Sandra Bourke Pushing Back

28th June, 2024 Source; Advance, https://www.advanceaustralia.org.au/sandra-bourke MEET SANDRA BOURKE Sandra Bourke has had enough. She didn’t want to get involved in politics. But when her NSW Mid Coast community was hit with a massive wind farm project they don’t support, she felt she had no choice. As a former cop and a current surf life … Continue reading Sandra Bourke Pushing Back →

Looming Offshore Decision

'Absolute shemozzle': Offshore windfarm decision looms for south-west zone 11th January, 2024 By Katrina Lovell, The Standard The view of the proposed offshore windfarm from Cape Bridgewater. Picture supplied A decision on the south-west's offshore windfarm zone is not far away with the federal government saying an announcement will be made early this year. ... … Continue reading Looming Offshore Decision →

Choppy Waters

Windfarm plans in choppy waters as Coalition and One Nation whip up doubts 2nd December, 2023 By Jordyn Beazley, The Guardian People in the Hunter and Illawarra fear offshore turbines could damage marine life and tourism, but parties are accused of ‘weaponising’ the issue. Frank Future didn’t expect to find an ally in Peter Dutton … Continue reading Choppy Waters →

A Bush Revolt

25th August, 2023 By Cait Kelly and Adam Morton, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/23/renewable-energy-new-power-lines-for-transmission-risks-concerns Farmers and other landowners in parts of rural Victoria and NSW are prepared for a bitter fight over new lines needed to make Australia’s power grid fit for the transition to renewable energy. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian Australia urgently needs a grid upgrade – but … Continue reading A Bush Revolt →

Proposed Bass Strait Offshore Wind Energy

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is taking feedback on the suitability of offshore renewable energy infrastructure in Commonwealth waters off Gippsland, Victoria. Have your say by 7 October 2022, at https://consult.industry.gov.au/oei-gippsland To see a map of the proposal: https://geoscience-au.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Styler/index.html?appid=8275c9df233d408f8638052432088984

Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland

Planned $4bn offshore windfarm could fully power Alcoa Portland aluminium smelter 8th December, 2021 By Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/excellent-wind-source-offshore-plan-to-power-alcoas-portland-aluminium-smelter-on-renewables The smelter, Victoria’s biggest electricity consumer, could slash emissions if Alinta’s proposed offshore windfarm goes ahead The Alcoa smelter in Portland. Alinta Energy wants to build a 1,000MW offshore windfarm that would power the … Continue reading Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland →

An Intrusion

An ‘intrusion’ and ‘benefit’: Discovery Bay offshore renewable plan in crosswinds. 17th June, 2021 By Jackson Graham, The Standard Source: https://www.standard.net.au/story/7300988/plans-for-beautiful-coastline-enter-into-local-crosswinds/ 'Stunningly beautiful': Discovery Bay is sparsely populated and the proposed location for a new offshore wind farm, which would be the first of it's kind in the region. AN OFFSHORE wind farm proposed for … Continue reading An Intrusion →