Community
Apply now for Sponsorship Funding
Applications are now open for the 2024 Sponsorship Fund, designed to support community groups to deliver and improve their services, programs, initiatives or facilities.
Sharing the benefits
Wind Prospect is committed to ensuring that those living closest to the proposed wind farm can directly share in the benefits. The valuable information provided by residents and other key stakeholders, either directly or via the Community Engagement Committee (CEC), has helped shape the development of a range of benefit-sharing initiatives proposed as part of the Hexham Wind Farm project, including the below:
Neighbour Benefit Sharing Program
Will provide annual payments to the owners of eligible dwellings and/or operating retail premises of up to $30,000 per annum.
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Energy Cost Offset Plan
Designed to help the occupants of neighbouring dwellings and operating retail premises with the cost of electricity, with an annual value of up to $2000.
Community Co-investment Program
Subject to sufficient interest from the local community, this program would provide an opportunity for community members and organisations to invest in the operational project and participate in the financial benefits.
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Community Benefit Fund
The Fund is expected to contribute $1,000 per year per turbine, for the operating lifetime of the wind farm.
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Community Sponsorship Fund
The Fund has been established to support local community groups during the project development phase, with up to $20,000 in sponsorship funding available per year to eligible organisations and community groups.
Energy Cost Offset Plan
Designed to help the occupants of neighbouring dwellings and operating retail premises with the cost of electricity, with an annual value of up to $2000.
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Community Co-Investment Program
Subject to sufficient interest from the local community, this program would provide an opportunity for community members and organisations to invest in the operational project and participate in the financial benefits.
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Neighbour Benefit Sharing Program
Wind Prospect has gained feedback from residents to better understand and address their needs. As part of the Program, owners of dwellings and/or operating retail premises within six kilometres of a constructed turbine, will be eligible for annual payments of up to $30,000 per annum.
Wind Prospect would like to thank everyone who provided their feedback. This input has helped shape the revised Neighbour Benefit Sharing Program, which aims to ensure the financial benefits of the project would be shared with residents living closest to the wind farm. The Program would commence at the commissioning of the wind farm and continue annually for as long as the relevant turbines are operational.
The below graphic illustrates the proposed payment structure. For more information including eligibility, terms and payment details, please download the proposed program flyer or contact the Wind Prospect team.
Community Engagement
Wind Prospect has commenced engagement with local community members, neighbours and other key stakeholders. As part of our initial engagement activities in March 2019, the team visited all households located within six kilometres of a proposed wind turbine location to provide information and seek feedback about the Project. If residents were not home, a ‘sorry we missed you’ pack was left behind which included a newsletter and contact details. More than 100 people also attended the community information sessions for the propsoed Hexham Wind Farm at Caramut and Ellersie in May 2019.
Since this initial engagement a series of newsletters, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and other materials have been developed and shared with land owners within 10 kilometres of the proposed project. You can find these and other resources on the project Resources page. Further drop-in sessions for the community were also held in the local communities of Hexham, Caramut and Ellerslie in July 2020, June 2022 and July 2023.
A Community Engagement Committee (CEC) has been established by Moyne Shire Council to provide a forum for consultation and information sharing about the project between Wind Prospect and the local community. The CEC comprises a Moyne Shire Councillor, six community members and Wind Prospect representatives. Meetings are held several times a year.
Have your say
Thank you to everyone who has participated in our community engagement to date. We welcome all feedback and genuinely want to hear your views on the proposed Hexham Wind Farm. Your input and opinions can lead to improvements that help shape the project design.
The Wind Prospect team would be pleased to meet with local residents, community members and other stakeholders to discuss the project in more detail. Please contact us to arrange a time on:
Toll free number: 1800 934 322
Email: info@hexhamwindfarm.com.au
Information sessions
Further project information sessions will be held as the project progresses. Details will be advertised prior to the event and also posted on this website.
