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SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA’S

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

INQUIRY INTO THE APPROVALS PROCESS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN VICTORIA JUNE 2009

COMBINED SUBMISSION BY: THE SHIRES OF MOYNE, SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS, GLENELG, CORANGAMITE AND THE CITY OF WARRNAMBOOL

SOUTH WEST VICTORIA AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS .................... 3 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 3 COUNCILS ROLE WITH MAJOR PROJECTS.................................................................... 3 WIND ENERGY PROJECTS.......................................................................................... 4

Moyne Shire........................................................................................................ 4 Southern Grampians Shire.................................................................................. 4 Mortons Lane ............................................................................................... 4 Corangamite Shire .............................................................................................. 4 Glenelg Shire ...................................................................................................... 5 Cape Bridgewater ........................................................................................ 5 Warrnambool City ............................................................................................... 5

GEOTHERMAL AND/OR HOT ROCKS PROJECTS ............................................................ 5 GAS PROJECTS......................................................................................................... 5 GEO-SEQUESTRATION............................................................................................... 5 APPROVALS PROCESS ISSUES ................................................................................... 6

Wind Energy Projects.......................................................................................... 6 Policy and Planning Guidelines for the Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria......................................................................................................... 6 Definitions........................................................................................................ 7 Monitoring and Enforcement............................................................................ 7 Traffic Management Issues ............................................................................. 8 Noise ............................................................................................................... 8 Other means of objection ................................................................................ 9 Micro Siting...................................................................................................... 9 Safety Issues................................................................................................. 10 Visual Amenity............................................................................................... 11 Loss of Rural Landscape Value..................................................................... 12 Aviation Safety Lighting and Other Aviation Matters...................................... 12

MAJOR EMERGING ISSUES ....................................................................................... 13 Cumulative Impact......................................................................................... 13 Co-ordination Issues during Construction...................................................... 14 Operational Issues – Connections to the Power Grid .................................... 15 Cross Feeding ............................................................................................... 16 Community Issues ......................................................................................... 17

ATTACHMENTS..................................................................................................... 18 Major Renewable Energy Projects in Moyne Shire........................................ 18 Details of Major Windfarm Projects ............................................................... 18

Renewable Energy Projects in Victoria June 2009 2

South West Victoria and Renewable Energy Projects Introduction The South West of Victoria is blessed with renewable energy resources, primarily wind as well as wave energy geothermal energy. Natural gas is also abundant. Two significant pieces of state level infrastructure pass right through the area; the 500kv line to Portland and the high pressure natural gas mains. The significance of this power line cannot be overestimated in relation to all the current and proposed energy projects in the region as the capacity to distribute the power to the market is one of the key criteria in terms of location and overall feasibility. In principle Councils support renewable energy projects that are appropriately assessed and do not cause detriment. It is the assessment process that warrants further consideration. Councils Role with Major Projects For most planning applications, Councils are the Planning and the Responsible Authority. For wind energy facilities over certain electricity generation levels the planning process is controlled at a state level. Similarly for “state significance projects, the state controls the planning process and Councils can become sidelined to being another party to the application. The State must ensure the processes and issues are dealt with efficiently, transparently, and with clear definitions of roles and responsibilities. Such projects are always referred to Councils for comment, and Councils are always requested to appear before any panel established to hear submissions Upon receipt of the notice from the Department of Planning and Community Development of a “major” application, the Moyne Shire as an example, institutes its own consultation process so as to be in a position to fully and properly inform itself of, and reflect, the views of its community. However, consultation with a Council does not constitute and should not be assumed to take the place of consultation with residents, ratepayers and the broader community by the State or project proponent. Council’s role is assessing expert evidence in major projects is somewhat unclear also, as the volume and technical nature of material provided often poses some difficulties for Councils. Small regional councils are put in a position of wither accepting the proponent’s expert submission as is or employing an expert of their own to provide independent advice. Perhaps the approvals process review could address this issue.


