7th April, 2022 by Meg Lee, Hall & Wilcox https://hallandwilcox.com.au/thinking/when-is-a-noise-limit-not-a-noise-limit/ In a landmark ruling, the Victorian Supreme Court has held that noise emitted from the Bald Hills Wind Farm constituted a nuisance to its neighbours, even if those emissions had been found to comply with the conditions in its planning permit. Further, and of cause … Continue reading When Is A Noise Limit Not A Noise Limit?
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Ruling of Uren v Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd-2022
25th March 2022 Justice Melinda Richards T0145-Uren v Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd-25 March 2022Download
Noisy Bald Hills Wind Farm
Courts slap injunction on noisy Bald Hills wind farm 25th March, 2022 By Sentinel-Times The Bald Hills Wind Farm at Tarwin Lower will be forced to turn off or dramatically curtail noisy wind turbines near one of the neighbours of the wind farm at night as a result of a Supreme Court decision on Friday … Continue reading Noisy Bald Hills Wind Farm
Energy Commissioner ‘Blasted’
Thanks, but no thanks, says Bald Hills trial judge 9th September, 2021 by Sentinel-times; https://sgst.com.au/2021/09/thanks-but-no-thanks-says-bald-hill-judge/ The feathers are already flying in the Supreme Court fight between neighbours of the Bald Hills Wind Farm and its operators over allegations of "substantial and unreasonable" noise levels and Justice Melinda Richards had a few blows of her own … Continue reading Energy Commissioner ‘Blasted’
Bald Hills WF Nuisance Vic Supreme Court Case
Wind farm nuisance test case starts in Victoria Supreme Court 7th September, 2021 by Emma field and Rio Davis, Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-07/supreme-court-to-rule-if-wind-farm-a-nuisance/ Land owner John Zakula says noise from the turbines rendered him unable to sleep.(Supplied) What could become a landmark legal battle to determine if a Victorian wind farm created a significant nuisance for its … Continue reading Bald Hills WF Nuisance Vic Supreme Court Case