July 2022 Update
July has certainly been a cold month and the Mirboo North Winterfest this weekend is a great opportunity for the community to come together. We are excited to be sponsoring the inaugural Winterfest and hope everyone has a great time. We’ve been looking at different ways we can share the benefits of the Delburn Wind Farm (DWF) with the communities surrounding the […]
June 2022 Update
Work on the Delburn Wind Farm continues and we are addressing conditions set out in the planning permit along with other key design, procurement and financial matters for the project to proceed to construction. This includes developing detailed bushfire mitigation, environmental, emergency and traffic management plans, background and noise monitoring, telecommunications and detailed design of road upgrades, cable […]
November Update from OSMI Australia
DWF Panel Hearing The final day of the panel hearing was conducted on Friday 12th November with the last three public submissions and closing remarks from OSMI, SCA and the CFA. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to follow the hearing and to present to the panel. The Panel now has 8 […]
Delburn Wind Farm Panel Hearing
The panel hearing for the Delburn Wind Farm is due to begin on Monday 18th October and is scheduled to run for 12 days. The hearing will be held online via Zoom. Everyone who has requested to be heard will have received details from Planning Panels Victoria on when and how to present to the […]
Community and Stakeholder Consultative Committee Chair Appointed
Dr Anthony Boxshall has been appointed as the Independent Chair of the Delburn Wind Farm CSCC. Anthony is the Principal and Founder of Science into Action Pty Ltd, a science impact company. Anthony has made a career of demystifying science for communities and all non-scientists. He is a strong, clear and accountable Chair and facilitator whose primary […]
Applications Open: Pre-Development Fund
Applications for our Pre-development Fund are now open. Visit our website for more information.
Environmental Referrals
Decisions were announced on both our environmental referrals this week. The construction of the project was determined not to be a controlled action under the EPBC Act, and will also not require an EES, subject to certain conditions. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/gHvik9y
Withdrawal of EPBC Act Referral
Due to a number of concerns raised by residents in regards to the EPBC referral documentation, and in consultation with the Department, OSMI have decided to withdraw its referral under the EPBC Act and resubmit. OSMI will notify the public of the re-submission date via this page, the Facebook page and e-news, and put the […]
Referral to Minister for Planning
Our referral to the Minister for Planning, as required under the Environmental Effects Act 1978, for the Delburn Wind Farm has just been posted on the Victorian government planning web site. This referral provides the Minister for Planning with preliminary information on the environmental impacts of our project to allow him to make a decision […]
Open for Comment: EPBC Referral
Our referral under the Commonwealth Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is now open for public comment – follow this link to view the referral. The purpose of the referral process is to determine whether or not a proposed action will have a significant impact on any Matters of National Significance, and would therefore require formal assessment and approval […]