Month: March 2021

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 →

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 →

Push For Noise Testing Rejected

Moyne Shire councillors reject push for noise testing at Ryan Corner wind farm site 2nd March, 2021 By Jackson Graham, The Standardhttps://www.standard.net.au/story/7150073/councillors-say-no-to-noise-testing-at-wind-site/ A south-west council won't pay to do noise testing at a second wind farm site, despite agreeing months earlier to test the Hawkesdale Wind Farm. Moyne Shire councillors voted 1-6 not in favour … Continue reading Push For Noise Testing Rejected →