Eight turbines encircle the farmhouse in which the couple live, the closest about 800m away, but they have none on their land.

Unlike many others in their district in the same situation, however, neither of them have experienced any health complaints since the giant electricity generators were switched on in June.

They said they are not bothered by a sound Mrs Bourke described as like a tractor descending a distant hill at its worst and disagreed with claims the development had divided their community.

"This town was pretty well dead after 12 or 13 years of drought," Mr Bourke said.

"This has injected money into the school, the bowling club, the cricket club and the whole thing in my opinion has reinvigorated the town.

"The only ones dividing and causing tensions are the ones who are moaning," he said, adding the group were in the minority.

Mrs Bourke said the resounding success of the Waubra Wind Farm Festival, staged in the town on October 3 after months of hard work by a local committee, was testament to a highly level of community cohesion.

She said the festival attracted about 1000 visitors, something that would never have happened prior to their installation.

"I think Waubra is very fortunate to have them in the district," she said.

"The festival was brilliant, there's no other word to describe it. I don't agree with how it's dividing the town, anyone who had been at the festival would not get the feeling it's dividing the town."

Mr and Mrs Bourke each said they had "no complaints at all"about the turbines, save for an initial interference with their television reception.

Acciona Energy quickly corrected the problem with the installation of a digital receiver.

"There's a bit of noise but the cattle don't take any notice of them, the dog doesn't take any notice of them and I don't take any notice of them," Mr Bourke said.