South West. Approval over opposition

Planning Minister Kristina Keneally has approved a new $200 million gas-fired power plant to be built at Leafs Gully, about 15 kilometres from Campbelltown, over opposition from Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly councils on pollution grounds, according to an ABC report. The plant will be a 360-megawatt station but there is a possibility of expansion after it has been operating for 12 months. It will be built over the next two years by AGL. The project would create up to 145 operational and construction jobs