Wilan wIND FARM
Upcoming Community Information Sessions and Pop-ups in August
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The third Wilan Wind Farm newsletter is now available
This third edition includes important information about our community engagement
events undertaken in Hay, Moulamein, and Balranald in August. The Project has also
launched a Virtual Engagement Room which allows visitors to learn more about
project and provide their feedback.
Wilan Wind Farm Newsletter - April 2024 - View PDF
Previous newsletters
Wilan Wind Farm Newsletter - April 2024 - View PDF
Wilan Wind Farm Newsletter - January 2024 - View PDF
The Virtual Engagement Room for the Wilan Wind Farm is now live. Your voice matters, and we've created this space to facilitate your understanding of the project and enable you to have your say. Navigate through our informative boards, review planning documents, engage with our project experts and explore our project map to discover the positive contributions of Wilan Wind Farm to your community.
The team held community information sessions in Balranald on Thursday 8 August and in Hay on Friday 9 August, as well as pop-up stalls in Balranald and Moulamein. The focus of this round of engagement with the community was to talk about the proposed turbine layout, further discuss the project’s future community benefits framework and discuss the next steps.
The Wilan Wind Farm project team would like to thank all residents and community members who spoke with us and shared their feedback on the project. These conversations continue to be invaluable in shaping the project's direction.
Our online consultation (using the Recollective platform) kicked off on 1 February and concluded on 26 March. During this time, approximately 50 residents from the Balranald, Hay, Moulamein, Maude, Kyalite, and Booligal areas participated in four sessions where they completed a number of activities relating to one of three topics that were identified through early engagement activities as three areas for improvement in the region.
These are:
- Childcare
- Education and Training
- Housing and Accommodation
Throughout the four online sessions, our participants discussed these topics in depth and highlighted the key resource limitations across them. Each group then developed some truly community-led solutions that the project team is now considering.
The invaluable data collected during this online consultation will be used to guide ongoing project decision-making and future strategies like those related to community benefits.
Between 9 and 12 March 2024, the Wilan Wind Farm project team hit the road and
travelled to Balranald, Moulamein, and Hay to meet with local communities.
During our time in the region the team engaged with over 70 community stakeholders
through pop-up events and one-on-one catchups. The team was fortunate to host a
stall at the Hayland Gathering event as well as pop-ups in the Hay, Moulamein, and
Balranald townships.
The Wilan Wind Farm team would like to thank everyone who recently participated in
the online consultation or took the time to visit us at our recent pop-ups.
Kilara Energy is a member of the Clean Energy Council and committed to its Best Practice Charter for Renewable Energy Projects, a commitment to engage respectfully with communities, be sensitive to environmental and cultural values, and make a positive contribution to the regions in which we operate.
We look forward to engaging with the local community including residents in the nearby towns of Balranald, Hay and Moulamein, as well as interested people from the wider Hay Plains region.
Kilara aims to engage the community widely, address concerns in a timely manner (see Feedback Form here, contact by phone on 1800 161 320, or email us), and where practicable incorporate community input to deliver improved outcomes and lasting benefits.
First Nations groups across the region within which Wilan Wind Farm is located have a connection to Country that stretches back to the beginning of time. Kilara acknowledges this and pays respects to all Elders past, present and emerging.
Kilara is working in partnership with Nari Nari Tribal Council, traditional custodians of the lands known as ‘Gayini’ in the north of the project area, to develop and demonstrate a model of engagement for the renewables industry that generates real and lasting Cultural, social, environmental and economic benefits for First Nations people of the region.
‘Wilan’ is Nari Nari language meaning wind.
Kilara values the opportunity to connect with the local communities within the regions in which it is active.
Queries and feedback can be either submitted to the project team by email, by phone on 1800 161 320 or via the project feedback form.
As the formal planning process for the project gets underway, information sessions will be scheduled so that community members will have the opportunity to discuss the proposal with the project team.
Kilara will prepare regular newsletter updates on the latest going on with the project. You can subscribe to the newsletters by registering below.
