Windlab wants to put 80 turbines and 150km of tracks on site inland from Ingham to build the Upper Burdekin windfarm
Conservationists said they were “deeply concerned” about the impact on threatened species and that the state’s current planning rules were unable to deliver the dual challenge of a clean energy future and the protection of biodiversity.
Windlab will use biodiversity offsets to lessen the impact on the species, which means buying and protecting suitable habitat nearby. It has identified four potential sites but has not yet finalised the offsets plan. Buchanan said: “The authority cannot comment on whether offsets for these species are acceptable prior to a thorough review of the [environment report]. However, as a general principle, the authority would always strongly advocate for avoidance of impacts on species of high conservation significance, rather than mitigation or offsetting.”
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