Rural wind farms

This Inquiry was established on 25 June 2009, to inquire into, and report on, the social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of rural wind farms. This Inquiry was self referred. The Committee invites public participation in the inquiry process. The Committee is no longer accepting submissions. The Committe held a number of public hearings, including in Sydney, Goulburn and Tamworth. The Committee tabled its report on 16 December 2009.

Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 23 February 2010 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 2 June 2010 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 9 June 2010

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This inquiry was self-referred on 25 June 2009.
Minutes No 24, Item 4 page 1

Terms of reference

Date	Milestone
25 Jun 2009	Self-referred
21 Aug 2009	Submissions closed
11 Sep 2009	Hearing - Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
01 Oct 2009	Hearing - Trapper's Conference Centre, Goulburn, Sydney
16 Oct 2009	Hearing - Guy Kable Room, Sydney
02 Nov 2009	Hearing - Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
09 Nov 2009	Hearing - Waratah Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
16 Dec 2009	Final Report
16 Jun 2010	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Mr Paul Tosti
No. 2 Mr William Hoorweg
No. 3 Ms Rowena Weir
No. 4 Australian Landscape Guardians Inc.
No. 5 Ms Helen White
No. 6 Mt Spring Association
No. 7 Dr Ben Ewald
No. 8 Mr Peter Smith
No. 9 Ms Donna Von-Stanke
No. 10 Ms Carmelle Lymbery
No. 11 Ms Tracey Hall
No. 12 Mr Barry Hall
No. 13 Mr & Mrs Stuart & Heather Carter
No. 14 Mr & Ms Warwick & Sandy Marshall
No. 15 Mr & Mrs Jim & Noreen Marshall
No. 15a Mr Jim and Mrs Norren Marshall
No. 15b Mr Jim and Mrs Noreen Marshall
No. 15c Mr Jim and Mrs Noreen Marshall
No. 15d Mr Jim and Mrs Noreen Marshall
No. 16 Ms Julianne Frost
No. 17 Mr Jamie Buck
No. 18 Mr Gordon Halliday
No. 19 Glen Innes Severn Council
No. 20 Mr Julle Bierling
No. 21 Dr Ian McCausland
No. 22 Snowy River Shire Council
No. 23 Mr Douglas Arnott
No. 24 Mr Graham Laurie
No. 25 Mrs Janine Hannan
No. 26 Ms Beverley Atkinson
No. 27 Mr David Page
No. 28 Mrs Dianne Douch
No. 29 Mr and Mrs Kevin and Ellen Williams
No. 30 Mr Arthur and Christine Haylock
No. 31 Mrs Barbara Whitten
No. 32 Upper Hunter Landscape Guardians Inc
No. 33 Mr John Mendl
No. 34 Ms Julie Gray
No. 35 Ms Fiona Taylor
No. 36 Mr and Mrs John and Niki Zubrzycki
No. 36a Mr John and Mrs Niki Zubrzycki
No. 37 Mrs Susan Brann
No. 38 Mr Keith Thompson
No. 38a Mr Keith Thompson
No. 38b Mr Keith Thompson
No. 38c Mr Keith Thompson
No. 38d Mr Keith Thompson
No. 39 Mr Leigh Prentice
No. 40 Phil Blore
No. 41 Upper Lachlan Shire Council
No. 42 Mr Ben van der Wijngaart
No. 43 Mr Alan Gillespie-Jones
No. 44 Mr Michael Inkster
No. 45 Dr John Formby
No. 46 Name suppressed
No. 47 Mr Keith Kerridge
No. 48 Mr Christian Downie
No. 49 Mr Humphrey and Mrs Jennifer Price-Jones
No. 50 Woodstock Partnership
No. 51 Mr John McGrath
No. 52 G Lawrence & Son
No. 53 Molonglo Landscape Guardians Inc
No. 54 Origin Energy
No. 55 Clean Energy Council
No. 56 Upper Hunter Shire Council
No. 56a Upper Hunter Shire Council
No. 57 Future Energy Pty Ltd
No. 58 Mr Howard Charles
No. 59 New England Strategic Alliance of Councils
No. 60 Acciona Energy Oceania Pty Ltd
No. 61 Mr Geoff Putland & Christine Thompson
No. 62 Ms Anne Davis
No. 63 Ms Margaret Lynn
No. 64 Ms Beth White
No. 65 Mr Paul Miskelly
No. 66 Bathurst Community Climate Action Network
No. 67 Wind Prospects CWP Pty Ltd
No. 67a Wind Prospect CWP Pty Ltd
No. 68 Mr Dennis Workman
No. 69 Mr Peter Sherwin and Mrs Rosemary Noakes-Sherwin
No. 70 Marubeni Australia Ltd
No. 71 Dr Ashley Peake
No. 72 Ms Ruth Corrigan
No. 72a Mrs Ruth Corrigan
No. 73 Ms Shirley Watson
No. 74 Glen Innes Landscape Guardians (GILG)
No. 75 Country Energy
No. 76 Superair Australia Lonoaks Pty Ltd
No. 77 Mrs Elizabeth Litchfield
No. 78 Suzlon Energy Australia
No. 79 Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia Ltd
No. 80 Ms Martha Grahame
No. 81 Dr David Burraston and Ms Sarah Last
No. 81a Dr David Burraston and Ms Sarah Last
No. 82 Mr Phillip and Mrs Mary Anne Evans
No. 83 Oberon Council
No. 84 Taralga Landscape Guardians
No. 85 Mr James William Litchfield
No. 86 Mr D W and Mrs K G Smith
No. 87 Eco Energy Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd
No. 88 Mr Paul and Mrs Sue Adams
No. 89 Pamada
No. 90 Transgrid
No. 91 Epuron Pty Ltd
No. 92 Mr Paul Scherek
No. 93 ngh environmental
No. 94 Mr Philip Tilden
No. 95 Senergy Econnect Australia
No. 96 Ms Michaela Samman
No. 97 Friends Of Renewable Energy
No. 98 Sydney & Northern NSW Branch of the Australian Garden History Society
No. 99 Parkesbourne/Mummel Landscape Guardians
No. 100 Planning Institute of Australia NSW Division
No. 101 Infigen Energy
No. 102 Green Bean Design
No. 103 Vestas Wind Systems A/S
No. 104 New South Wales Government
No. 105 Ms Vanessa D'Emanuele
No. 106 Pacific Hydro
No. 107 Nature Conservation Council of NSW
No. 108 Mr George McLaughlin AM
No. 108a Mr George McLaughlin
No. 108b Mr George McLaughlin
No. 109 Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc. Inc.
No. 111 Mr Colin Dooley and Mr John Carter
No. 115 Mr Richard Tanner
No. 116 Dr Mark Diesendorf
No. 117 Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
No. 118 Griffith School of Environment and, Centre for Governance and Public Policy

Date	Venue Details
11/09/2009	Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
01/10/2009	Trapper's Conference Centre, Goulburn, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
16/10/2009	Guy Kable Room, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
02/11/2009	Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
09/11/2009	Waratah Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
Government response - Report No 31 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Rural wind farms	16/06/2010
Report No 31 - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Rural wind farms	16/12/2009	16/06/2010
091512 Media release - Final report	16/12/2009

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2009-10-12	12/10/2009	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Tamwoth Media Release
2009-09-28	28/09/2009	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Media release: Goulburn hearing
2009-06-26	26/06/2009	Media Release	Committee Document - General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 - Media release

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