Wind Energy Projects Within the South West area there are numerous wind energy sites: - Moyne Shire Constructed

− Codrington − Yambuk

Approved

− Macarthur − Ryans Corner − Hawkesdale − Woolsthorpe − Drysdale − Salt Creek − Mortons Lane (with Southern Grampians)

Under Consideration

− Mortlake South − The Sisters

Anemometer Masts

− Penshurst (with Southern Grampians) − East Creek − Orford − Darlington − Woorndoo − Dundonnell

Southern Grampians Shire

− Mortons Lane − Oakland Hills

Anemometer Masts

− Konongwootong

Corangamite Shire Approved

− Naroghid − Newfield


Potential − Berrybank − Darlington − Stockyard Hill within Pyrenees Shire

Glenelg Shire

− Cape Bridgewater − Cape Nelson − Cape Sir William Grant

Warrnambool City

− None Geothermal and/or Hot Rocks Projects − Possible proposal near Koroit

Gas Projects The Otway basin has commercial quantities of gas off shore. A consequence is that there are three gas processing plants near Port Campbell in Corangamite Shire, and three gas fired Power Stations proposed in Moyne Shire. Operating Process Plant − Tru Energy’s Iona processing and underground storage plant − BHP Billiton’s Minerva processing plant − Woodsides Otway processing plant Power Stations Under Construction − Mortlake Undergoing EES Process − Shaw River at Orford Under Consideration − Tarrone, near Willatook Geo-Sequestration A CO2 geo-sequestration experimental site is located at Nirranda The attached maps show the locations of those projects in Moyne Shire, the existing power grid and the major gas pipelines. The attached spreadsheet sets out the details of these projects. The estimated total value is $5 billion for Moyne Shire alone.


Approvals Process Issues Wind Energy Projects

Policy and Planning Guidelines for the Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria The primary planning policy guideline instrument is the Policy and Planning Guidelines for the Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria. This document is intended to give proponents, authorities and the Victorian community guidance in assessing wind energy proposals. However, the guidelines operate within a wide range of ways of assessing a proposal. The method used depends on the following influences. Legal Process Responsible

Authority Appeal Method

EPBC Controlled action – consequently an EES is required

Minister for Planning Panel – final Decision by Minister

Not a EPBC controlled action, EES required


No EES, Application over 30MW – Planning Permit is required


EES Required, Application under 30MW


No EES, Application under 30MW – Planning Permit is required

Council VCAT

When the application is under 30MW, a Council is the Responsible Authority, and when the application is referred to VCAT the Responsible Authority is bound by the decision. If the Minister is the Responsible Authority he is not bound to accept any of a panel’s recommendations – unlike a VCAT decision which is final. There is also no time limit on how long he has to make a decision. Some proponents are submitting applications at 29.9mw to avoid a panel and direct state Departmental involvement, and then go straight to VCAT. If a Council is the Responsible Authority, the State Government Department is seen to have less influence. This has been seen to be an advantage by proponents in avoiding being requested to undertake comprehensive studies. The 60 day limit for permits subject to appeal to VCAT is also seen by proponents to shorten the approval timeframes.


Other proponents take the opposite view, as they believe the Minister is unlikely to refuse a wind energy facility outright, as this has only happened once in Victoria to date. These “distinctions” are not widely appreciated in the local community and Wind Energy facilities are often seen as unstoppable.

Definitions A review of relevant definitions within the Victorian Planning Provisions is required. The Department is considering changing the relevant definition from Wind Energy Facility to renewable energy facility. In principle this is supported The current Definition of a Wind Energy Facility is: “Land used to generate electricity by wind force, including any turbine, building, or other structure or thing used in connection with the generation of electricity by wind force.” The definition does not include turbines principally used to supply electricity for domestic or rural use of the land or anemometers.” Anemometers do not need a planning permit for three years, but then are required to comply with the Planning Scheme. They are a prohibited use in the Farming Zone, so a permit cannot be issued after the three (3) year period. There is no clarity in what is too small or too large to be considered a wind energy facility. A single tower 135m to the blade tip may meet the above definition. In the Farming Zone any undefined use is prohibited, as are some relevant use definitions to major projects. This has resulted in the draft proposal by the Department of Planning and Community Development to broaden the definition of Wind Energy Facility to include all renewable energy facilities. This process must include reviewing the Farming Zone prohibition conditions and a very careful assessment of the intricacies of the new definition.

