Wind Farm Commission received just 90 complaints in first year of operation

The federal government's Wind Farm Commission has handled 90 complaints in its first 14 months of operation, with 67 of those deemed "closed" with no further action to be taken.

Nearly half of complaints launched with the
commissioner were about wind farms that
are not yet in operation.

Almost half of the complaints received (42) were for proposed wind farms that are not yet in operation. Thirty-one complaints were closed because the complainant did not progress the matter with the commission.

Andrew Dyer, the Wind Farm Commissioner, receives an income of $205,000 a year for his part-time role and has a staff of three people to assist him in his role to resolve community complaints about the operation of wind farms.

A Senate committee last year was told that the Wind Farm Commission would cost a total of $2.05 million over the lifetime of its three-year operation.

Read Marcus Strom’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Wind Farm Commission received just 90 complaints in first year of operation.”