Useful resources for the community and landowners.
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Latest releases
- 2022 Annual Report - 31 March 2023
- Electricity Transmission Lines - Bushfire Management and Community Safety - Energy Safe Victoria, Government of Victoria, March 2023
- Considerations for Landholders before entering into Commercial Agreements - 19 January 2023
- Presentation to Energy Ministers' Meeting – 28 October 2022
Energy infrastructure, safety and emergency management
There are a number of resources which provides guidance around the management of bushfires around wind farms:
- Electricity Transmission Lines – Bushfire Management and Community Safety – Energy Safe Victoria, Government of Victoria, March 20233
- Design Guidelines and Model Requirements - Renewable Energy Facilities – Country Fire Authority, CFA Victoria, March 2021
- Wind Farms and Bushfire Operations - Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council, Oct 2018
- Guidelines for wind farms - South Australian Country Fire Service, Government of South Australia, March 2016
- Understanding aerial firefighting - South Australian Country Fire Service, Government of South Australia
- Managing the Risk to Aviation Safety of Wind Turbine Installations - National Airports Safeguarding Framework, Department of Infrastructure, Government of Australia, 2012
Health
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) have both provided statements relating to wind farms and human health.
The NHMRC is also funding the following research projects:
- Multidimensional assessment of the health Impacts of infrasound: Two randomised controlled trials, managed by the University of New South Wales. For further information on this study, visit the Wind Farm Study website.
- The Health Effects of 72 Hours of Simulated Wind Turbine Infrasound: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Study in Noise-Sensitive, Healthy Adults. For further information on this study, visit Environmental Health Perspectives website.
- Establishing the physiological and sleep disruption characteristics of wind farm versus traffic noise disturbances in sleep, managed by The Flinders University of South Australia. For further information on this study, visit the Wind Farm Noise Study information sheet or this article about Wind farm noise and sleep disruption.
The International Finance Corporation has also published Guidelines that relate to wind farms and human health.
- Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Wind Energy - World Bank Group, 2015
In November 2018, the World Health Organization published Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region (see pages 77-86 in relation to wind turbine noise):
Independent Scientific Committee on Wind Turbines
- Further information on the Committee
- Independent Scientific Committee on Wind Turbines annual reports
- John Davy, Kym Burgemeister, David Hillman. Applied Acoustics. 2018. Wind turbine sound limits: Current status and recommendations based on mitigating noise annoyance
- John Davy, Kym Burgemeister, David Hillman, Simon Carlile. Trends in Hearing. 2018. A Review of the Possible Perceptual and Physiological Effects of Wind Turbine Noise
Resources for landowners
- Considerations for Landholders before entering into Commercial Agreements
- Renewable Energy Landholder Guide - Commissioned by NSW Farmers' Association, Sydney, GHD Pty Ltd. 2019
- Landholder benchmark compensation rates: Gas exploration and production in NSW. Energy - Final Report - Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal, Sydney, November 2015
Publications
Reports
- 2022 Annual Report - 31 March 2023
- 2021 Annual Report - 31 March 2022
- 2020 Annual Report - 31 March 2021
- 2019 Annual Report - 31 March 2020
- 2018 Annual Report - 31 March 2019
- 2017 Annual Report - 31 March 2018
- 2016 Annual Report - 31 March 2017
Policies
Forms
Senate Estimates
- Opening Statement to Senate Estimates Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - 23 May 2023
- Opening Statement to Senate Estimates Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - 7 November 2022
- Opening Statement to Senate Estimates Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - 25 May 2021
- Opening Statement to Senate Estimates Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - 20 October 2020
- Opening Statement to Senate Estimates Environment and Communications Legislation Committee - April 2019
Presentations
- Presentation to Energy Ministers' Meeting – 28 October 2022
- National Renewables in Agriculture REZ Landholder Seminar - 1 October 2021
- Moyne Shire Council Workshop - 7 July 2020
- Commissioner's Updates - July 2018
- Community Consultative Committee Presentation - 13 December 2017
- All-Energy Australia Conference Presentation - 11 October 2017
- Hawkesdale Community Meeting Presentation - 22 September 2017
- Presentation to the Australian Clean Energy Summit - 19 July 2017
- Presentation to COAG Energy Council - 14 December 2016
- Best Practice Community Engagement - Some Observations