I went out to the township of Waubra, home to one of Victoria’s biggest wind farms, to determine whether there was any basis to the negative claims against wind farms. Regarding noise: it was not audible until I was less than 50 metres away from the turbine. As you can hear from the recording, my own voice and the background noise interfering with the camera was clearly louder than the turbine itself. Cows and sheep in the distance made more noise. Regarding shadow flicker: at this time of the day, it was clearly not substantial, let alone anything which could be constituted as interfering with visual and residential amenity. Regarding visual amenity: while they are massive and distinct from a far distance, they are clearly less aesthetically abrasive than any mobile phone tower, transmission line, etc etc. I came to Waubra with an open mind, keen to appreciate the grievances levelled against wind farms. Instead, I left completely unconvinced of these arguments and unable to comprehend the ‘logic’ underlining them. I suggest everyone go there with an open mind and see for yourself. I was told by government sources Waubra had been ‘torn apart’ by the issue, and on the other hand, told by energy industry sources that there was a great degree of community acceptance. Truth is, after to speaking to many townsfolk, in their own words, it was roughly 4 out of every 5 people who didn’t see a problem with the turbines, and there seemed to be a great deal of enthusiasm for the …