The Southern Ocean is set to play a key part in Australia's energy future, but one community on the South Australian coast says it has a lot to lose from offshore wind farms.
It came after BlueFloat Energy, an offshore-wind developer, announced plans for aMr Carrison says he was initially open to offshore wind farms, but not anymore."As mostly professional fisherman and coast dwellers, we're green to the core, we really don't have a bone to pick with green energy," he said.
Port Macdonnell has a population of about 850 people, compared to the much larger Warrnambool with 35,000 residents and Portland with 10,000.Suzie Fulham, who lives just outside Port Macdonnell at Eight Mile Creek, says the area's small stature has her worried the community won't be heard. A spokesperson for Chris Bowen said the federal government was committed to genuine community consultation and no formal zone had been declared yet."Consultations around offshore wind to date have been thorough, and take into consideration all sea users, including co-existence with fisheries and the environment, as well the future energy requirements of this region," the spokesperson said.
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