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
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
Vic Renewable Energy Directions Paper – 2021
DELWP-REZ-Development-Plan-Directions-paperDownload Source REZ-Development-Plan-Directions-paper, Figure 1 Victoria’s Renewable Energy Zones This plan paves the way to Victoria being endlessly opened up to more renewables, energy infrastructure, management and costs. The Victorian government is investing $540 million from the Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Fund to build Victoria's REZ network and set up VicGrid in July 21. The … Continue reading Vic Renewable Energy Directions Paper – 2021
Wind Farm Stoush
150 regional jobs on line in wind farm stoush over Chinese steel 20th February 2021 By Paul Sakkal, The Age Source; https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/150-regional-jobs-on-line-in-wind-farm-stoush-over-chinese-steel-20210219-p5743a.html More than 150 regional jobs are at risk because a multinational has chosen to use cheaper imported steel, likely from China, instead of local product to build a $360 million wind farm in … Continue reading Wind Farm Stoush
Email To & From Energy & Emissions Reduction Minister re: SA EPA Response
14.12.20 Dear SirsPlease find attached the response from the SA EPA to submissions frommembers of the public and the Wind Turbine industry.As you will see it appears the EPA has spent a longtime doing nothingexcept reading reports/research etc, they have not undertaken anyphysical research themselves.Nor have they provided a Bibliography of what they have read, … Continue reading Email To & From Energy & Emissions Reduction Minister re: SA EPA Response
SA EPA WF Noise Guidelines Consultation Responses-2020
The SA EPA preliminary response document summarising submissions to the draft Wind Farms environmental noise guidelines review. Source; https://www.epa.sa.gov.au/files 14779_windfarm_noise_guidelines_consultation_responsesDownload
AAAC Wind Farm Position Statement
AAAC Wind Farm Position StatementDownload
Professor A. Salt Letter To AAAC
Salt-A-to-Warpenius-Chair-AAAC-18-9-13Downloads Professor Salt studies the effects of low frequency noise on the ear. He is an expert on the physiology of the ear and understands how infrasonic stimuli cause a response in the ear. In 2013, he wrote to the Chairman of AAAC about peddling misinformation, misdirecting peoples trust and stated it is false to, … Continue reading Professor A. Salt Letter To AAAC
Complaints Process Inadequate
30th January 2021 By Ash Bolt, The Hamilton Spectator An ongoing bone of contention in the south-west, community group Wind Farm Living says the complaints process offered by Moyne Shire for residents, is "unsatisfactory and inadequate". A South-West community group has labelled the Moyne Shire's wind farm complaint-handling process as "unsatisfactory and inadequate" in a … Continue reading Complaints Process Inadequate