Monitoring and Enforcement Another issue with the Guidelines is the monitoring and enforcement process. Because of the approval options discussed above, who is actually best placed to undertake these matters is often unclear.


Permits issued to date always include Management Plans being provided to the satisfaction of the various parties, the Minister, Councils and the referral authorities involved. A firm commitment needs to be made that for permits for which the Minister is the Responsible authority, he is responsible for all plan approvals, construction supervising to ensure compliance, and enforcement if required, up to the point the facility is commissioned. Further, most permits to date have grappled with various ongoing monitoring measures (bird strikes, noise, visual amenity) and it then becomes unclear who is then responsible for these measures. One of the usual measures taken to control activities, Section 173 Agreements under the Planning & Environment Act, is unsatisfactory as both the permit and the agreement must be with the landowner. The current situation is that wind farm proponents lease the land, hence do not own it, and therefore the permit is the responsibility of one or more of the affected landowners, not the proponent and no Section 173 agreement is feasible. The Minister should remain the Responsible Authority until the end of the life of the permit he issues.

Traffic Management Issues It is common practice that any permit that may issue will include a condition requiring the applicant to provide a detailed traffic management plan and supporting documentation to the Council for approval. This plan will detail how the applicant proposes to manage the site access routes, including implementation of appropriate infrastructure, amenity protection measures and details of proposed road upgrade and improvement works. This invariably is a regional issue at a main road level, and also has major impacts on the local road network. Issues to do with traffic management in many cases do not arise until after approvals are issued and the detail of the traffic management plan is explored. This is often too late to ensure a suitable outcome. A more detailed assessment of traffic management matters must form part of the up-front assessment ie pre approval, to be effective.

Noise The main issue is the cumulative noise impact of multiple farms on properties not involved in the multiple projects (also see Cumulative Impact later). Page 22 of the “Policy and planning guidelines for development of wind energy facilities in Victoria “states in relation to applications, noise is to be considered by:-

“An assessment of the noise impact of the proposal on existing dwellings prepared…”


The separation distance between wind turbines and non-stakeholder dwellings is dependent on the noise levels. This tends to be in the order of 1000m. This is used as design criteria to assist in satisfying noise and shadow flicker limits required under the wind farm planning guidelines. The design criteria of a 1,000 metre separation between any wind turbine and off-site dwellings has raised concerns in regard to adjacent facilities where the noise impact on a property will be resulting from two different sources. Each source, of itself may satisfy the noise guidelines, but no party is responsible for defining the cumulative noise impact. This point is considered by Council to be an important consideration which is reinforced by the Australian Wind Energy Association’s Best Practice Guidelines which state on page 23:

“As wind farms have lifetimes greater than 20 years some consideration should also be given to the possibility of planned future dwellings. Often discussions with existing landowners, councils and planning authorities can provide further information. At a later stage, the proponent may be required to prepare tenement plans for adjacent properties or a larger size, to identify possible locations of future dwellings. These future dwellings would need to be considered in the wind farm design”.

Any suggestion to provide a separation distance (or buffer) wholly within the confines of the wind farm site is unreasonable and not entirely consistent with the purposes of the Farming Zone.

Other means of objection Action by adjacent landowners when they become aware of a wind energy facility proposal has occurred. This can be by constructing a dwelling as close to the proposal as possible, in an attempt to force an increase in the setbacks from their property.

