Tag: Richard Wynne

Wind Farm In Supreme Court

Residents take wind farm fight to Supreme Court 22nd February, 2023 By Adrian Black; http://www.lismorecitynews.com.au A community group has challenged the approval of a wind farm development in the Latrobe Valley. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) Wind energy generators are not on trial, lawyers representing a community group opposing a wind farm in coal country say. Battle lines … Continue reading Wind Farm In Supreme Court →

$2bn Wind Farm; Permit Changes?

Key changes wanted to $2bn wind farm 23rd December, 2020 By Chad Van Estrop, Geelong Advertiser THE developer of a $2bn wind farm planned for northwest of Geelong wrote to landowners telling them it wanted to expand the project before Australia’s highest court decided it could proceed. The 228-turbine Golden Plains wind farm at Rokewood … Continue reading $2bn Wind Farm; Permit Changes? →

Win For ‘Battlers’ In Wind Farm Fight

8th October, 2020 Credit:  papernews.com.au  Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien is chalking up a victory for Alberton residents opposed to a planned wind farm as a win for “the battlers”. Mr O’Brien was commenting after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ruled that the wind farm’s proponent Synergy Wind had breached planning guidelines in … Continue reading Win For ‘Battlers’ In Wind Farm Fight →

State Gov. Approves Wind Farms On Merits.

State government firm on approving wind farms on 'merits' as Moyne Shire doubles down on opposing current planning approach 30th August, 2020 By Jackson Graham, The Standard https://www.standard.net.au/story/6901302/best-interest-of-all-state-firm-on-wind-farm-planning-as-shire-ramps-up-opposition/ IMPASSE: The state government says it is firm on approving wind farms on "merits" as Moyne Shire doubles down on opposing the current approach to planning. The … Continue reading State Gov. Approves Wind Farms On Merits. →

Wind Farm Legal Fight

'A group, including affected farmers, will take on planning minister Richard Wynne and the project's proponent West-wind Energy at trial after the $1.5 billion Golden Plains wind farm northwest of Geelong was ticked off by the state and federal governments.

Objector Hamish Cumming, and Rokewood farmers Adam Walton and Kellie Walton, who are also behind the challenge, say the number of turbines included in the project should be reduced from 228 to about 130 to protect the brolga bird that breed in the area.'-Chad Van Estrop-Geelong Advertiser.

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.

Farmers Slam Controversial Victorian Solar Decision As ‘Gutless’ With Community Concerns ‘Ignored’

In April 2018, the three projects were "called in" by the Victorian Planning Minister, Richard Wynne, at the request of the City of Greater Shepparton, which did not feel it had relevant planning guidelines to give approval to the projects.

Using the projects as an example, the Minister then appointed a planning panel to develop new solar planning guidelines for the state.

In July this year, the Government released new planning guidelines for large-scale solar farms.

The guidelines were introduced to encourage investment and provide certainty for councils and developers around acceptable outcomes for land, communities and the environment.

Now, just weeks before the new guidelines are set to be adopted, the Minister has used the old guidelines to approve the three projects.