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A $1 billion wind farm project northwest of Rockhampton has been officially cancelled after Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie used ministerial powers to refuse the development application.
The Moonlight Range Wind Farm, proposed by Greenleaf Renewables, was to include 88 turbines and a large battery energy storage system spanning 24 parcels of land at Morinish, about 40km west of Rockhampton.
The project aimed to generate up to 450 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 260,000 homes annually.
Despite receiving state planning department approval in December last year, the project was called in for reassessment by Mr Bleijie in January.
More than 500 submissions were received - including 142 from local residents - during a two-month public consultation period, with 88 per cent of respondents opposing the development.
The Moonlight Range Wind Farm, proposed by Greenleaf Renewables, was planned to include 88 turbines and a large battery energy storage system spanning 24 parcels of land at Morinish, about 40 kilometres west of Rockhampton...
“We believe renewable energy projects should have the same community buy-in as other sectors.”
Member for Mirani Glen Kelly, who campaigned against the project, said community concerns had been listened to and considered as part of the approval process.
“The voices of regional Queenslanders who host these projects in their backyard are an important state interest and are finally being heard,” Mr Kelly said.
These large-scale developments impact on local infrastructure, people living and working in these communities and also the natural environment.