Micro Siting Micro siting is a provision used in all wind energy facilities issued by the Minister for Planning to date which allows movement of 100 metres in any direction, of the location of the turbine from the location shown on the endorsed plans. This is to take account of cultural heritage or geological factors discovered when construction commences. For turbines close to adjacent land the micro siting should not be able to be closer than the height plus 10 per cent to the property boundary, or as shown on the endorsed plans. For turbines well away from adjacent properties micro siting is not an issue.


Safety Issues Both the land hosting a wind farm and the adjoining land are normally actively used for farming pursuits. The predominant farming use is grazing of stock. The use of land for farming is considered a workplace. A great deal of activity can occur over the whole of a property but a concentration of work activity usually occurs in association with farm buildings like sheds, dairies etc…. The issue of safety associated with wind farms and how this issue relates to setback of wind turbines from property boundaries is of concern. The UK Companion Guide to Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS22) – Planning for Renewable Energy, prepared by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, addresses safety on page 171:

“Experience indicates that properly designed and maintained wind turbines are a safe technology. The very few accidents that have occurred involving injury to humans have been caused by failure to observe manufacturers’ and operators’ instructions for the operation of the machines. There has been no example of injury to a member of the public. The only source of possible danger to human or animal life from a wind turbine would be the loss of a piece of the blade or, in most exceptional circumstances, of the whole blade. Many blades are composite structures with no bolts or other separate components. Blade failure is therefore most unlikely. Even for blades with separate control surfaces on or comprising the tips of the blade, separation is most unlikely. The minimum desirable distance between wind turbines and occupied buildings calculated on the basis of expected noise levels and visual impact will often be greater than that necessary to meet safety requirements. Fall over distance (i.e. the height of the turbine to the tip of the blade) plus 10% is often used as a safe separation distance”.

Fire risk is a significant issue. Appropriate safety measures to mitigate any fire risk are included in any Construction and Operational Management Plans as well as governed under any OH & S Plan. If a fire occurred at the nacelle height (i.e. top), there is no capacity to put the fire out. It is understood that the industry has initiated work with the CFA to establish guidelines and control measures for all wind farm workers and contractors to include training related to fire risk reduction, stock control and involving the possibility of a CFA training course. The impact multiple facilities in a region may have on the capacity to deal with wild fires is an issue worthy of further investigation.


Visual Amenity The following extracts have been taken from the Policy and Planning Guidelines for developing wind energy facilities in Victoria:

“The degree to which a wind energy facility has a visual impact depends on the magnitude of the change to the landscape caused by the development taking into account the:

− visibility of the development; − locations and distances from which the development can be viewed; − significance of the landscape as described in a Significant Landscape

Overlay; and − sensitivity of the landscape to change. Visual impact of the development relates to the:

− number, height, scale, spacing, colour and surface reflectively of the wind turbines;

− removal or planting of vegetation; and − location and scale of other buildings and works including transmission lines. Features of the landscape include the:

− topography of the land; − amount and type of vegetation; − type, pattern, built form, scale and character of development including roads

and walking tracks; − natural features such as waterways, cliffs, escarpments, hills, gullies and

valleys; − flora and fauna habitat; − cultural heritage sites; and − skyline”.

Wind energy facilities will have some degree of impact on the landscape. The presence or otherwise of a Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) should not be the sole, or even the primary determinant, of whether a landscape is significant. Most rural Councils simply have not had the resources to totally assess their entire shires for landscape, and even then, may well have been reluctant to impose an SLO over an entire shire, with the consequential impacts on normal rural activity and the number of planning applications that would be triggered. The reality is that the landowners who have the turbines erected on their property – do so for financial and business reasons. The adjoining landowners however will lose their rural landscape forever and will gain nothing personally in return. The local impact on adjoining non-stakeholder landowners is often too significant to ignore.


