Site Location and Layout
The Collgar Wind Farm is located approximately 25km south east of Merredin in Western Australia. The wind farm site comprises of approximately 18,000 hectares of private freehold land.
A turbine layout was prepared based on the technical assessment and community consultation undertaken during the development phase for inclusion in the planning application. The indicative layout provided was for 127 turbines; however, this layout has now been divided into two stages, the first consisting of 111 turbines, and a possible second stage of 16 turbines.
Construction of the first 111 turbines commenced in June 2010 and was completed in October 2011. The figures contained on this website relate to a project size of 111 wind turbines.
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23rd October 2012
MERREDIN Men’s Shed members will finally get to build their shed after Collgar Wind Farm donated $50,000 towards the project. Collgar Wind Farm’s chief executive Mike Gilmore and stakeholder manager Carmen Hantar visited the men’s ‘currently loaned’ shed site to present the $50,000 cheque.
Collgar Community Fund
Ms Hantar said the Collgar Wind Farm had a genuine interest in building the capacity of the communities in which they operated. “A grants committee has been appointed to assess all applications and determine how best to allocate funds and in-kind contributions to maximise benefits for communities in the Merredin region,” she said.
“Any proposals put forth require the endorsement of the Shire of Merredin to ensure the community’s best interests are met as the main priority.”
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The Collgar Community Fund established by Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd, provides sponsorship to fund local projects that benefit the wider community within the Shire of Merredin.
Collgar Wind Farm has a genuine interest in building the capacity of the communities in which we operate. A Grants Committee has been appointed to assess all applications and determine how best to allocate funds and in-kind contributions to maximise benefits for communities in the Merredin region. Any proposals put forth require the endorsement of the Shire of Merredin to ensure the community’s best interests are met as the main priority.
Collgar_Community_Fund_Application_form_.pdf
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June 2011
Business Review Australia and Energy Digital Magazine both feature the Collgar Wind Farm story in the June 2011 issues.
For the full story, please click on the links below:
CollgarWindBrochure-June11-printable.pdf
Contact us
Level 1, 679 Murray Street
West Perth WA 6005
PO Box 957
West Perth WA 6872
(Please use postal address for all mail)
Email: enquiries@collgarwindfarm.com.au
Phone: 08 9486 4152
