Silverton Wind FarmCommunity Consultative Committee Meeting | 23 October 2014

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1. Welcome

Confirmation of March meeting minutes

Review previous meeting actions

2. Minister Kevin Humphries

3. AGL’s power development changes

4. Silverton Village Committee AGL meeting

5. Project status update

6. Department of Planning NSW community consultation changes

7. Other business

8. Next meeting and close

Agenda

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1. Review previous meeting actions

Action item CCCMeeting

Status Who

1 On behalf of CCC members, to remind media representatives about the protocols for interviewing and quoting CCC members when speaking to the media

October 2013

Ongoing KE

2 AGL to provide an answer about the 6 km turbine setback at the next meeting

February 2014

Open NC

4 AGL to provide an answer on the following question:If there are road closures during construction and people need to use the road, will motorists be fined?

February 2014

Open NC

5 AGL to send out hardcopies of the TMP when it becomes available

February2014

Open HO

6 AGL to look into court cases relating to property values and wind farms

February 2014

Closed HO

7 AGL to investigate a new species of lizards noted in the area and whether or not this affects the project

February 2014

Open NC

8 AGL to pass on contact details to PP for letter to AGL from Silverton Village Committee

February Closed HO

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Turbine setbacks

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2. Minister Kevin Humphries

› Address

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3. AGL’s power development changes

› AGL has dissolved it’s power development team

› A new AGL Project Management Office has been established

› Scott Thomas is now General Manager for the transitioning of AGL Macquarie (NSW) power plant

› Mark Stephens is the Head of the Project Management Office reporting to Doug Jackson, Chief Operating Officer

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74. AGL’s meeting with Silverton Village Committee

› RET status

› Turbine setback request

› Areas of Silverton that could benefit from the wind farm; community fund, increased visitor numbers and tourism opportunities, reservoir, solar packages

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85. Modification of Minister’s Approval - project extension

› Condition 2.2A states:

› ‘Prior to the construction of turbines, the Proponent shall submit a plan of the final turbine number and layout for the approval of the Director-General. The plan must be developed in consultation with Trade & Investment –Crown Lands, leaseholders and the CCC. The plan must include photomontages and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director-General how the visual impacts have been reduced, including by maximising the distance from dwellings, tourist development and other sensitive receivers.’

https://majorprojects.affinitylive.com/public/e3a805a1eef4724dbdf483edebe445a8/14.04.11_Signed_Mod%201%20Project%20Approval.pdf

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5. Project status update

› RET update

› Traffic Management Plan

› Bypass road

› Rock and sand quarries

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106. Department of Planning NSW wind farm assessment changes (15 September 2014)

› Wind farm development applications will now automatically be referred to an panel of independent experts for determination – Planning Assessment Commission

› Considered a more open and transparent process, to avoid the possibility of proponents appointing members to CCCs who may have an undue bias

› Aims to ensure independence

› Gives control to communities, maximising their opportunity to participate

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7. Other business

› Questions from group and observers?

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8. Next meeting and close

› Next meeting:

› Date

› Time

› Location

› Frequency

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