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space , and for something like that to get dropped into a community you obviously need to have a lot of community support and benefit ,” says Arthur . “ We went out to all of the large business and community groups before we even considered what was going to be in the park to hear about their issues and discuss how we could address them .” Those issues , he elaborates , include the cost of power and the potential for jobs . Solis RE is thus arranging special deals with local businesses for power purchasing . Along with these arrangements , the company has committed to a community benefit programme funded by the park , and the allocation of those funds will be decided by the community . The factor that brought local government support on board , however , was the promise of an injection of jobs for the local economy . “ The number of jobs that will be created as a result of developing the Gippsland Renewable Energy Park will be between 1,200 and 1,500 during the
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Michael Bugelly
Michael Bugelly is a Chartered Accountant who began his career with KPMG . He has experience providing advice on all stages of a business life cycle , business growth strategies , valuations , assisting with the purchase and sale of businesses and corporate restructuring . Bugelly is an Executive Director of The Rufus Partnership Pty Ltd , a corporate advisory firm with extensive experience advising on agribusiness and renewable energy projects . He has also been involved in the not-for-profit sector , providing professional services including corporate governance and investment guidelines and was a director of Oz Child for 13 years . He has a Bachelor of Commerce ( University of Melbourne ) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand .
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