Infigen Energy Senior Development Manager Jonathan Upson said whilst Infigen found the Senate committee report on wind farms to be “well balanced”, the company had differing views on some of the recommendations made.

Mr Upson said if an independent scientific organisation had the resources and inclination to conduct research into health effects, it would be fine with Infigen because they are confident what the results will be.

“We think 120,000 turbines operating for years and years overseas with an infitesimal number of health complaints proves wind turbines are completely safe and do not cause detrimental health effects,” he said.

“Sarah Laurie has stated that people living within 10 kilometres of a turbine are getting ill so with 120,000 operating turbines, and millions of people living within 10km of one, Europe and the United States would have experienced a plague of biblical proportion if Sarah Laurie’s theory was true.”

He said the noise impacts of wind farms had already been measured by leading acoustic engineering firm, Sonus, based in Adelaide.

“Infrasound (low frequency noise) levels at two wind farms were measured... the results were that even 2-300 metres from a wind turbine... infrasound levels are 50-100 per-cent less than internationally recognised standards (depending on frequency) and infrasound levels at the beach are higher than next to a wind farm,” Mr Upson said.

“Therefore, if Sarah Laurie’s infrasound theory is valid, than those fortunate enough to own a beach house should be getting sick...

“Sarah Laurie has asked for further studies to be done and funded by the wind energy industry... the fact is the study has been done,” Mr Upson said.

Plans for the Flyers Creek wind farm would not be halted in light of the report, Mr Upson said.

“The Flyers Creek environmental assessment is with the Department of Planning... they will decide shortly when to begin the public display period.”