AGL announces property purchases in Hunter 

17 October 2011

AGL Energy has today confirmed the purchase of two properties in the Hunter as part of its Hunter Gas Project.

The properties are the Poole’s Rock Vineyard located at 229 Wollombi Road, purchased from the Clarke family, and the Yellow Rock Estate located adjacent to Poole’s Rock at 121 Wollombi Road, purchased from James Smiley.

AGL Group General Manager Upstream Gas Mike Moraza said the various agricultural activities currently carried out on these properties, including viticulture, cattle grazing and cropping, would be continued.

He said, "AGL believed that ownership of the properties would clearly allow us to demonstrate that the natural gas industry could co-exist with other agricultural and viticultural land uses and users.

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