This mega wind factory was always going to be an eyesore for Illawarra. It’s the first in the world to be proposed on such a huge scale so close to a major residential area. It’s also a major recognised whale migration path and scientists are still studying the negative effects of offshore wind turbines.
Quite rightly, the residents are concerned about the future of their pristine coastline and marine life for a project owned by foreign interests.
These are official government illustrations of what a proposed off-shore wind facility, or minefield, would look like off the coast of Illawarra, NSW.
Freedom of Information (FOI) documents reveal the government department even added haze to the turbines in the original photos (these photos have had contrast added to account for this effect).
The Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water called local concerns about the visual effects “misinformation”.
Looking at the government’s official illustrations, those concerns seem valid to me.
Dr Neryhl East Speaking with Chris O’Keefe: