George Town Council voted to approve an application from Low Head Wind Farm for 10 new wind turbines at its February meeting on Wednesday.
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A transmission corridor will be built to transmit energy from the wind turbines to the George Town Substation located at Bell Bay.
The turbines will be located between Low Head and Beechford, with six properties to be “impacted”, according to council documents.
The properties are located in Low Head, Bell Bay and George Town.
The council voted in favour of the motion on a five-two vote.
Meanwhile, the council deferred its decision on whether to sell the George Town airport to the March council meeting
In 2008 the council first voted to sell the airport for $360,000, however the council still has the land on its books.
Stefan Boscia
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
Stefan came to The Examiner after working as a copywriter at a digital media firm in Melbourne and interning at The Conversation. He is enthusiastic about reporting on business, local government and environmental issues. When he is not chained to his work desk, Stefan enjoys getting brunch, reading Saul Bellow novels and watching Carlton games.