Loss of Rural Landscape Value The capacity that may eventuate for the rural community and travelers through this area of south west Victoria, to drive past one wind energy facility after another is what is meant by loss of Rural Landscape value. How many proposals does it take to saturate, or detrimentally affect a landscape? The landscape sensitivity of the Rural Plains Landscape Unit is considered low, as it is relatively common and undergoes visually apparent changes regularly and is a landscape heavily modified by man. However, due to the relatively flat topography of the area wind farm turbines are visible from large distances (around 15 kilometres) with little opportunity for screening of the turbines. Native vegetation The preferred routing for Wind Energy Facilities to connect to the electricity grid is to construct a power line along constructed or un-constructed road reserves where available. It is common for these reserves to be the locations of the remnant native vegetation in the South West. The removal of native vegetation requires a planning permit and it appears to be a matter of choice as to whether applicants apply for native vegetation clearance or ignore the issue and apply for a permit if and when they construct the proposal. The control of roadsides is split between the crown, as owner, the Council as road manager and responsible authority, and Vic Roads who manage their own roads. It is difficult to see why the access to a grid should not be considered as part of a proposal as the environmental effects of the connection could be just as significant as the onsite aspects of the proposal. It is strongly recommended that applications processed by the Minister should also address native vegetation issues as part of the ministerial process.

Aviation Safety Lighting and Other Aviation Matters This area is still evolving and how to best manage the issue is subject to ongoing efforts. Suffice to say, dull muted tones are not preferred from an aviation safety aspect, and some form of lighting for objects of the size of the turbines is recognised as a safety issue.


These objectives are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum; there can be no achievement of both. Therefore if safety takes precedence over landscape values and visual amenity (or vice-versa) the assessment process must acknowledge this from the outset. Major Emerging Issues The major issues that are emerging after 8 years of development proposals are:

Cumulative Impact The prime location factor is a combination of wind resource (which appears to mean the further inland the higher the towers), and the flat topography of the South West. Above all else, for the major wind farms, and the gas power stations, the national grid, passing east west through the middle of the region is a key factor. It is far easier to locate all such facilities close to a power grid than either further away (for wind energy) or nearer the gas source (for gas power stations.) All three gas power stations are proposed for sites that are under the 500kv line. The economic incentive is also self evident, as without a major grid, then the applicants (or others) would have to build one to get the power to the markets. Especially for the peak load, as distinct from base load facilities this is a critical issue. The issue of Cumulative Effect is more than simply visual impact. The process should be that where more than one project on contiguous or adjacent land has a combined total of over 30 mw, the Minister must call in the proposals and ensure a co-ordinated process of preparing and exhibiting and assessing the proposals is undertaken. Otherwise there is no capacity for a joint consideration of impacts, neither proposal needs to acknowledge the existence of the other, and the community is left to deal with two different means of assessment. Indeed one proposal in Moyne Shire is five hundred metres from a different proposal, which comprises two segments that are five kilometres apart. When an application is under consideration, with a further adjoining proposal than being submitted, but not at the same stage in the approvals process, then neither application takes any account of the presence of the other. The numerous linkages, noise, access, grid connection, flora and fauna concerns and visual amenity are all affected by the proximity of proposals. When the guidelines were developed in 2003/04, proposals were quite small. Now, larger proposals of over 150 turbines often cover an area 15km long and 10 to 15km wide. Thus two very large proposals adjacent to each other will affect an area 30 to 40 km in length and width.


Wind Energy Facilities are large, complex and strategic land uses and assessing and considering their cumulative effects is a State Policy issue that requires the State Government to show leadership. The Guidelines do not deal with size. Two wind farms of 13 turbines a kilometer apart need to respond to cumulative effect, whereas a large wind farm of 150 turbines will not. Suffice to say, the issue of cumulative effect raises a series of policy and procedural questions which require clarification so that they can be properly and consistently taken into account in decision making for wind farm development. The cumulative impact applies not only to wind energy projects but all major projects in the region. There must be some assessment of the changes occurring where major industrial projects cluster. For example near Port Campbell where both gas projects and wind energy projects have clustered to significantly change the nature of the landscape from agricultural to industrial. One of the opportunities offered by this clustering is the potential to co-locate infrastructure such as pipelines, or coordinate road upgrades to share costs and benefits. This regional approach to cumulative effect should form part of the assessment process.

