Project withdrawn from federal assessment process Ark Energy has withdrawn the Wooroora Station Wind Farm proposal from the federal environmental assessment process.The proposal was referred to the Department of Climate…
Traditional owners and locals show their support Ahead of an imminent decision on the project by the Federal Government, a range of local stakeholders are voicing their support for the…
Environmental impacts reduced to very low levels Chalumbin Wind Farm has been renamed Wooroora Station Wind Farm, after its host property Wooroora Pastoral Station, a large cattle-grazing property, and has…
Final Public Environment Report Thank you to everyone who attended the public information sessions for the Draft Public Environment Report in Ravenshoe last November, and to those who took the…
Final Public Environment Report Chalumbin Wind Farm Project, near Ravenshoe, Queensland (EPBC 2021/8983)NOTIFICATION FOR PUBLICATION OF FINAL PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT REPORT UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 (EPBC…
Design changes to avoid impacts Based on findings from the ecological work and consultation with Traditional Owners, stakeholders and the local community, 114 wind turbines from the initial design of…
Proposal focused on nature-positive outcomes Chalumbin Wind Farm - Design Changes - Information sheetArk Energy has finalised significant design changes for the proposed Chalumbin Wind Farm ahead of submitting the…
Development consent granted for Chalumbin Wind Farm Queensland’s renewable energy pipeline has received a boost with the Queensland Government’s approval of the Chalumbin Wind Farm in North Queensland.Following Epuron's submission…
Ark Energy Corporation Pty Ltd (Ark Energy) has completed its acquisition of Australia’s leading independent renewable energy developer Epuron Holdings Pty Ltd (Epuron) after the sale agreement received regulatory approvals.The…
Community Advisory Group Thank you to all the community members who submitted a nomination form and volunteered to be part of the Chalumbin Wind Farm Community Advisory Group. This group…
Information sessions in Ravenshoe, 9-10 February Information sessions held in Ravenshoe on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 February were well attended with 34 members of the community dropping in over…
Community information sessions Information sessions will be held in Ravenshoe in February to give interested members of the local community an opportunity to learn more about the proposal and discuss…
Ecological assessment update Ecological assessment work is still underway by independent specialists and studies are providing further clarification of species’ utilisation of the project area. Work to minimise the disturbance…
Answering community questions Thank you to everyone who visited the community information session in Ravenshoe on 16 September and to those members of the local community who have provided us…
Information session in Ravenshoe, 16 September 2021 Epuron hosted its first community information session for Chalumbin Wind Farm in Ravenshoe on Thursday 16 September.The session, which had been delayed from…
Assessment work underway Epuron is preparing a development application for the proposed Chalumbin Wind Farm. Onsite technical studies required for the environmental assessment are nearing completion, Epuron is finalising an…
Epuron reaffirms commitment to Best Practice Charter Epuron has reaffirmed its commitment to the Clean Energy Council’s Best Practice Charter for Renewable Energy Projects following its review and update in…
Commonwealth to help guide assessment Epuron referred the proposal for Chalumbin Wind Farm to the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for review under the Environment Protection and…
Chalumbin Wind Farm - EPBC Act Referral Chalumbin Wind Farm's original EPBC Act Referral documentation (superseded by the Public Environment Report) can be downloaded via the links below. Chalumbin Wind…
Wind farm proposal Epuron is investigating an area approximately 10km south of Ravenshoe for a wind farm. The site seems particularly suitable for wind energy generation because of its strong…