#353
30 Year Resident of Busselton
2 Mar 2024

Published name

30 Year Resident of Busselton

Confirm that you have read and understand this declaration.

Yes

Can you see any benefits or opportunities related to the environment for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

No

Do you have any concerns related to the environment for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

Yes

Please list and provide a brief explanation about your key concerns.

Visual pollution
Marine pollution
Navigational pollution
Noise pollution
Maintenance pollution
Recycle pollution

Do you have any concerns related to visual amenity for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

Yes

Please explain why?  

The Geographe Bay region is a tourism hot spot, known for its clean, untouched, open and uninterrupted spaces, beaches and oceans. These wind turbines will create from both the shoreline and on the water a visual blight on our environment. Once this infrastructure is built our pristine environment will be lost forever !

Can you see any benefit or opportunities related to visual amenity for offshore wind development in this proposed area?

No

Can you see any benefits or opportunities related to the community and onshore transmission for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

No

Do you have any concerns related to the community and onshore transmission for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

Yes

Please list and provide a brief explanation about your key concerns.  

The Geographe Bay region is a tourism hot spot, known for its clean, untouched, open and uninterrupted spaces, beaches and oceans. These wind turbines will create from both the shoreline and on the water a visual blight on our environment. Once this infrastructure is built our pristine environment will be lost forever, severely impacting on our brand and devastating our tourism worth.

Can you see any benefits or opportunities related to fishing for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

No

Do you have any concerns related to fishing for offshore renewable energy development in this proposed area?

Yes

Please list and provide a brief explanation about your key concerns.  

Not enough is known regarding the impacts of noise, vibration and electromagnetic energy produced from wind turbines and what affect they might have on our marine life; including the known migration route/zone for whales in the area proposed for a wind farm within the Geographe Bay location.

Can you see any other benefits or opportunities for offshore wind energy development in this proposed area?

No

Do you have any other concerns for offshore wind energy development in this proposed area?

Yes

Please list and provide a brief explanation about your key concerns.  

Once installed, this infrastructure will need maintenance and rehabilitation works for in perpetuity (that is; FOREVER !) - the impact alone this will have from both a monetary and environmental pollution perspective is simply madness !

Do you want to upload a written submission and/or any supporting files?

No