Queensland LNP Pulls Plug on 226-Turbine Wind Farm Amid Renewables Policy Shift
A 226-turbine wind farm project in Queensland’s Wide Bay region north of Brisbane has been scrapped almost a decade after it was first planned.
Clouds can be seen above power-generating wind turbines at the Capital Wind Farm, located at Lake George, near the town of Bungendore, Australia, on March 25, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
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The Queensland LNP government has scrapped another major renewable project, this time a massive wind farm in the state’s Wide Bay region north of Brisbane.
In a statement issued on Sept. 1, Minister for Infrastructure Jarrod Bleijie said there had been widespread community concern around the Forest Wind Farm Development Act 2020.
Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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