6th April, 2021 By Maggie Raworth, Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/brave-young-farmer-fights-against-big-power-company-in-victoria/ With the community behind her, a 17-year-old fifth generation Victorian farmer is taking on one of the state's biggest energy providers and she's not being shy about her message for them. Joee Aganetti-Fraser is protesting a proposal that she says will destroy many livelihoods, and "piss off AusNet" is … Continue reading Brave Young Farmer Puts Up A Fight Against Power Company Threatening Her Crops
Moyne Shire Councillors Reject Bid For Wind Turbine At Illowa
6th April, 2021 By Monique Patterson, The Standard Source: https://www.standard.net.au/story/7198084/bid-for-domestic-wind-turbine-knocked-back/ Moyne Shire councillors have knocked back an application for a domestic wind turbine at Illowa. The applicant wanted to build the 14-metre structure at 81 Douglas Lane. Council officers recommended approving the application but Cr Jim Doukas put forward an alternative motion to reject it. … Continue reading Moyne Shire Councillors Reject Bid For Wind Turbine At Illowa
Push For Independent Noise Reports
Moyne Shire Councillor Jim Doukas pushes for noise reports at Ryan Corner wind farm to be independently checked 1st March, 2021 By Jackson Graham, The Standard Source: https://www.standard.net.au/story/7147220/councillor-wants-more-noise-tests-at-wind-sites/ A civic leader is trying to muster support from fellow councillors to request an independent contractor check noise testing at a second Moyne Shire wind farm site. … Continue reading Push For Independent Noise Reports
To Worksafe Victoria
25th January, 2021 Source; Wind Farm Living WorkSafe Senior InspectorWorkSafe Victoria.1 Malop St.Geelong, VIC 3220 Attention: WorkSafe Victoria Senior Inspector, RE: Formal Complaint: Unprotected Power Plant operating at the Macarthur Wind Farm, Gerrigerrup Road, Hawkesdale, Vic. I have attempted on multiple occasions to alert WorkSafe Victoria to the dangerous practices currently being undertaken by AGL … Continue reading To Worksafe Victoria
Acoustic Study Links Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm, Noise-2015
17th February, 2015 By Peter Collins, The Standard Source; https://www.standard.net.au/story/2887288/acoustic-study-links-cape-bridgewater-wind-farm-noise/ Pacific Hydro has agreed further study is required to obtain a rigour to withstand scientific scrutiny. PACIFIC Hydro has declared it won’t be paying compensation or modifying operation of its Cape Bridgewater wind farm following an acoustic study which found a link between infrasound and … Continue reading Acoustic Study Links Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm, Noise-2015
Sleep Disturbance And Industrial Wind: Update With Stephen Cooper
18th March, 2021 By Sherri Lange, Master Resource Source: https://www.masterresource.org/windpower-health-effects/sleep-disturbance-wind-stephen-cooper/ “It would appear in our recent work that the major level of disturbance occurs during the change in the power output of the windfarm and that the percentage of the change is significantly less than that presented in Cape Bridgewater.”“In Australia, residents can plot the … Continue reading Sleep Disturbance And Industrial Wind: Update With Stephen Cooper
What Have I Done?
25th October, 2007 Advertisement in the Chilton, Wisc., Times-Journal. By Don Bangert Source: https://www.wind-watch.org/alerts/2007/12/27/what-have-i-done/ Advertisement in the Chilton, Wisc., Times-Journal, October 25, 2007. It was written by Don Bangert on behalf of the farmer, whose contract with the wind company – following the norm – prevents him from speaking openly about any problems. Bangert told National Wind … Continue reading What Have I Done?
Amendments VC78 and VC82- 2012
Source: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-energy-facilities-in-victoria/ Author: Dept. of Planning and Community Development, Victoria, Australia Amendments VC78 and VC82 implement the [Victoria State] government’s policy on wind energy facilities. Amendment VC82 Amendment VC82, gazetted on 29 August 2011, amends the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes in Victoria to implement further aspects of the government’s policy on wind energy … Continue reading Amendments VC78 and VC82- 2012
‘Noise’ Change Steals Protection
December, 2020 By Sarah Hawker, Letter published in Weekly Times. Victoria's Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 defines a nuisance as being "liable to be dangerous to health or offensive". The Andrew's Government is introducing an amendment to the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008. The purpose of the Bill is "to exclude noise or … Continue reading ‘Noise’ Change Steals Protection
Open Letter To Moyne Shire Councillors: Ryan Corner – Strategic Planning
4th March 2021 Wind Farm Living Moyne Shire CouncillorsMayor Meade daniel.meade@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Purcell james.purcell@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Doukas jdoukas@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Foster karen.foster@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Lockett jordan.lockett@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Smith ian.smith@moyne.vic.gov.auCouncillor Gleeson damian.gleeson@moyne.vic.gov.au Dear Councillors, RE: Open Letter to Moyne Shire Councillors; Ryan Corner – Strategic Planning Dear Councillors, let me explain what you have voted not to do,Once you realise that 40 decibels (40dB) of noise in a rural … Continue reading Open Letter To Moyne Shire Councillors: Ryan Corner – Strategic Planning
