Community comment invited on Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm
Pacific Hydro's Planning Application
for the Carmody's Hill Wind Farm will be on public display for
three weeks from Wednesday November 26th to December 18th and
community comment is invited.
Pacific Hydro communications manager
Emily Wood said that the communities of Georgetown, Gulnare and
Gladstone had played a key role in encouraging the Company to
seek a planning permit. "The display period provides an opportunity
for the community to put their views about the project in writing
to the Northern Areas Council ", she said.
The site for the Carmody's Hill Wind
Farm is located along a ridgeline approximately 7km east of
Georgetown. The wind farm runs along the ridgeline south from the
Bundaleer Forest to Mt Misery.
Pacific Hydro's Planning Application
seeks approval for a maximum of 70 turbines with capacity of up to
175MW. At this size the wind farm would provide enough zero
emission electricity to power the equivalent of 70,000 homes
annually, abating up to 540,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas.
The name 'Carmody's Hill' was selected
by the local communities surrounding the site and refers to a Hill
along the ridgeline. The Hill was named after the Carmody Family
who were the original settlers in the area.
In memoirs recently provided to Pacific
Hydro it is revealed that wind power has a history in the area
going back to early 1900s.
"We were very excited to speak with a
descendent of the original Carmody settlers who generously shared
with us their family history and expressed their happiness about
the wind farm's name. As it turns out the family's farmhouse was
originally powered by wind energy so we are very pleased to be
honouring the family and their history in this way", added Ms
Wood.
The Council will be commencing the
Statutory Notification Period on December 3rd and representations
should be made to the Council by December 18th 2008.
The application will be on display at
the Northern Areas Council Office in Jamestown, the Gladstone
Discovery Centre, the Gulnare Post Office, the Georgetown General
Store and The Old Hotel at Yacka.
Community Relations Coordinator Holly
Marsh and Environmental Planning Manager Jilly Adams will be
available on Wednesday December 3 at Yacka from10am -12noon,
Gulnare from 12:30 to -2:30pm, Georgetown from 3-5pm and then on
Thursday December 4th at Gladstone from 10-12midday and Jamestown
from 1-3pm to assist with any queries.
Development Application display details
The Carmody's Hill Wind Farm Planning
Application will be on display from Wednesday November 26th until
December 18th at the following locations during normal office
hours:
Gulnare
Post Office
Gulnare Spalding Road
Gulnare
Georgetown
Georgetown General Store
Main North Road
Georgetown
Gladstone
Discovery Centre
14 Gladstone Street
Gladstone
Yacka
The Old Hotel
8 Hawker Street
Yacka
Jamestown
Northern Areas Council Offices
Ayr Street
Jamestown
Pacific Hydro staff will be available
to answer questions about the application and explain how to make a
submission on the following days.
Wednesday 3rd Dec
-
Yacka 10am -12noon
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Gulnare 12.30 - 2.30
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Georgetown 3.00-5pm
Thursday 4th Dec
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Gladstone 10-12
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Jamestown 1pm-3pm
Copies of the application will be
available for viewing during these sessions and summaries will be
available to take away.
How to have your say about the Carmody's Hill Wind Farm
Write a submission to the Northern
Areas Council - PO Box 120, 94 Ayr St, Jamestown SA 5491.
Submissions should be made by December 18th, 2008.