Category: Victim impact statements (video)

Victims: Noel and Janine Dean

STT would like to introduce to Noel Dean and his wife Janine. Noel and his family farmed prime agricultural land, with significant irrigation infrastructure, located near the turbines of the Waubra wind farm in Victoria. He can't live with the pain of the noise emitted from the turbines and has moved away, at great expense, … Continue reading Victims: Noel and Janine Dean

Victims: Carl and Sam Stepnell

STT would like you to meet Carl and Samantha Stepnell, who have long since left their home, which was 900m from the turbines at the Waubra Wind Farm. They have moved a 30 minute drive away for the sake of their health and sanity. Samantha was severely affected, as soon as the turbines started - … Continue reading Victims: Carl and Sam Stepnell

Victim: Colin Schaefer

STT would like you to meet Colin Schaefer, who lives 8 km from the Waterloo turbines in the mid-North of South Australia. You may have already come across Colin in an earlier post when he was on the Sunrise Report. Initially, Colin was as strong advocate for the turbines, even helping in their construction, but … Continue reading Victim: Colin Schaefer

Victim: Ruth Corrigan

STT would like to introduce you to Ruth Corrigan who would like there to be no more wind farms built, in anyone's backyard, until the medical studies have been done to find out why they are affecting some people so badly. Ruth lives near the Capital wind farm in New South Wales and is upset … Continue reading Victim: Ruth Corrigan

Victims: Robyn and Glen Brew

STT would like to introduce you to Robyn and Glen Brew who run an organic farm at Evansford near the Waubra Wind Farm in Victoria. Depending where they are on their property, they can see 10-20 turbines. In this first video interview (5.35) they have generously shared their personal stories of how the turbines have … Continue reading Victims: Robyn and Glen Brew

Victim: Colin Dooley of Crookwell

STT would like to introduce you to Colin Dooley of Crookwell, NSW. Col farms near the Crookwell 1 wind farm, comprising 8 turbines, clustered on one of the boundaries.  The Crookwell 2 and 3 wind farms have also been approved.  When they go ahead his family farm, Elm Grove, will be surrounded on all 4 … Continue reading Victim: Colin Dooley of Crookwell

Victims: John and Anne Carter

STT would like to introduce John and Anne Carter, who have lived next to the Crookwell wind farm in NSW since it began operation in 1998. Although these cattle farmers are not troubled by audible noise as their other neighbours are, they are impacted by infrasound - Anne in particular as well as their animals. … Continue reading Victims: John and Anne Carter

Victims: Brian and Joanne Kermond

STT would like you to meet Brian and Joanne Kermond who live near Pacific Hydro's Cape Bridgewater turbines in Victoria. Although Brian was involved in the construction of the turbines, he became very ill when the rotors began turning with a sea-sickness-like dizziness. Joanne describes their symptoms - headache, nausea, sleeplessness, irritability, lack of concentration, … Continue reading Victims: Brian and Joanne Kermond

Victims: Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson

STT would like to introduce you to Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson who live near Pacific Hydro's Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm, or Industrial Wind Factory as Rikki prefers to call it. It was only when they went and returned holidays that they realised that their annoying symptoms were related to being at their home. They … Continue reading Victims: Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson

Bad things happen when …

Note the recipients of the email below. With several exceptions (ie Madigan, Xenophon, Ramsey, Schultz, Kelly, Tehan, Joyce) many of these people continue to do nothing.  The Project reported on Jan Hetherington late last year. That report is at the end of this post. From: janet hetherington Sent: Tuesday, 26 March 2013 1:45 AM To: … Continue reading Bad things happen when …