Following the community meeting at Kentucky in September "The Farmer, The Finance and The Fineprint", the following documents have been sent through by Lauren Zell from the Office of Environment and Heritage, for anyone interested in further reading on the topic:

1. Community shared benefits of renewable energy- Ernest and Young:   http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/communities/EY-wind-farm-shared-benefits.pdf
2. Community attitudes about renewable energy- search for the North East which covers this region: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/communities/community-attitudes.htm
3. Wind farm property values:  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/communities/wind-farm-value-impacts-report.pdf
4. The Australian Wind Farm Commissioners annual report- very useful about lessons learnt:  https://www.nwfc.gov.au/publications/annual-report-2016
5. A small wind turbine guide- for your house:  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/communities/110449-small-wind-turbine.pdf
6. Other useful resources can also be found here on the Office of Environment and Heritage website (including community owned projects etc.): http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/communities/clean-energy-tools.htm

As the Regional Clean Energy Team Leader, Lauren is there to assist NSW communities with early and effective engagement around large scale renewable energy and also energy efficiency (Actions 11 and 12 of the NSW Renewable Energy Action Plan). She can be contacted by phone on (02) 6773 7002  or email at lauren.zell@environment.nsw.gov.au.