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AGL Energy — Corporate Update (January 2013)
21 slides from AGL Energy's corporate update, Jan 17, 2013
Slide 1: Coopers Gap Community Consultative Committee (CGCCC)
1 Coopers Gap Community Consultative Committee (CGCCC) Coopers Gap Wind Farm Project CGCCC Meeting 8 Facilitator: Kath Elliott 17 January 2013
Slide 2: Meeting agenda
2 Meeting agenda › Welcome and introductions › Apologies › Logistics › Confirm November meeting notes › Overview of project status › Reflection and look ahead › Council submissions › Update on the status of the revised Environmental Assessment Report › Results of recent community poll › Close › CGCC
Slide 3: Welcome to new members
3 Welcome to new members › Neil French › Mick Cosgrove › Tony Brame › Gregory Taffe › CGCCC Meeting › 17 January 2013 › External
Slide 4: Overview of project status
4 Overview of project status › Initial assessment report released March 2011 › Preparing Revised Assessment Report Next steps › Release Revised Assessment Report › Submissions (community and agencies) › Prepare Final Assessment report › Lodge application with Qld State Govt › Determination by Qld Go
Slide 5: Reflection and look ahead
5 Reflection and look ahead › What do you think worked well at the committee meetings in 2012? › What do you think the committee could do to improve the effectiveness of future meetings? Topics agreed to be discussed at the first CCC meeting held in May 2012: › Noise and setbacks › Health impacts, s
Slide 6: Reflection and look ahead
6 Reflection and look ahead › What would the committee like to achieve in 2013? › CGCCC Meeting › 17 January 2013 › External
Slide 7: Council submissions – Western Downs Regional Council
Council submissions – 7 Western Downs Regional Council › Community Engagement › Cultural Heritage › Land Use and Planning › Landscape and visual assessment › Noise › Socio-economic assessment › Access and traffic › Aviation › Electromagnetic interference › Environment Management Plan › Health › CGCC
Slide 8: Council submissions – South Burnett Regional Council
Council submissions – 8 South Burnett Regional Council › Legislative framework › Land use and planning › Noise › Socio-economic assessment › Access and traffic › Shadow flicker › Health › Siting of turbines › Community fund › CGCCC Meeting › 17 January 2013 › External
Slide 9: Status of revised Environmental Assessment Report
Status of revised Environmental Assessment 9 Report › AGL’s consultants (AECOM) preparing the Revised Assessment Report › Team of technical people preparing the individual sections of the report › More than 15 Chapters to be prepared › Chapters will be prepared during January - March › Process of dr
Slide 10: Recent community phone poll
Recent community phone poll 10 › In December, AGL commissioned Qdos Research to gain a greater understanding of community attitudes towards the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm and the wind industry in general in Queensland › Key objectives: » Measure awareness of and community attitudes towards the p
Slide 11: Methodology
11 Methodology › Telephone survey of residents within a 50km radius of the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm and the wider Queensland population › Qdos obtained all available residential numbers for the areas within proximity to the proposed wind farm site and each number was called at least three time
Slide 12: Findings – Level of support for wind farms in QLD
12 Findings – Level of support for wind farms in QLD Support/oppose building windfarms in QLD › 67% of all locals respondents support to generate electricity 60% building wind farms in 53% Base n=500 QLD to generate 50% 45% electricity 40% › 77% of respondents 30% across QLD support 22% 24% 20% buil
Slide 13: Findings – Level of support for local wind farm developments
Findings – Level of support for local wind farm 13 developments › Of the locals surveyed, Support/oppose future local wind farms two-thirds (66%) 50% 45% supported future wind farm 45% developments in their local 40% area 35% 30% › The levels of those who 25% 21% supported local wind farm 20% develo
Slide 14: Findings – Awareness of the Coopers Gap wind farm
Findings – Awareness of the Coopers Gap wind 14 farm Heard of Coopers Gap wind farm proposal? › Of the locals anything Have heard a Have heard a little about it lot about it surveyed, 75% had QLD 2% either heard a little or a lot Locals 30% QLD 18% Locals 45% Haven't heard QLD 80% about it Locals 25
Slide 15: Findings – Impact of Coopers Gap wind farm on local aspects
Findings – Impact of Coopers Gap wind farm on 15 local aspects (local respondents) Make no difference Nett Don’t Nett bad either way good Know The environment globally 9% 23% 64% 5% Local jobs 8% 31% 55% 7% The local farmers involved in the wind farm 19% 16% 55% 10% Local businesses 10% 37% 45% 9% T
Slide 16: Findings – Knowledge of beneficiaries of the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm
Findings – Knowledge of beneficiaries of the 16 proposed Coopers Gap wind farm › 75% of local respondents Will you/anyone you know benefit do not believe they directly from the proposed Coopers Gap themselves or anyone they wind farm 97% know personally will benefit 100% 90% directly from the propos
Slide 17: Findings – Perceived likelihood of wind farms causing illness
Findings – Perceived likelihood of wind farms 17 causing illness Which sounds more likely to be correct? › Most locals (58%) believe that People can’t get sick QLD 13% Unsure from wind farms. Locals 16% › Locals were, however more get sick from get sick from People can People can't wind farms wind f
Slide 18: Findings – Preferred information channels from local respondents
Findings – Preferred information channels from 18 local respondents Total n=400 Advertisements in the local paper 70% Letter box drop 53% Website 28% Attending the Community Consultative Committee or speaking to a CCC representative 26% Other public places (such as local library) 26% Other... (pleas
Slide 19: Findings – Level of support for the proposed Coopers Gap wind farm
Findings – Level of support for the proposed 19 Coopers Gap wind farm Support/oppose proposed Coopers Gap › High levels of support for 50% wind farm 46% the wind farm development 45% 43% were consistent for both 40% locals and the wider 35% Queensland population – 30% 63% of locals support the 25% p
Slide 20: Discussion on next meeting
20 Discussion on next meeting » Date » Location » Time » Potential topics › Commencement time of future meetings › CGCCC Meeting › 17 January 2013 › External
Slide 21: Any other business?
21 Any other business? › CGCCC Meeting › 17 January 2013 › External