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Victorian Wind Farm gets the All Clear to Go Ahead

Cherry Tree wind farm gets go ahead in Victoria ABC Rural   By Babs McHugh  27 Nov 2013,  The Victoria Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has approved a wind farm after finding there’s no evidence wind farms have adverse effects on health and wellbeing. Infigen Energy’s proposal for a 16-turbine wind farm near Seymour, north of Melbourne, was rejected by the Mitchell Shire Council, which said there were widespread health concerns.

The council said it had received more than 100 objections to the project in the Trawool Valley, which also raised concerns about disruption to the landscape.

Infigen appealed the decision to the VCAT, and the Cherry Tree Wind Farm is now the first to be given the go-ahead under the Victorian Government’s new planning laws for wind farms which were introduced in 2011.

The Tribunal used information from the New South Wales and the Victorian health departments that shows there’s no scientific evidence to link wind turbines with adverse health effects or support claims that inaudible sound can have psychological effects……. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-27/wind-farm-go-ahead-victoria/5119518

November 28, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Victoria, wind