Proposed by Example Energy Pty Ltd. Application SSD-00000001.
Example Ridge Wind Farm
Up to 38 wind turbines on the ridgeline between Ridgeview and Creekside, connecting to the existing 330 kV line.
Key facts
- Wind turbines
- Up to 38
Source: EIS Chapter 2, Project description, page 14
- Maximum tip height
- 250 m
Source: EIS Chapter 2, Project description, page 15
- Generating capacity
- About 230 MW
Source: EIS executive summary, page 3
- Nearest home not involved in the project
- 2.1 km
Source: EIS Chapter 8, Noise and vibration, page 22
- Construction
- About 24 months
Source: EIS Chapter 2, Project description, pages 41 to 42
Where the project is up to
Done. 15 September 2026
Environmental Impact Statement lodged
Source: EIS executive summary, page 1
Happening now. 12 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
Public exhibition: have your say
Source: EIS executive summary, page 2
Still to come
Proponent responds to submissions
Source: EIS executive summary, page 2
Still to come
Department assessment and decision
Source: EIS executive summary, page 2
Still to come. 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2029
Construction, if approved
Source: EIS Chapter 2, Project description, page 41
What the studies found
Noise
Predicted turbine noise stays under the 35 dB(A) limit at every home not involved in the project.
From: Appendix F, Noise impact assessment
Visual impact
Turbines would be visible from parts of Ridgeview and Creekside, and from the Ridge Road lookout.
From: EIS Chapter 9, Landscape and visual
Traffic and roads
Construction would bring up to 120 truck movements a day on Ridge Road at the peak.
From: EIS Chapter 10, Traffic and transport
What the proponent has committed to
Madesince 15 September 2026
Monitor noise at the five nearest homes for the first two years of operation.
Source: Appendix F, Noise impact assessment, page 140
Madesince 15 September 2026
Move oversize loads only between 10 pm and 5 am, under police escort.
Source: EIS Chapter 10, Traffic and transport, page 31
Under reviewsince 18 October 2026
Offer screen planting to homes within 3 km that would see a turbine.
Distance under review after the community information session.
Source: EIS Chapter 9, Landscape and visual, page 62
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