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An ill wind is blowing across the south-west
The Lyons are wool producers whose home is about 1670 metres from one of the development's turbines.
Both have reported a feeling of sustained pressure in their ears, a sensation that has disturbed their sleep.
September 9, 2011
by Alexandra Weaver
in The Warrnambool Standard
Turbines appear a few kilometres from Glenthompson, rising among paddocks stocked with fat lambs.
These modern windmills are a new feature of the local landscape.
On a day when grey, rain-filled clouds sweep through the area their white blades look particularly bright, each one's rhythmic spinning commanding attention.
Late last month AGL began commissioning its 32-turbine Oaklands Hill wind farm, a project capable of producing 63 megawatts of power each year. Just four days later, Adrian and Helen Lyon began to notice a change.
The Lyons are wool producers whose home is about 1670 metres from one of the development's turbines.
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