Victorian beach community battles global company's offshore turbines

Victorian beach community battles global company's offshore turbines

A tiny coastal community in Victoria's east is battling an international wind energy giant that wants to build 60 to 70 turbines in the ocean 10 kilometres from shore.

Seaspray beach residents push back on wind farm turbines 10km from shore

A tiny coastal community in Victoria’s east is battling an international wind energy giant that wants to build towering turbines in the ocean 10 kilometres from shore. Almost 400 people attended a protest meeting last month to register their concerns about the Blue Mackerel proposal for Seaspray, along the Ninety Mile Beach. With its old-school shop, surf life saving club and caravan park, Seaspray could be mistaken for a sleepy coastal hollow. …