Gippsland Water is seeking community feedback on the prospect of a wind farm in Dutson Downs, Victoria.

Gippsland Water is trying to save operating costs without considering the environmental costs to flora and fauna, or the well-being of local residents and custodians.

Concerns raised include:

• Impacts to the local flora and fauna
• Property values decreasing
• Noise pollution. A Flinders University report states that the sound can be heard almost 9km away. Report link below.
• Effects of Infrasound
• Wind Turbines cannot be recycled
• Wind Turbines and transmission lines can catch fire and is located in a bushfire prone area is of serious concern
• Dutson Downs is located extremely close to wildlife reserves, they include Dowd Morass Wildlife Reserve, Heart Morass Wildlife Reserve, and Lake Coleman West Wildlife Reserve.
• Impacts to Indigenous customs and values
• Affect to the beautiful scenery
• Affect on tourism and hospitality
• Affect on local businesses
• Affect on local residents and our current lifestyle.
• Potential overseas investors owning or taking control of the Wind Farm.
• The cost of construction and installation.
• The cost of the production of the materials required for construction.
• The cost of demolition and disposal leaving slabs of 2 metre thick concrete the size of house blocks all over the country. 
• The cost of the kilometres of transmission lines and towers required to connect the turbines to the existing power grid.
• Would consumers ever see downward pressure on their bills, and when would that be?

Some reports and information to help you decide:

• Wind farm noise recorded almost 9km away by Flinders University newsdesk.
• Wind Turbine Failures Becoming More Frequent, Wind Power Costs Rise as Wildlife Affected Negatively by Epoch Times | Naveen Athrappully | January 24, 2023
• Wind Energy, Climate and Health: Evidence for the Impacts of Wind Generated Energy in Australia (Dec 2014) by Jeremy Moss, Alicia Coram, Grant Blashki
• The Case Against Windfarms - Parliament of Australia
• Wind Energy in NSW: Myths and Facts - NSW Government
• Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy - U.S.A Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (Wind Energy Technologies Office)

• The Wind Turbine Fire Problem, By the Numbers, February 12, 2019 | By Firetrace International

• Wind Farms and Bushfire Operations,  2018 by Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Limited

• Tarago fires: Birds on [wind farm] transmission line sparks spark bushfires

• Wind Power Setting the World on Fire: Infigen Sparks Devastating NSW Bushfire, January 25, 2017 by stopthesethings

Join us in voicing our concerns and stopping this from happening in our backyard.