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Central Coast Council Mayor Cheryl Fuller boldly fights back against REZ in Central north Tasmania

 

The above letter was sent to Nick Duigan, the Minister for Energy & Renewables and Parks & Environment ( a conflict of interest, if ever these was one), on 1st July 2024 by the Mayor of Central Coast Council, Cheryl Fuller. This followed feedback from the Central Coast community expressing growing concerns over the wind turbine development proposed for the area.
 
Please note point 4:
"Members of our community in properties neighbouring the proposed REZ have expressed their concerns regarding the impact of turbines on human health and wellbeing. As a key role of local government in Tasmania is to provide for the health, safety and welfare of our communities, we advocate strongly for the REZ to avoid close proximity to all residential areas." 

In a bold move, Mayor Fuller acknowledges that there are harmful impacts of such a development upon human health, productivity of food growing land areas and wildlife.

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If you live in other nearby councils, I encourage you to email them and demand they also make such a submission to the minister. Here are the relevant email details. (thanks to AG for these).

Burnie
tbrumby@burnie.tas.gov.au, gsimpson@burnie.tas.gov.au, taitken@burnie.tas.gov.au, jgrave@burnie.tas.gov.au, clynch@burnie.tas.gov.au, akeygan@burnie.tas.gov.au, dpease@burnie.tas.gov.au, kdorsey@burnie.tas.gov.au, skons@burnie.tas.gov.au

Waratah-Wynyard
Mayor.mduniam@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.cedwards@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.gbramich@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.lraw@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.acourtney@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.khyland@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.droberts@warwyn.tas.gov.au, cr.mjohnstone@warwyn.tas.gov.au

Kentish
kate.haberle@kentish.tas.gov.au, penny.lane@kentish.tas.gov.au, rodney.blenkhorn@kentish.tas.gov.au, linda.cassidy@kentish.tas.gov.au, simone.haigh@kentish.tas.gov.au, phillip.richards@kentish.tas.gov.au, phil.dickinson@kentish.tas.gov.au, terry.hughes@kentish.tas.gov.au, don.thwaites@kentish.tas.gov.au

 



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