Status: Approved in revised form in November 2022 by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek after being rejected in 2020 by then Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.
Proponent: Vestas (onsold from Ark Energy)
Project Description: 55 wind turbines and infrastructure, located at Lotus Creek, inland near St Lawrence, Central Qld.
Project Area: 3044.9 hectares
Some of the threatened wildlife impacted: A critical Koala population live here. Koalas were found to be present in all suitable habitat within the Site Boundary, with 101 recorded (heard or seen) during three survey periods. Seven (7) females were recorded with back young during the pre-wet 2020. 345.5 ha of Koala habitat is expected to be cleared for the development. Endangered Greater Gliders were recorded at 131 locations across all survey periods within the site.
Click here to read letter to Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, requesting immediate cessation of all work at Lotus Creek Wind Farm due to multiple breaches of due process, government policy, and inevitable non-compliance with approval conditions.
