Wishing Brooke and family the best! Brooke Gordon joined Ark Energy in 2024 as the Collinsville Green Energy Hub's Community Officer and has been a ray of sunshine, helping with…

Project approved by Commonwealth In December 2025 the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) approved the project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act…

Further work Over the past year further ecology surveys have been completed, environmental assessments and a preliminary design for on-site temporary construction workforce accommodation have been completed, and the biodiversity…

Ark Energy secures second LTESA ASL, acting as the NSW Consumer Trustee for the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, has awarded Ark Energy’s Bowmans Creek Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), proposed…

Project secures all primary approvals The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has approved Ark Energy’s St Patricks Plains Wind Farm, proposed for the Central…

Project approved In October 2025 Ark Energy received planning approval for the project from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The approval is for a solar farm with…

Consultation sessions Community consultation sessions for the proposal were held in August 2025. The project team thanks everyone who attended, and for the insights shared and feedback received. The materials…

Consultation sessions Community consultation sessions for the proposal to add a battery energy storage system (BESS) to Stage 1 and the proposal for Stage 2 were held in August 2025.…

Progress on assessments for EIS Bowmans Creek Wind Farm Stage 2 is a proposal for an additional 21 wind turbines in the centre of the project area. Stage 2 will…

Consultation session Local residents and community members joined the project team at the information centre in May for an update on work done to date and next steps. Ark Energy…

Project approved by TASCAT On 25 August 2025 an appeal against Central Highlands Council’s planning approval for the St Patricks Plains Wind Farm was determined and the project was approved…

Project approved by NSW Government On 16 October 2025 Ark Energy received planning approval from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for the Richmond Valley Solar & Battery…

Ark Energy and Elecnor sign ECI agreement Ark Energy has signed an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreement with Elecnor Australia to undertake early works for the Richmond Valley Solar &…

Project secures state approval after third-party appeal Ark Energy has received planning approval from the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TasCAT) for its St Patricks Plains Wind Farm, planned for…

Local consultation sessions Local consultation sessions for the Bowmans Creek Wind Farm were held on Tuesday 12 August at Hebden Community Hall and Wednesday 13 August at Mt Olive Community…

Local consultation sessions Local consultation sessions for the Boomer Green Energy Hub were held at Duaringa Golf Club on Wednesday 13 August, Marlborough Community Hall on Thursday 14 August and…

Proposed battery storage for Stage 1 Ark Energy is seeking consent to add a battery energy storage system (BESS) to Stage 1 as a modification to the DA. A BESS…

Proposed site layout After multiple years of technical studies, on-site surveys and stakeholder consultation the proposed site layout has undergone several design iterations. Over the past months the project team…

Response to submissions The development application and environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Richmond Valley Solar Farm was submitted in June 2024 and placed on public exhibition from 24 July…

Information session in Collinsville A community consultation session for the Collinsville Green Energy Hub was held on Saturday 24 May at the project's local information centre in Collinsville.Interested local residents…