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Environment
Kathryn Magann

Rally against wind farm generates major public support

Locals say the impact of an offshore wind farm upon ocean life would be devastating. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Hundreds of surfers have paddled out into the turquoise seas off the NSW south coast to create a giant ring of solidarity in opposition to a wind farm the government wants to build 10 kilometres offshore.

Thousands more people covered the grassy surrounds of Wollongong Head Lighthouse at Flagstaff Point on Sunday to rally against the proposal some have dubbed an "environmental diaster waiting to happen". 

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