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Mount Emerald Wind Farm

Latest News
  • MT EMERALD WIND FARM – COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND

    12th December 2018
    ADVISORY COMMITTEE – CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Mt Emerald Wind Farm is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for …Read More »
  • MEWF Newsletter September 2018

    5th December 2018
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  • MEWF Newsletter August 2018

    5th December 2018
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Mount Emerald Wind Farm comprises 53 wind turbines and is located 5km west of Walkamin in Far North Queensland.

The wind farm is built on a plateau around 2km south of Mount Emerald and is forecast to generate an average of between 500 and 600 million KWh of safe, clean, renewable electricity every year for its 25-year operating life.

MEWF-Internal-Roads-Map-Sept2016_smTwo models of wind turbine are used at this site:

  • 37 x 3.45MW capacity turbines measuring 148.5m to the tip of the blade
  • 16 x 3.3MW capacity turbines with a total height to the blade tip of 140m

With an installed capacity of 180.5MW, Mount Emerald was Queensland’s largest wind farm when it began generating power in late 2018.

RATCH-Australia, the project’s developer, owner and operator, will contribute $200,000 every year of the wind farm’s working life to support good causes in the local area through the Community Benefit Fund.

We are fortunate to have a committed group of local representatives involved in the assessment and recommendation of worthy projects. Our Advisory Committee is comprised of locals from the Mareeba, Atherton and Tolga areas who guide the funding towards important community initiatives.

More information on the Community Benefit Fund, including how to apply for a grant, can be found here. We look forward to reading your ideas.

 

Project Newsletters

MEWF Newsletter September 2018
5th December 2018
MEWF Newsletter August 2018
5th December 2018
MEWF Newsletter May 2018
17th July 2018
MEWF November 2017 Newsletter
30th November 2017
MEWF October 2017 Newsletter
16th October 2017

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Community

Local Procurement

Local procurement has commenced, with: • Koppens and Mareeba Crane Hire constructing the concrete culvert to protect the irrigation channel during December 2016. • A new vehicle purchased from Mareeba Toyota, January 2017 • Contracting of the MBarBarrum Aboriginal Corporation to undertake Cultural Heritage surveys and assist with environmental surveys during the entire construction period.…

3rd March 2017

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Project and Compliance Updates

Feb 2017: Letters of Consent received from Government to begin

Early works commenced February 14th on the transport depot laydown area at the base of the site. All pre-start UXO, Cultural Heritage and Environmental surveys have been conducted to verify the site is ‘ready to go’. Flagging of works area has occurred to limit the extent of clearing, in preparation for pad establishment. Letters of…

3rd March 2017

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www.ratchaustralia.com


Contact details for RATCH-Australia offices:

Brisbane Office: 07 3214 3400

Address: PO Box 12833, George Street Qld 4003



Sydney Office: 02 8913 9400

Address: PO Box 1058, North Sydney NSW 2059




24 hour community call line: 1800 280 013

Project email address: info@mtemeraldwindfarm.com.au

Project mailing address: PO Box 1058, North Sydney NSW 2060

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