Co-ordination Issues during Construction There is no co-ordination proposed between each individual development, and other sectors that will be active over the next decade, such as Blue Gum harvesting or gas facility construction. Each project is a major development site, and the access to these sites often relies on the same roads as the only feasible access routes. The destruction of, the local road network during construction is an issue. It is difficult to plan for, as even if the proponents are willing to pay the cost, the Council is not able to schedule any relevant works until the project is committed. Further the source of raw materials is often unknown until within a month of work commencing therefore what routes to be used are not predictable in a reasonable timeframe. If Council and proponents develop wide sealed roads for the construction phase, then the roads will deteriorate from lack of use after this phase has been completed. The practical hindrances to construction of Wind Energy facilities aside from financial considerations are waiting times for the actual turbines, and a shortage of the required size of cranes.


Operational Issues – Connections to the Power Grid Connection to the Grid

Consideration of the means by which a connection to the grid is proposed needs to be considered. Why for example, are all power lines on the site underground and then automatically above ground off site? Why is it that a proponent has to pay for and construct the connection (which can cost millions of dollars) and then hand it over to Powercor? It is difficult to discover how and what controls the maximum capacity of lines in the grid or the number of substations that are feasible – as an example there are five proposals in Moyne Shire that intend connecting to the 550kv line, and only one appears to have permission to date. Are five substations in a 50 km section of the 550kv line feasible?

Consequently, the main issue to be resolved with wind energy projects is the connection to the Power grid. The Guidelines do not require that the off-site power lines to the grid, even if there is more than one alternative, to be considered as part of the application. Some proponents do include this as part of their application, others do not. The Guidelines require an Environmental Assessment to be made of the actual wind energy facility site, which is often heavily farmed agricultural land with minor Environmental significance, but do not include the road reserves along which the connection power lines will be placed, which is exactly where the Environmental significance impacts are located. Otherwise, further permits will be required for off-site native vegetation, Some proponents specify which grid they intend to connect to, and the route they will follow to get there; others do neither. Hence, the proposed load factors on each element of the grid are essentially an educated guess. Not having permits for the connection as part of the original application will result in further permits if constructing the power line impacts on native vegetation. Nearly all the proposed connections intend to utilize road reserves, and in so doing a conflict arises with Environmental and Biodiversity issues as a significant amount of the remnant flora and therefore fauna, is located within road reserves. The financial viability of constructing the connection line is problematic, as Powercor are apparently insisting the applicants build the connection and then hand it over to them. One applicant has informed Council that it has taken them over two years of discussions and yet they failed to obtain an agreement from Powercor.


Co-location on existing power infrastructure does not appear to be feasible due to operation and risk management reasons, e.g. the wind energy proponents do not wish to be reliant on Powercor to repair any faults in the system. The existing grid system appears to be inadequate and an unknown quantity in terms of capacity to add load to each grid, and the feasibility or otherwise of multiple substations accessing the grid. One applicant has indicated to Council the technical difficulties in the electrical engineering to connect to grids from the highly fluctuating outputs from wind energy facilities have been underestimated. More than one proposal intends to use the same grid lines, which can barely cater for one proposal and certainly not for two or more. It is possible 50 per cent of the approved projects will not proceed, and that will result in a considerable cost impact on the community. Larger proposals generally well over 100 turbines, intend to access the 500KV Power line which is controlled by NEMCO, and no evidence has been provided that this will be possible or feasible. The three (3) gas fired power stations all intend to connect to the 500kv line, as do Macarthur, Ryans Corner and Hawkesdale wind farms. The remaining wind energy facilities intend to use the web of 220kv or 66kv lines. Once off site, all connections to the grid are proposed to be above ground and all wiring on site is below ground.

