A controversial wind farm proposed near Binalong has been indefinitely delayed, with the private company suddenly pausing its initial project work.
It comes after a major campaign from The Daily Telegraph and local landowners which highlighted fierce opposition to the proposal among local farmers and community members.
Wind Prospect wanted to build 90 turbines between the towns of Bowning and Binalong. Each structure would be 265m, which is almost as tall as Sydney’s Crown Barangaroo.
The company had been preparing to submit a scoping report to the NSW Planning Department this month, but in an email sent to residents last Thursday, Wind Prospect said it had decided to postpone the application until at least next year, allowing them to “carefully consider the feedback we’ve received from community members.”
Wind Prospect was approached for comment.
Local sheep farmer Emma Webb told the Daily Telegraph that while the news was a “big win”, it would mean “families will continue to live under a cloud of uncertainty”.
“The time, energy and resources we have diverted into defending our community is unacceptable,” she said. “This is another example of the power imbalance between regional communities and multinational corporations which have been given free rein on the path to Net Zero.”
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