PROTECTING landholders who live near wind farms but receive no direct benefit from them will be among priorities for NSW Farmers in its submission to the State government on wind farms.
The State’s peak farmer body has welcomed draft guidelines on wind farms released by the government in late December and will take its own draft policy to an executive council meeting next month.
NSW Farmers president Fiona Simson said while a review of issues was welcome, clarity was needed.
Companies such as Origin – which has a big stake in NSW wind farms having purchased projects including Cullerin Range, Conroy’s Gap, Yass Valley and Snowy Plains from Epuron – want consistency, certainty and clearly defined protocols, along with effective stakeholder management.
And that’s exactly what NSW Farmers is seeking.
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