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Collinsville Green Energy Hub Newsletter - May 2024

Project update

Work currently underway includes wind resource monitoring, cultural heritage and ecology surveys, technical studies and consultation. As more information becomes available the design is being refined and modified. Ark Energy is preparing to enter the proposal into the formal assessment process later this year.

Welcome to the team Brooke!

Ark Energy is excited to welcome Brooke Fogarty to the Collinsville Green Energy Hub team. Brooke has lived in the Bowen region for more than 12 years and takes on the important role of Community Officer.

CGEH team

Brooke (left) joins Senior Development Manager Trina Jensen and Landholder Advisor Ettiene Stander and is a key new member of the project team.

Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership

Ark Energy has joined the Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership as founding renewable energy partner. Joining this partnership reflects Ark Energy's commitment to caring for the environment and supporting the priorities that the Whitsunday community cares about. Learn more about Healthy Rivers to Reef's great work here.

Colour chaos

The project team had great fun exercising their paint throwing skills and being part of Collinsville State School's 2024 Colour Run in March.

Trina and ET at Colour Run 2024

Ettiene and Trina at Collinsville State School's 2024 Colour Run.

Future H2 engineers at CSHS

Ark Energy is sponsoring a team from Collinsville State High School to participate in the Australian series of the H2 Grand Prix PRO, a STEAM-based program where students design, construct and race a remote-controlled hydrogen fuel cell electric car. The race is on 12 June at the Gold Coast. Go team Collinsville!

CSHS 2024 H2GP team

Collinsville State High School's 2024 Hydrogen Grand Prix PRO race team with science teacher Caroline Fern, Ark Energy's Brooke Fogarty and their hydrogen powered RC car.

For more including project benefits, outline of project phases and a map download the full Collinsville Green Energy Hub Newsletter - May 2024