Gunning Wind Farm Edition 13, July 2015 · Gunning Show General sponsorship $1,500 Total $10,000...
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newsletter Welcome to the thirteenth edition of the ACCIONA Gunning Wind Farm newsletter. This newsletter provides information updates about the Gunning Wind Farm project located approximately 15kms northeast of Gunning. Gunning Wind Farm Edition 13, July 2015 Organisation name Project Amount Crookwell Show General sponsorship $1,500 Goulburn High School Science fair excursion $2,000 Goulburn and District Netball Association Foundation coaching course $1,000 Grabben Gullen Progress Association Street scaping $1,000 Grabben Gullen Rec Hall and Reserve Trust Signage for the hall $750 Gunning Focus Group OcTubaFest $500 Gunning Public School Closing the gap, school excursion to Sydney $1,750 Gunning Show General sponsorship $1,500 Total $10,000 Sponsorship We are delighted to announce our sponsorship recipients for this year. There is an assortment of community groups, schools and local agricultural shows listed below that were successful in receiving funding from the Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship Fund. Established in 2011, the Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship Fund has granted over $48,000 to local community projects. The Goulburn & District Netball Association (GDNA) is a new sponsorship recipient this year. GDNA geographically encompasses Goulburn and surrounding districts including Gunning, Breadalbane, Dalton, Collector, Tarago, Crookwell, Tirranna, Taralga and Marulan. Netballers start from the age of 5 with the NetSetGo Division and then there is Junior Division for netballers aged 8-10 years. Intermediate Division and Cadet Division cater for all ages. This year enrolment numbers have increased substantially in the Senior Competition resulting in 14 teams being split into two divisions catering for all levels. See photo on the right for the Under 13’s Rep team competing in the State Championships. An example of the some of the talented netballers in the district that will benefit from education and support of netball coaches. The GDNA also has a healthy contingent of volunteers working behind the scenes. Coaches, Managers, Committee members, Carers, Umpires, Parents and Supporters are vital to ensure players can continue to enjoy playing netball and having fun. ACCIONA sponsored the Foundation Coaching Course this year, providing netball coaches with an opportunity to update their skills. Skills and education benefit children in the district playing netball. Under 13s Rep Team group photo. They are preparing to attend State Age Championships soon representing Goulburn & District Netball. Top row- Ella Fennamore; Eleesha Harvey; Hannah Dunne; Mackenzie King; Amy Byrne; Tayla Brooker Middle- Claire Mutton; Erin Tozer; Hayley Meredith; Emma Charnock Front - Ashley Blake-Dyke ACCIONA hosted a ‘Sponsors Day’ at the Gunning Wind Farm in April. Sponsored organisations were invited on a tour of the Gunning Wind Farm, receiving a close up view of the operating turbines, electrical substation and maintenance facility. Congratulations to all the 2015 Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship recipients, we look forward to hearing more in the coming year of how things are progressing. Crookwell Show representatives Paul and Denny Anderson (front) and Goulburn and District Netball Association representatives Doug Hanson and Bec Brennan (with baby at the back) take in the view at the Gunning Wind Farm sponsors day IN THIS ISSUE Sponsorship 1 Site Report 2 Renewable Energy update 2 and more...
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newsletterWelcome to the thirteenth edition of the ACCIONA GunningWind Farm newsletter. This newsletter provides information updatesabout the Gunning Wind Farm project located approximately 15kmsnortheast of Gunning.
Gunning Wind Farm Edition 13, July 2015
Organisation name Project Amount
Crookwell Show General sponsorship $1,500
Goulburn High School Science fair excursion $2,000
Goulburn and District Netball Association Foundation coaching course $1,000
Grabben Gullen Progress Association Street scaping $1,000
Grabben Gullen Rec Hall and Reserve Trust Signage for the hall $750
Gunning Focus Group OcTubaFest $500
Gunning Public School Closing the gap, school excursion to Sydney $1,750
Gunning Show General sponsorship $1,500
Total $10,000
Sponsorship
We are delighted to announce our sponsorship recipients for this year. There is an assortment of community groups, schools and local agricultural shows listed below that were successful in receiving funding from
the Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship Fund. Established in 2011, the Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship Fund has granted over $48,000 to local community projects.
The Goulburn & District Netball Association (GDNA) is a new sponsorship recipient this year. GDNA geographically encompasses Goulburn and surrounding districts including Gunning, Breadalbane, Dalton, Collector, Tarago, Crookwell, Tirranna, Taralga and Marulan. Netballers start from the age of 5 with the NetSetGo Division and then there is Junior Division for netballers aged 8-10 years. Intermediate Division and Cadet Division cater for all ages. This year enrolment numbers have increased substantially in the Senior Competition resulting in 14 teams being split into two divisions catering for all levels. See photo on the right for the Under 13’s Rep team competing in the State Championships. An example of the some of the talented netballers in the district that will benefit from education and support of netball coaches.
