Thursday 22 May 2008

Wind monitor crash deliberate

Geelong News
Wednesday 14/5/2008 Page: 19

OPPONENTS of a Winchelsea wind farm are suspected of toppling a $100,000 wind monitoring tower. The 80-metre tower housing electronic equipment to record wind activity had been erected in preparation for a proposed wind farm on the property. Detectives said on Monday they believed the people responsible entered the private property some time on the weekend of May 3-4 and cut the cables supporting the tower, sending it crashing to the ground.

Detective Senior Constable Anthony Reyntjes, of Geelong CIU, said those responsible were extremely lucky the tower did not crash on top of them and kill them. The creation of the proposed wind farm has received opposition from local groups. Any person who has information about this incident is asked to phone Geelong police or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000.

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