Uriarra

Simon_Corbell said :

I write to address the claims made in a previous post that I surrendered an interest in a block of land at Uriarra Village” …right around the time Elementus secured the rural lease…” for the Elementus Energy solar farm proposal.

This claim suggests to the reader that I acted to dispose of my interest in the land with some prior knowledge of the proposed location of the Elementus Energy solar farm proposal.

Such suggestions are false.

I placed a deposit on a block of land at Uriarra Village in 2008. I had surrendered my interest in the land and forfeited my deposit by January 2010. These matters were disclosed at the time in my Statement of Registerable Interests lodged with the ACT Legislative Assembly Register of Members’ Interests.

The solar auction did not commence until 27 January 2012. It was therefore not possible for me to know of the proposed Elementus Energy solar farm location at the time that I disposed of my interest in the land in 2010.

I did not know of any solar farm proposal at Uriarra at this time.

Any suggestion that I acted in relation to the disposal of my interest in land at Uriarra Village with prior knowledge of the Elementus solar farm proposal at Uriarra is false and defamatory.

I’m guessing it’s more clutching at straws by the opponents to the solar farm.

I’m really struggling to understand what the problem even is. Last time I checked, no threat had been made to take away anyone’s rural lifestyle. With a decent screening, I imagine that in a few years you may not even be aware the solar farm is there. Uriarra Village is more a blight on the rural nature of that area than the finished solar farm will ever be.

creative_canberran said :

The residents should have been aware that it was always a possibility, if not a solar farm, then some type of development on that land. Uriarra differs to Hall or Tharwa for example, in that those two townships have buffers zoned under the Territory plan around them. Uriarra on the other hand always had a large interface with land zoned for potential future development.

Exactly, its not like the land was rezoned. If that was the case, then I understand the validity of the complaints. But this land was always zoned for industry, also only 9 houses are original residents from pre bushfire days, so the rest are people who moved there and could have checked this out.

Also the govt, didn’t actually have to rebuild up there, they could have just said tough, we are not rebuilding up there as the Uriarra settlement no longer serves the purpose it was built for in the 1920’s.

switch said :

Maya123 said :

I don’t understand why people have a problem with a wind farm either. As long as they are not so close as to cast a shadow on you what is the problem? And they are likely to be much further than that from houses in reality. Having stood very close to them on a VERY windy day, I can say they don’t make much noisy, and they are not ugly.They would be if they had power lines and poles spreading out from them, but those I have seen don’t. Sculptural.

Don’t you know how bad they are for your health? Especially if you missed out and one got built on your neighbour’s patch instead. And there was that report of the man who got sick from a wind turbine 100 miles away.

Sorry, I replied too quickly without reading all the reply. I thought you were serious.
100 miles away. That close! Wow, I thought if one was on the next continent you would get sick.

switch said :

Maya123 said :

I don’t understand why people have a problem with a wind farm either. As long as they are not so close as to cast a shadow on you what is the problem? And they are likely to be much further than that from houses in reality. Having stood very close to them on a VERY windy day, I can say they don’t make much noisy, and they are not ugly.They would be if they had power lines and poles spreading out from them, but those I have seen don’t. Sculptural.

Don’t you know how bad they are for your health? Especially if you missed out and one got built on your neighbour’s patch instead. And there was that report of the man who got sick from a wind turbine 100 miles away.

Utter rubbish! Let’s see the scientific proof.

I write to address the claims made in a previous post that I surrendered an interest in a block of land at Uriarra Village” …right around the time Elementus secured the rural lease…” for the Elementus Energy solar farm proposal.

This claim suggests to the reader that I acted to dispose of my interest in the land with some prior knowledge of the proposed location of the Elementus Energy solar farm proposal. Such suggestions are false.

I placed a deposit on a block of land at Uriarra Village in 2008. I had surrendered my interest in the land and forfeited my deposit by January 2010. These matters were disclosed at the time in my Statement of Registerable Interests lodged with the ACT Legislative Assembly Register of Members’ Interests.

The solar auction did not commence until 27 January 2012. It was therefore not possible for me to know of the proposed Elementus Energy solar farm location at the time that I disposed of my interest in the land in 2010. I did not know of any solar farm proposal at Uriarra at this time.

Any suggestion that I acted in relation to the disposal of my interest in land at Uriarra Village with prior knowledge of the Elementus solar farm proposal at Uriarra is false and defamatory.

Maya123 said :

I don’t understand why people have a problem with a wind farm either. As long as they are not so close as to cast a shadow on you what is the problem? And they are likely to be much further than that from houses in reality. Having stood very close to them on a VERY windy day, I can say they don’t make much noisy, and they are not ugly.They would be if they had power lines and poles spreading out from them, but those I have seen don’t. Sculptural.

Don’t you know how bad they are for your health? Especially if you missed out and one got built on your neighbour’s patch instead. And there was that report of the man who got sick from a wind turbine 100 miles away.

Sad that people complain.

This is what progress looks like.

Perhaps the good people of Uriarra Village would prefer a nuclear power plant?
We could re-use the designs of Fukushima ! Then they would finally have something valid to be concerned about.

I’m another who thinks that the solar farm should be OK if it truly has a 50m buffer. I’ll admit I haven’t been passed for a long time and might take a drive up there soon. I think most criticisms and remarks made by proponents wouldn’t gel with fair-minded Canberrans. Residents would probably do better by seeking additional sweeteners to the deal, whatever they may be

I don’t understand why people have a problem with a wind farm either. As long as they are not so close as to cast a shadow on you what is the problem? And they are likely to be much further than that from houses in reality. Having stood very close to them on a VERY windy day, I can say they don’t make much noisy, and they are not ugly.They would be if they had power lines and poles spreading out from them, but those I have seen don’t. Sculptural.

i don’t understand, why is it bad to have a paddock of solar panels 200m or 500m away from your house?