Introducing the Mt Fyans Wind Farm t When will the project go How long will infrastructure. seeking approval for up to 87 turbines, each with a tip height of up to 200 What is the Mount In , wind farms are generally Local Jobs ahead? construction take and made with a design life of 25 years. metres. Fyans Wind Farm? We are in the process of finalising the how long is the wind However, with appropriate operation and planning application which we hope farm operational? and maintenance, wind farms have Why is Mortlake a good Investment The Mt Fyans Wind Farm is a to submit in August 2018. If and when operated beyond this time frame. project being developed by a planning permit is granted, we can location for a wind farm? Tasmanian based wind energy move into pre construction activities. If and when a planning permit is A recent report by the producer Woolnorth Wind granted, pre-construction activities The Moyne Shire and Mortlake Australian Wind Alliance Farms. We are planning to lodge can begin. These include selecting What scale is the project? regions have been popular for wind (AWA) into the community the planning application for Mt Does the public have a the turbine to be used and acquiring farm developments due to a reliable benefits of wind farms found Fyans wind farm in late August say? the necessary licenses to carry out the The Mt Fyans wind farm project is source of wind, large amounts of that of the two gigawatts 2018. construction. comprised of privately owned cleared farming land, and access to strong of new wind farm capacity Yes, the public will have the opportunity Once construction begins it will grazing and cropping land across 14 grid connections such as the Mortlake currently under construction to make comment on the wind farm take place across three phases: properties. Substation on the 500 kilovolt (kV) in Australia, an estimated Where is the project project once the planning application is first, construction of roads interconnector. 1,950 direct jobs have been lodged and made publicly available by the As shown below, the site lies to the located? and hardstands, then pouring One of Australia’s largest wind created in regional areas, with Minister, through the public notification north of Mortlake, with Mount Shadwell foundations and erecting turbines generators, the is a further 4,500 indirect jobs process. creating a geographical barrier between The project is located in ’s and finally connecting the electrical the town and the wind farm. We will be also in the Moyne Shire and connects to created in local businesses. western plains in an area 5km to the 500 kV interconnector. the north of the town of Mortlake. We have been investigating the The Mt Fyans Wind Farm Mt Fyans Project Outline Map feasibility of Mt Fyans Wind Farm along with other projects Who is Woolnorth? for nearly a decade. In 2011 a wind under development in the monitoring mast was installed to record Moyne Shire area will bring Woolnorth Wind Farms is a joint and compile the speed and direction of employment opportunities venture between Hydro Tasmania wind. and increased economic and Guohua Energy Investment activity to the region. Corporation, a subsidiary of Shenhua Clean Energy Holding. Map Legend Hydro Tasmania is a Tasmanian Neighboring houses

Mortlake-Ararat Road Mortlake-Ararat Woolnorth Wind Government Business Enterprise Proposed turbine location Farms are proposing to The total installed capacity and Australia’s largest producer of Turbine Development Envelopes of major operating renewable energy. build the Mt Fyans Wind Farm Wind Farm Site that will be comprised of up to wind farms in Victoria is Shenhua Energy is one of China’s currently largest energy producers with 87 wind turbines. 1,555.6 Megawatts a growing renewable energy division. The wind farm will produce enough The total capacity of approved wind farms in energy to power almost Victoria that are not yet Woorndoo-Darlington Road Hexham-Woorndoo Road 150,000 homes. operating is up to 2,277 Megawatts

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Victoria-SA border Operational Wind Farms Proposed Wind Farms Mt Fyans Wind Farm Stockyard Hill Oatland Hills Berrybank If approved, the project will Salt Creek Golden Plains support up to 200 workers at Dundonnell

Indicative location of Macarthur the height of construction. The transmission line Hamilton Highway Moyne Shire Mt Mercer construction process will take Mt Fyans Mt Shadwell approximately 21 months. Mortlake South Geelong 500 kilovolt (kV) interconnector. Mt Gelibrand Mortlake1 Codrington N Mortlake Substation 0 1 2 3 4 5km Ryans Corner Mortlake Yambuk