Cross Feeding The State Government should assist in, if not require, companies to share substations to connect to the 500kv grid. This may well have mutual benefits as when the wind stops blowing, the peak load power stations could increase load to provide a continuous supply.

The likely future drivers of renewable energy in Victoria, particularly in the context of the carbon pollution reduction scheme and the expanded federal renewable energy target;

Carbon: the interdependence between plantation forestry, whether for pulping or as carbon credits, and the available water supply and that water supply’s linkage to food production is likely to be a ever increasing and contentious issue.

Renewable energy as such, as long as the 550kv line and the presence of gas, relatively low density of dwellings remains, there is no evidence to date that the stream of wind energy facility proposals has stopped. Moyne will shortly see


proposals of at least 80 turbines each adjacent to each other which means a continuous 25 to 30km in length. To provide strategic leadership in regard to the two points above, there should be an assessment of long term demand and infrastructure capacity and if necessary consideration of a contribution to major infrastructure upgrade for every project. The major infrastructure was provided by the Victorian public with substantial additional capacity to be shared by future users maintaining a long term approach to asset provision and management would serve the community well.

Community Issues The social and economic aspects of major projects have lasting impacts on local communities. In some instances these are very direct and pit neighbour against neighbour where one sees a financial benefit from a lease for example, and another gains no financial benefit and sees only negative impacts from vegetation removal, visual intrusion etc. The review gives the State an opportunity to attempt to address this issue which would be beneficial to the approval process for the energy projects and for community cohesiveness. The introduction of large workforces impact local communities in positive and negative ways and the ability of the approvals system to address this issue has been somewhat unsatisfactory. An audit of recent or controversial projects which are now operating would provide significant insights into a review of this nature. It could highlight whether the issues raised through the approval process eventuated, or not, and measure the real impacts rather than those modeled, assumed or estimated. We would strongly encourage the Committee to seek a review of projects as a starting point for assessing the effectiveness of the approvals process. A review of the benefits of renewable energy brought about by past projects would also help frame a context for the future assessment process.


ATTACHMENTS

Major Renewable Energy Projects in Moyne Shire

Details of Major Windfarm Projects


MOYNE SHIRE COUNCIL – WIND FARM PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS – March 2009

Wind Farm Macarthur

Morton’s Lane

Salt Creek Hawkesdale Ryan Corner Woolsthorpe Drysdale Mortlake Darlington The Sisters

Proponent AGL NewEn Australia

NewEn Australia

TME Australia

TME Australia Woolsthorpe Wind Farm Pty Ltd

Drysdale Wind Farm Pty Ltd

Acciona Energy TME Australia

The Sisters Wind Farm Pty Ltd.

Proposed Development

183 wind Turbine Facility

13-15 Wind Turbine Wind Farm (6 in Southern Grampians Shire & 8 in Moyne Shire), and associated works

13-15 Wind Turbine Wind Farm, and associated works

31 Wind Turbine Wind Farm, and associated works

68 Wind Turbine Wind Farm, and associated works

Up to 40 Wind Turbines, and associated works.

13-15 Wind Turbines and associated works

96 Wind Turbines and associated works

Up to 150 Wind Turbines, and associated works

12 Turbines and associated works.

Cost $592 million

$24.5 million

$50 million $115-$145 million

$300 million $85 million $63 million $910 million $63 million

Job Creation 300 plus during construction & approx 20 operational.

60-90 construction & 4 operational

60-90 construction & 4 operational

60 construction & 8 operational

120 construction & 8 operational

30 construction & 1-2 operational jobs

24 Construction and 2 operational

270 construction 25 permanent

420 during construction,& approx 20 operational.

