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Waubra community starts new chapter, reclaims town’s name
November 01, 2013
The community of the small farming town of Waubra in Western Victoria took an important step forward today and sent off a petition with 316 signatures to the anti-wind campaigning organisation, the Waubra Foundation,...
Read MoreWaubra community demands apology
October 23, 2013
The Victorian Wind Alliance has called on the Waubra Foundation to immediately change its name to avoid further denigration of an entire community by associating them with a disease that does not exist.
Read MoreAll for jobs in Portland
September 19, 2013
Portland-region VicWind supporters and members rallied to boost the morale of the local wind sector at a meeting in the town on Tuesday. Twenty small businesspeople, wind workers, renewable energy advocates, environmentalists and trainers...
Read MoreWaubra Speaks Up
September 18, 2013
The video series Waubra: The Way The Wind Blows was a way for the residents of Waubra to have their say on wind energy. In these videos you will meet some of these down-to-earth...
Read MoreVicWind members get the lowdown on health and planning
August 22, 2013
Monday 12th August Around 25 VicWind members gathered in Ballarat to hear the latest research on wind farm planning and health issues from experts in the field. Farmers from wind districts around Ballarat, wind...
Read More20 year wind career in the balance
June 04, 2013
Few people have been involved with the construction of Australian wind farms as long as Daryl O’Flaherty. Daryl’s an oversized pilot, by which I don’t mean he’s spent too long flying planes and drinking...
Read MoreA job worth keeping
May 09, 2013
JASON “Grub” Bannam loves his job. Working as a welder on massive wind towers has taught the former postie many things, and he enjoys the camaraderie of his workplace, too. But he worries that...
Read MoreVic Health gives wind farms a clean bill of health
May 08, 2013
A new Victorian Department of Health review gives wind farms the tick of approval when it comes to public health. The Department of Health review investigated the potential for infrasound to adversely affect human health. The...
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