A farmer in Victoria's east has chained his front gate and blocked his driveway to stop power company workers from entering his property to work on high-voltage transmission lines.

Farmer Trevor Hasthorpe has had transmission lines and towers on his property at Tanjil South, near Moe, for more than 50 years, but said he did not want AusNet Services accessing his land without permission.

He said previous visits had occurred during wetter parts of the year and that vehicles had "churned up" his paddock and flattened his hay.

The placement of transmission lines on farms is controversial in Victoria and farmers in the state's west furious over a planned expansion of powerlines .

Mr Hasthorpe's said the timing of AusNet's maintenance made it difficult for him to work.

"AusNet [should] co

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