Neoen acknowledges the Gunditjmara people, Traditional Owners of the land on which Kentbruck Wind Farm will harvest the energy of the wind. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Environmental Effects Statement

The EES and draft PSA documents are available for public review between Tuesday 28 January 2025 and 11:59pm on Monday 31 March 2025.

Kentbruck EES and draft PSA document updates

Update as at 5 March 2025:

Notice on exhibition documents and extension of public comment period.

Please re-download the documents listed in the Notice if they were accessed prior to the dates indicated.

Update as at 24 February 2025: Neoen has also become aware of an administrative error that has resulted in the following enclosed reports being omitted from the exhibited EES:

  • Peer Review of Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
  • Verification of Environmental (Predictive) Operational Noise Assessment – Wind Turbine Generators
  • Background Noise Monitoring

They have been added under the Additional Documents heading below.

Update as at 19 February 2025: Following some initial feedback, we have made changes to the below documents to either correct errors or include missing information. Please re-download these documents if they were accessed prior to the dates indicated.

  • Appendix C – Flora and Fauna Existing Conditions and Impact Assessment re-uploaded on 19/02/2025 – Stage A and B avifauna peer reviews inserted in Appendix 18  
  • Appendix E – Southern Bent-wing Bat Impact Assessment re-uploaded on 18/02/2025 – Peer Review Task B inserted into Appendix 8.2, Appendix 4 corrected and Graph 15 fixed
  • Chapter 7 – Biodiversity re-uploaded on 17/02/2025 – Error corrected in legend of Figure 7.19
  • Appendix A – Transmission Line Options Assessment re-uploaded on 31/01/2025 – Missing figures inserted
  • Several documents re-uploaded on 31/01/2025 – Minor edits to link section numbers, figures etc. for ease of access
    • Appendix B – Legislation and Policy Report
    • Appendix Q – Land Use and Planning Impact Assessment
    • Appendix R – Social Impact Assessment
    • Appendix W – Quarry Work Requirement Report
    • Appendix X – MNES Report
    • Appendix Y – Planning Scheme Amendment Documents
    • Appendix Z – Draft Consent Application

 

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