Warrnambool Standard
Saturday 15/12/2007 Page: 10
WIND turbines planned for near Port Fairy could be fitted with lights after a safety request from Australia's aviation authority. The safety measure was suggested last month by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority only days before an independent panel report regarding the 68-turbine development was expected to given to the Victorian Government for consideration. The wind development spans 3600ha of farmland bounded by the Port Fairy-Hamilton Road, Fingerboard Road and the Shaw River.
Strobe lights on the towers would point skyward to improve the wind farm's visibility for pilots approaching Warrnambool airport. The Australia project manager Adam Proctor this week said it was disappointing a decision on the project was going to be delayed because the authority changed its stance. The cost of the lighting was negligible but delays in planning approval would be costly, he said. A Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman said the request was not unusual and often lights were fitted to towers, buildings and structures in flight paths.
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