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Turbine protest winds up Liberal Party lunch
Credit: Anti-wind farm protesters at Goulburn Liberal Party lunch | NICK HEYDON | The Land | 01 Sep, 2014 | www.theland.com.au ~~
Anti-wind farm protesters greeted NSW Premier Mike Baird and Planning Minister Pru Goward as they arrived for a Liberal Party lunch in Goulburn last Friday.
The group of Southern Tablelands residents were protesting against the proposed Jupiter Wind Farm at Tarago, and were joined by landholders affected by the Collector and Gullen Range wind farms.
Protest co-organiser and Tarago district resident Jenny Hajek, of the Residents Against Jupiter Wind Turbines, said about 35 protesters greeted Mr Baird and Ms Goward as they arrived, and 10 protesters were invited to the lunch to voice their concerns.
Ms Hajek described the protest and the consultation with the politicians as “productive”.
She said Mr Baird and Ms Goward listened to the group’s concerns about the proposed wind farm which would have up to 100 turbines.
Ms Hajek said she was also pleased to see so much support from others who attended the lunch – Liberal Party faithful – for their cause.
“Many people came up and said they supported our views,” she said.
She said she appreciated the support of other groups from the Southern Tablelands affected by wind farms.
“They have been able to share their experiences with us,” she said.
Ms Hajek said the group’s key concerns with the proposed wind farm included potential impacts on health and the surrounding environment, as well as on property values.
“We are not against renewable energy – I just think alternative methods can be identified,” she said.
Ms Hajek was pleased with the outcome of the protest, and felt the government listened to the concerns.
She said more protests might be planned down the track, and they had circulated a petition they planned to lodge next month.
“The petition highlights that residents of the Southern Tablelands are not in favour of an industrial wind farm in a non-industrial area,” she said.
Ms Hajek said if the wind farm project went ahead, she would see 11 turbines from her window, with one as little as 400 metres away.
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