The Conservation Centre, 120 Wakefield St, City
South Australia is poised on the edge of a wind farm expansion. Proposals for around 35 sites are being developed for SA, including at Yorke Peninsula, Fleurieu Peninsula and the South East.
Windfarms provide an important opportunity for SA to increase its renewable energy resources currently more than 98% of SAs energy comes from non-renewable fossil fuel sources which has major greenhouse and pollution implications.
Equally, there are important issues to be considered in windfarm siting, including visual impact, bird strike, impact on native vegetation, noise.
With the expected rush of windfarm applications expected in the next six months, the State Government is reviewing the Planning requirements associated with windfarms, via a Plan Amendment Report.
All these issues will be considered, with a panel of expert speakers from community, government and industry, at the Conservation Councils Public Forum this Tuesday 8 October, 7pm at 120 Wakefield St, Adelaide.
The speakers will include:-- Mark Parnell, Solicitor with the Environmental Defenders Office
- Dr Andrew Scott, SA Government (Infrastructure SA)
- Terry Teoh, Pacific Hydro (windfarm developer)
- Mark Marziale, National Trust
- Simon Rothwell and Serge Doublet, the Real Friends of Mt Lofty Ranges
Comment:
Michelle Grady, CCSA Executive Officer
0417 879 439
Mark Parnell, Environmental Defenders Office 8278 6101
