Queensland LNP Pulls Plug on 226-Turbine Wind Farm Amid Renewables Policy Shift

Queensland LNP Pulls Plug on 226-Turbine Wind Farm Amid Renewables Policy Shift

The Queensland LNP government has scrapped another major renewable project, this time a massive wind farm in the state’s Wide Bay region north of Brisbane. In a statement issued on Sept. 1, Minister for Infrastructure Jarrod Bleijie said there had been widespread community concern around the Forest Wind Farm Development Act 2020. The act was passed in Queensland’s state parliament in 2020 under the previous Labor government, which gave the green…

1.2GW Forest Wind project canned by Qld Government

The proposed 1.2GW Forest Wind project, to be built within Australia’s largest exotic pine plantation between Gympie and Maryborough, has been canned. Citing community concerns, Queensland’s Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the LNP government would repeal legislation set by the former Labor Government that would allow that allowed the turbines to be built in state forests. He said the legislation was “creating fear and anxiety in local communi…

Queensland government dumps Forest Wind project

A massive wind turbine project proposed for pine forest areas in Queensland has been dumped by the state government, and the Queensland government will repeal the laws that made the proposal possible. Residents have welcomed news a 1,200 megawatt wind farm that was proposed to deliver enough energy to power nearly 500,000 homes will be dumped by the Queensland government because of community concerns. The Forest Wind project was slated to build …