The GDNA also has a healthy contingent of volunteers working behind the scenes. Coaches, Managers, Committee members, Carers, Umpires, Parents and Supporters are vital to ensure players can continue to enjoy
playing netball and having fun. ACCIONA sponsored the Foundation Coaching Course this year, providing netball coaches with an opportunity to update their skills. Skills and education benefit children in the district playing netball.
Under 13s Rep Team group photo. They are preparing to attend State Age Championships soon representing Goulburn & District Netball.Top row- Ella Fennamore; Eleesha Harvey; Hannah Dunne; Mackenzie King; Amy Byrne; Tayla BrookerMiddle- Claire Mutton; Erin Tozer; Hayley Meredith; Emma CharnockFront - Ashley Blake-Dyke
ACCIONA hosted a ‘Sponsors Day’ at the Gunning Wind Farm in April. Sponsored organisations were invited on a tour of the Gunning Wind Farm, receiving a close up view of the operating turbines, electrical substation and maintenance facility. Congratulations to all the 2015 Gunning Wind Farm Sponsorship recipients, we look forward to hearing more in the coming year of how things are progressing.
Crookwell Show representatives Paul and Denny Anderson (front) and Goulburn and District Netball Association representatives Doug Hanson and Bec Brennan (with baby at the back) take in the view at the Gunning Wind Farm sponsors day
IN THIS ISSUE
Sponsorship 1Site Report 2Renewable Energy update 2and more...
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Gunning Wind Farm NewsletterEdition 13, February 2015
CONTACT US
We welcome your contact for information or feedback about any of our activities. Please call the free-call number 1800 283 550 or email [email protected]. Visit our website for more information about our other projects www.acciona.com.au
ACCIONA Head OfficeLevel 12, 2 Freshwater Place
Southbank, Victoria 3006 (03) 9027 1000
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Wind…free energy source…sustainability…this is a big part of what we do at ACCIONA.
At Gunning Wind Farm we work closely and responsibly with our environment to harness the
best opportunities for clean sustainable energy production. We have completed the annual wind turbine preventative routine service maintenance work and are currently completing a period of scheduled corrective maintenance jobs. No large turbine components had to be replaced at Gunning Wind Farm, testament to the quality of our ACCIONA turbines and the maintenance activities completed by the turbine technicians on site.
Turbine internal lift maintenance occurs on a 6 monthly basis. These 2 person internal turbine lifts are vital for the ongoing access to our turbines. That’s unless you want to climb the 76 metres inside the tower to the nacelle above! These internal turbine lifts attach to the internal ladder and operate up and down the turbine tower.
Along with wind farm turbine work, various other activities have occurred recently:
• Maintenanceworkhasbeencompletedonthe 3 met masts located at Gunning Wind Farm. These wind monitoring masts are a part of the wind farm infrastructure and are used for the reference of wind speed, weather and performance information for the overall wind farm operation. These masts are here for the life of the wind farm and are therefore maintained as an important site asset. This recent work was carried out by specialist contractors and involved structural inspections, maintenance work, servicing and replacement of various measuring instruments located on the masts. This work involves climbing these tall thin towers and is completed by highly trained technicians who are competent at this work.
• Periodicalsiteenvironmentalinspectionshave taken place which involve monitoring weed growth around the base areas of turbines as well as inspecting wind farm roads and other wind farm infrastructure.
Exciting news! Another Gunning Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund milestone occurred recently. This was the start and completion
of the site civil works in preparation for the building of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Gurrundah Fire Shed site. This project has been identified as the current priority project for the Gunning Wind Farm Community benefit Fund group, with the new site located opposite Bannister Lane on Gurrundah Road. This is an exciting start to a much anticipated project for the local area. Initial site works included levelling of the site for the new fire truck storage shed and construction of a driveway and concrete culvert adjoining Gurrundah Road. We would also like to acknowledge the McCormack family for gifting this land to the NSW Rural Fire Service for the purposes of building the Gurrundah fire shed.
Until next time…keep safe, Craig
Site Report Craig Simon, Gunning Wind Farm Site Manager
Gate for the new Gurrundah NSW Rural Fire Service Shed now in construction
Renewable Energy Target (RET) update
After a challenging 18 month period of review, negotiation and uncertainty, a reduced RET target of 33,000GWh by 2020 passed both houses of federal parliament on 23rd June.
Whilst this involves a substantial cut to the original target of41,000GWh, it translates to a requirement for approximately 5000 MW of additional generation capacity by 2020. This agreement should underpin a more stable period for renewable investment through to 2020.
Whilst it has been a long and difficult process, the passing of reviewed RET legislation should translate to a more attractive investment environment for ACCIONA’s wind farm projects that have planning permission but are yet to be fully constructed (Mt Gellibrand, Mortlake and Berrimal Wind Farms) - paving the way for the significant local employment and investment opportunities to come to fruition in those areas.
Snow blanketing the Gunning Wind Farm in July
