over what she claims are the state government’s “secretive” plans for a huge renewable energy project near her historic Little River farm, in an iconic film location.

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