Labor hopes plan will contribute to renewable energy target but opposition leader says government ‘hasn’t done its homework’
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says a wind farm off the coast of the NSW Hunter region will be ‘an absolute travesty’.The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says a wind farm off the coast of the NSW Hunter region will be ‘an absolute travesty’., has taken aim at a proposed windfarm off the coast of the New South Wales Hunter region, describing the potential environmental impacts of the major project as “an absolute travesty”.
The federal government announced in July an area stretching 1,800 square kilometres between Swansea and Port Stephens had been selected to become a renewable energy hub operating by 2030.The large wind zone in the Hunter region is one of six areas identified around the country, along with Gippsland in Victoria.
Some local groups concerned with the project’s impact on tourism and fishing industries have opposed the wind turbine farm’s development, which will be a minimum of 20km from the shore. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
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