Community Info Sessions
Goldwind Australia hosted three community information pop-up session events, in May 2024 and again in November 2024. We thank the hosting communities and the local community members who came to discuss the Baldon Wind Farm with us.
We value community feedback, while we share our project design and development process, and appreciate the opportunity to provide project updates and answer questions. If you want to request further information, please contact the project on 1800 050 209
A big thank you to the Hay Black Sheep Cafe, the Moulamein Art Gallery, Harrison & Sons IGA and the Balranald Discovery Centre for generously hosting us in 2024.
Project Overview
Goldwind Australia is exploring the potential for a wind farm in the Hay Plains area, part of the South-West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). Baldon Wind Farm would be located ~15 km north of Moulamein, ~55 km east of Balranald and ~75 km southwest of Hay in NSW. The project would sit within the Murray River and Hay Shire Council areas and is adjacent to the Edward River Council area to the east.
The project is located on two landowner properties where sheep farming is currently the dominant activity. Wind monitoring on site is now underway and we are undertaking detailed site investigations and surveys, that all support our Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which is part of the planning approval process.
It’s anticipated that if constructed, the project could generate the equivalent to the amount of electricity required to power more than 700,000 average homes in NSW. The project will also be committing to deliver significant regional economic investment, social value and local community benefits.
Project Status
As the project progresses through its stages of development, pursuing relevant planning approvals and consents. The project submitted an EIS to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) which included a 28-day public exhibition of this submission. The DPHI has collated the responses from agencies and community, and the project is now preparing a ‘Response to Submissions’ report. This report will then be submitted to the DPHI for consideration and project determination by the Minister for Planning or Independent Planning Commission. The report will be published on the NSW Major Projects website. https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/baldon-wind-farm
The project is considered State Significant Development (SSD) under Schedule 1 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (State and Regional Development) 2011. Consent is being sought under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. A Scoping Report was submitted to DPHI in 2022. The DPHI has issued the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) which will be addressed in the EIS.
As part of the environmental assessment process, we are carrying out detailed site investigations including flora and fauna, heritage surveys, noise and visual impact assessment and traffic and transport studies. The results of these studies, as well as feedback from the community, will help us to refine the current preliminary layout of the potential wind farm. (see summary figure on the right),
Contact
If you would like to ask a question or request any further information, please fill out the form to the right. We will respond as soon as possible.