Moyne Shire Council Frustrated Wind Farm Planning Demands Are Falling On Deaf Ears

25th August, 2020 By Jackson Graham, The Standard. Source: https://www.standard.net.au/story/6894663/frustration-that-wind-farm-planning-demands-are-falling-on-deaf-ears/ The council wants the state government to follow seven planning recommendations made by the National Wind Farm Commissioner in 2018. IF ALL proposed wind farms in a south-west shire were built, those sites could cover the equivalent of whole local government areas in Melbourne, a … Continue reading Moyne Shire Council Frustrated Wind Farm Planning Demands Are Falling On Deaf Ears

Moyne Shire Council Push For 1.5 Km Wind Farm Turbine Setback.

'Moyne Council will also write to the state government asking it to adopt a five-kilometre setback between a wind farm and a township or city boundary, to preserve amenity and opportunities for urban growth'-Article The Standard.

 
The council has previously determined to oppose any more wind farms in the shire until the state government adopts a range of the commissioner's recommendations.