Federal National Party whip Matt Canavan was in Dunedoo last week to spruik their energy platform after the party ditched support for net zero.

Around 30-40 people, mostly from the local and surrounding areas, gathered at the Dunedoo Sports Club on 29 November to hear Mr Canavan, along with Parkes MP Jamie Chaffey and local opponents to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

Longtime REZ critic Emma Bowman said she hoped to hear how the Nationals' net zero decision would affect her area if they re-enter government.

"To me, we didn't get there," she said.

"Something we are missing from the Coalition is an actual plan not just 'we're going to dump net zero.' We need to know what does that look like? Are we building five more coal fired power stations? I don't know what that even looks like.

"While the community speakers did a great job outlining our problems and our issues, they were preaching to the choir. Because it seems to be always the same people sitting in that room saying the same thing over, and over and over again."

Net zero refers to a point where the amount of greenhouse gas produced by human activity is level with the amount being removed.

A map of the area covering the Central-West Orana REZ. [SOURCE: EnergyCo]

Ms Bowman said she had hoped for an open discussion, although there was not a question-and-answer section with the politicians.

Dunedoo sits firmly within the 20,000-kilometre Central-West Orana REZ, where the NSW government aims to power two million homes by 2028.

Critics of the REZ say it will take up farming land and increase traffic wear on local roads.

Landholders have also raised fears of being held liable for accidents that damage nearby renewables infrastructure.

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Attendees also heard from Aidan Morrison, an energy researcher at conversative think tank the Centre for Independent Studies, and planning and environment lawyer Peter Holt.

"There will be the establishment of temporary work camps and major disruption to the community," Mr Chaffey said ahead of the meeting.

 "All of this disruption is for no benefit – our prices continue to increase and our emissions reduction has stalled. There is a cheaper, a better and a fairer way.

"Net Zero by 2050 is not the answer. Our country should not be held hostage to a promise that is higher than that of other OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] countries – a promise that can’t be kept."

The Nationals have often criticised the Labor government's push for renewables, and support gas, renewable and nuclear power as part of Australia's energy mix.