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Blowing wind up the proverbial
\nBy Paul Tatchell<\/p>\n

It appears the proverbial has finally hit the big fans, and everyone with any authority is ducking for cover.
\nThose big white turbines spinning around the State appear to have been built for something other than blowing the dust-off tractors.
\nIf you think the wind turbines are big, wait until you see the mechanical monsters that carry the extension cords into Melbourne. To put it into perspective, these gantries are about a third taller than the Westgate bridge (58-metres), and that\u2019s at low tide.
\nMake no mistake, these towers are going to blend into the natural landscape like a herd of elephants in a strawberry patch.<\/p>\n

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link and scroll through to page number sixteen (16).<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/467309381\/MN-2020-06-30<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

in the 30 June 2020 edition<\/span>
\nOR<\/span>
\npick up a paper around your town<\/span>.<\/p>\n

**NOW DELIVERING 11,000 FREE COPIES WEEKLY**<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blowing wind up the proverbial By Paul Tatchell It appears the proverbial has finally hit the big fans, and everyone with any authority is ducking for cover. Those big white turbines spinning around the State appear to have been built for something other than blowing the dust-off tractors. If you think the wind turbines are […]<\/p>\n

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