24 Construction and 2 operational

Location 10km East of Macarthur

On the east and west sides of Morton’s Lane south of the Hamilton-

On the west side of the Hexham-Woorndoo Road, Woorndoo, approximately

On the Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road & Penshurst-Warrnambool Road,

On the Port Fairy-Hamilton Road, Fingerboard Road and the Shaw River, at Ryan Corner,

On the south side of the Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road, Woolsthorpe, approximately

Two separate areas off the Hopkins Highway and Woodlawn-Drysdale Road and a western

South of Mortlake, west of Terang Mortlake Road & east of Darlington Terang Road,

Between Mortlake & Darlington on each side of the Hamilton highway

East of the Sisters, either side of the Sisters Noorat Road.

Chatsworth Road, Woodhouse, approximately 36.5km north west of Mortlake and 11.5km north west of Caramut

1.5km south west of Woorndoo

Hawkesdale, approximately 2km south of Hawkesdale

approximately 12km north west of Port Fairy & 3km north east of Yambuk

3 km west of Woolsthorpe

portion of the wind farm off the north-west corner of Woodlawn-Drysdale Road and Blighs Road

north east of Castle Carey Road

Total Height of Wind Turbines

135 metres

Less than 150 metres

Less than 150 metres

121.5 metres 121.5 metres Up to 135 metres

Up to 135 metres

141m Not yet known

135m

Power Output

329.4MW 29.9MW 29.9MW 62MW 136MW 40MW 29.99MW 288MW 450MW 29.99MW

Proposed Power Grid Connection

Connection to the 500kv powerline, due south of the farm

To connect to the existing 66kv powerline along the Hamilton-Chatsworth Road

To the 66kv powerline on the Hamilton Highway (exact route yet to be confirmed)

On-site connection to existing 500kv transmission line

Possible 26km powerline to connect with the 500kv transmission line at the Hawkesdale Wind Farm or a 16km powerline to connect to the substation at the approved Macarthur Wind Farm site

18 km 66kv power line to connect with grid at Koroit substation

Proposed connection into adjacent 66kv powerline

Not yet decided. Not yet Decided.

66kv line on Sisters Noorat Road.

Responsible Authority

Minister for Planning

Moyne Shire Council & Southern Grampians

Moyne Shire Council




Moyne Shire Council



Moyne Shire Council

Shire Council

Planning application No.

20050283 PL06/303 (Moyne) & TP/150/2006 (Southern Grampians)

PL06/304 20060221 20060222 20060220 PL07/154 Not yet submitted

Not yet submitted

PL08/369

Planning Application Status

Permit issued

Permit issued.

Permit issued Permit issued 2007

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ii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trialii. Geosequestration trial

8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner8. Ryan Corner

11. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 211. Mortlake 2

6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek6. Salt Creek

14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters14. The Sisters

12. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 112. Darlington 1

10. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 110. Mortlake 14. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe4. Woolsthorpe

7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale7. Hawkesdale

9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane9. Mortons Lane

3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur3. Macarthur

2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk2. Yambuk

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b. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw Riverb. Shaw River

c. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlakec. Mortlake

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Moyne ShireEnergy Sites

MSC0090j.wor, Tanya Murphy, 11th March 2009

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

6. NewEn Australia (13, 30)

ENERGY SITE DEVELOPERS

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Gas Network

Electricity Network

5. Drysdale Wind Farm (15, 30) 4. Woolsthorpe Wind Farm (20, 40) 3. AGL (183, 329) 2. Pacific Hydro (20, 30) 1. Pacific Hydro (14, 18)

c. Origin Energy (850MW)

7. TME Australia (31, 62) 8. TME Australia (68,136)

ii. Geosequestration trial

9. NewEn Australia (13, 30)

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500kV electricity network



Seagas PipelineOrigin Pipeline

Operating

10. Acciona Energy11. Acciona Energy12. TME Australia13. TME Australia

} (150, 450)

} (100, 300)

a. AGL (250MW) b. Santos (400MW)

i. Kirkstall (Geothermal Site)

Permit

No Permit

Power Stations

Other

Windfarms (No. Turbines, Capacity MW)

(Capacity)

Wind Monitoring Mast

14. The Sisters (12, 29.9)

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