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OT: Moorabal/Lal Lal wind farm 26-Aug-2009 At 9:01:19 PM pete05

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Evan, both cape bridgewater and bald hills have been approved and are awaiting finance now.
I stand by my statement that only 1, (Yalloak, near Ballan) has been knocked back.
Engineers from the Ballarat university have confirmed the noise levels at Waubra, I have personally seen the db meter working and it is incredible. Yes you are right that other mechanisms can generate low frequency noise, but in a area where there are no major roads or railways and only wind turbines with are known to produce LFN it seems highly likely they are the source.
If you would like to see a contract just google it, there is a contract from wind power pty ltd from the waubra windfarm on the net. It places all legal liability for noise on the landholder which i find disturbing.
You say no protected areas will have turbines installed, and yes you would hope so, but wind power have a proposal at smeaton that was to cover 3 volcanic cones of national significance that are all protected, which seems crazy but true. No wonder the community out there were outraged.