Flyer’s Creek Wind FarmBest practice, and better practice

Ketan Joshi, Research and Communications Officer16th of June, 2014

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• Overview• What we did well• What we can do better

Presenter: Ketan Joshi Research and Communications Officer

+61 2 8031 9941Ketan.joshi@infigenenergy.com

Agenda

Anger, Emotion, Outrage

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My first published article explored how a mix of myth and emotion can derail discourse

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2012/anti-wind-turbine-syndrome-we-need-to-clear-the-air-95349

Flyer’s Creek Wind Farm

4http://www.blayneychronicle.com.au/story/1087917/shires-wind-powered-future/

The proposal first began in 2008, and now incorporates community ownership / engagement mechanisms

Initial Consultation

5Via Infigen Senior Develop Manager Jonathan Upson

• Two farmers approached Infigen Energy

• Infigen visited the site, saw more landowners, and met the Blayney Shire Council CEO on our first trip to the site

• Preliminary feasibility studies were promising

• Negotiations proceeded with 15 Landowners with regards to formal 30+ year lease agreements

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Project Announced

Community Information Days

EA + Planning lodged

Draft Planning Guidelines Released

Community Information Days

6Development Manager Frank Boland at a Community Consultation meeting for Flyer’s Creek, 2010. Source: Provided

Community Consultation Meetings held to determine feedback from locals on the development

Community Consultation Committee (CCC)

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Report on the Community Consultation Committee Process Flyers Creek Wind Farm – Blayney NSW available at :www.infigenenergy.com/Media/docs/Report-on-the-Community-Consultation-Committee-Process---Flyers-Creek-6162f673-cc42-4d6c-8302-4b6a804ab89a-0.pdf

“The CCC has provided an opportunity for open discussion and information flow about the proposal and its progress. Because of the involvement of observers in the meeting, this has extended beyond CCC members. This has allowed for an extensive range of views to be put forward”.- Quote from CCC Annual Report, 2013

Central NSW Renewable Energy Cooperative (CENREC)

8http://www.cenrec.com.au/us/cenrec-board/

CENREC’s founding board members, appointed 17 October 2012

CENREC is a community co-operative aimed at raising funds to purchase one of the wind turbines at Flyer’s Creek

Start Community Engagement Early

9http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-21/windfarm-reaction/5335740

A media article about changes to the wind farm approval process (and many other pieces of media coverage) focused on entrenched opponents of the project.

Pre-empt Misinformation

10http://etwasluft.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/anecdotal-evidence.html

Countering misinformation before it’s spread can disarm misinformers

Pre-empt Misinformation

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National Health and Medical Research Council (2010, 2014)

Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants (2013)

Victorian Department of Health (2013)

NSW Health (2013)

Worksafe Victoria (2013)

Doctors for the Environment Australia (2011)

South Australian Environmental Protection Agency (2013)

Australian Medical Association (2014)

Australian health authorities offer better medical advice than anti-wind activist groups

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