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TheWaubraFoundationInc.
POBox1136
SouthMelbourne
Victoria,3205
Australia
Reg.No.A0054185H
ABN:65801147788
Tel:61+38640.0105
E:[email protected]
www.waubrafoundation.com.auEXPLICITCAUTIONARYNOTICE
TOTHOSERESPONSIBLEFORWINDTURBINE
SITINGDECISIONS
MedicalDirector
Dr.SarahLaurie,BMBS(Flinders)
Board
TonyHodgson,AM
Dr.SarahLaurie,BMBS
PeterR.MitchellAM,BChE(Chair)
KathyRussell,BCom,CA
TheHon.CliveTadgell,AO
TheHon.Dr.MichaelWooldridge,
B.Sc.MBMS,MBA
IncludingSpecificallyDirectorsofWindDevelopers,PubliclyElectedOfficials
fromFederal,StateandLocalGovernment,andBureaucratsinRelevant
Departments
BEADVISEDthat,asaresultofinformationgatheredfromtheWaubraFoundation
own field research, and from the clinical and acoustic research
availabinternationally, the following seriousmedical
conditionshavebeen identified i
people living, working, or visiting within 10km of operating
wind turbin
developments. The onset of these conditions corresponds directly
with th
operationofwindturbines:
chronicseveresleepdeprivation; acutehypertensivecrises;
newonsethypertension; heartattacks(includingTakoTsuboepisodes);
worseningcontrolofpreexistingandpreviouslystablemedicalproblemssuch
asangina,hypertension(highbloodpressure),diabetes,migraines,tinnitus,
depression,andposttraumaticstressdisorder;
severedepression,withsuicidalideation;
developmentofirreversiblememorydysfunction,tinnitus,andhyperacusis.
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OthersymptomsincludethosedescribedbyMedicalPractitionerssuchasDrAmand
Harry,andDrNinaPierpontinherlandmarkCaseSeriesCrossoverPeerReviewe
Study(submissionNo13to
theAustralianFederalSenateInquiryintoRuralWin
Farms) and published in Dr Pierponts book entitled Wind Turbine
Syndrome,
ReportonaNaturalExperiment,2009,publishedbyK-SelectedBooks,SantaFe.
TheseserioushealthproblemswerealsoidentifiedbyAustralianGPDrDavidIser
2004. Dr Iser formally notified the Victorian Government of the
time after h
patients became unwell following the start up of the Toora wind
project. H
warningswere ignoredwithout beingproperly investigated by
theauthoritiesan
politicians.
AllthisandsupportivematerialhasbeenmadeavailabletotheBoardsof
themajo
developers,StateMinisters forHealthandPlanning
andseniorhealthbureaucrat
The time for denial, and of using the Clean Energy Council to
shoulder
thincreasinglydifficulttaskofdenyingthelinkbetweenadversehealthandoperatin
windturbines,isover.
At the TooraandWaubrawindprojects, someseriously ill affected
residents hav
been bought out by the developers; but only after they signed
confidentialit
agreementsspecificallyprohibitingthemfromspeakingabouttheirhealthproblem
This buy-outactivitywould support a conclusion that
developersareawareof th
healthproblems.
Meanwhile,winddevelopmentshavecontinued,withdevelopersassertingthatthe
projectsmeetacceptablestandards,andtherebyimplyingthattheycannotbecausin
healthproblems.
The Foundation is also concerned that Vibroacoustic Disease, as
recorded an
describedbyProfessorMarianaAlves-Pereirasteam
fromPortugal,willdevelopi
peoplechronicallyexposedtowindturbines.Thediseasehasalreadybeenidentifie
in the occupants of a house with levels of infrasound and low
frequency nois
identicaltolevelstheFoundationisrecordinginthehomesofaffectedresidentsAustralia.
TheFoundationisawareofover20familiesinAustraliawhohaveabandonedthe
homes because of serious ill health experienced since the
turbines commence
operatingneartheirhomes.Mostrecently,fivehouseholdsfromWaterlooinSout
Australia have relocated, where the larger 3MW turbines have had
a devastatin
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impactonthehealthoftheseresidents.Someofthesepeoplehavewalkedawayfrom
theironlyfinancialasset,toliveinashedoracaravanonsomeoneelsesland.
The Foundation notes the mid-2010 advice from the NationalHealth
andMedic
ResearchCouncilthataprecautionaryapproachbefollowed.Wearenotawar
thateitherindustryorplanningauthoritieshaveadoptedthisexceedinglyvaluab
andimportantadvice.
TheFoundationsposition,asthemosttechnicallyinformedentityinAustraliaupo
the effects of wind turbines on human health, is this: Until the
recommende
studiesare completed,developersand planning authoritieswill
benegligent
humanhealth is damagedas a result of their proceeding with, or
allowing t
proceed,furtherconstructionandapprovalsofturbineswithin10kmofhomes.
is our advice that proceeding otherwisewill result in serious
harm to huma
health.Weremind those in positions of responsibility for the
engineering, investmenand planning decisions about project and
turbine siting that their primar
responsibility is to ensure that developments cause no harm to
adjacen
residents;and,ifthereispossibilityofanysuchharm,thentheprojectshouldb
re-engineeredorcancelled.Toignoreexistingevidencebycontinuingthecurren
practice of siting turbines close to homes is to run the
dangerous risk o
breachingafundamentaldutyofcare,thusattractinggraveliability.TheWaubraFoundation,29June,2011
Enquiries:DrSarahLaurie,MedicalDirector,0439865914
Emailaddress:[email protected]
