A school’s project to encourage healthy eating and enjoyment of the area’s abundant local produce will be among the first to benefit from the Mount Emerald Wind Farm Community Fund. Walkamin State School’s Kitchen and Garden Program was one of nine projects chosen for the fund’s first grants, after an advisory committee made up of…
The launch of the Mount Emerald Wind Farm Community Fund has sparked strong interest from local groups, with more than 40 applications received from Far North Queensland organisations. Ratch-Australia, the owner and operator of the wind farm, will donate $200,000 to support local causes every year of the turbines’ working lives. Now that applications have…
ADVISORY COMMITTEE – CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Mt Emerald Wind Farm is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the 3 community positions for the voluntary role of Advisor to the Mt Emerald Wind Farm Trustee of the Community Benefit Fund.
Mount Emerald Wind Farm seeking locals to manage $200,000 community fund. As the 180MW Mount Emerald Wind Farm near Walkamin nears completion, project developer Ratch Australia Corporation is following through on its commitment to a $200,000 per year Community Benefit Fund to sponsor projects or initiatives that improve the quality of life for local communities.…
