Stop the Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya wind development!

Stop the Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya wind development!

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Windlab's proposed Upper Burdekin / Gawara Baya wind development, North Queensland, is arguably one of the most ecologically catastrophic developments currently on the table for Australia.

If approved, this wind development will result in vast swathes of ancient, irreplaceable and world-class North Qld wilderness becoming fragmented, degraded and destroyed for long haulage roads and other infrastructure. 69 x 200 metre high wind turbines will displace critically endangered wildlife and kill aerial species. Dormitries and carparks will be constructed on remnant wilderness to host the large workforce. The site will become an industrial energy zone with no place for wildlife.

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Windlab's proposed Upper Burdekin / Gawara Baya wind development, North Queensland, is arguably one of the most ecologically catastrophic developments currently on the table for Australia.

If approved, this wind development will result in vast swathes of ancient, irreplaceable and world-class North Qld wilderness becoming fragmented, degraded and destroyed for long haulage roads and other infrastructure. 69 x 200 metre high wind turbines will displace critically endangered wildlife and kill aerial species. Dormitries and carparks will be constructed on remnant wilderness to host the large workforce. The site will become an industrial energy zone with no place for wildlife.

Koalas, Sharman’s Rock Walla bies, Greater Gliders, Red Goshawks and more inhabit this remote landscape. Their peace will be destroyed and they will be displaced and killed if the development is approved. Set to border the southern end of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, the proposed wind farm will be sited on a critical wildlife corridor.

The Public Environment Report is inaccurate because it fails to detail the impacts of the proposed Karma wind development proposed for landscape nearby.

Respond to Windlab and say NO to the Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya wind farm.


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Stop the Upper Burdekin/Gawara Baya wind development!

The proposed Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya wind development, North Queensland, is one of the most ecologically catastrophic developments currently on the table for Australia.

If approved, it will result in vast swathes of ancient, unique and irreplaceable wilderness becoming fragmented, degraded and destroyed for vast haulage roads up to 50m wide. 69 x 200 metre high wind turbines will displace critically endangered wildlife and kill aerial species. Edge effects will impact wildlife, change behaviour and potientially impact breeding cycles. To make matters worse, the wind farm will be built in the middle of a giant wildlife corridor. Sheer madness!

Northern Koalas, Sharman’s Rock Wallabies, Greater Gliders, Red Goshawks and more critically endangered species inhabit this unique landscape. This is a remote region left untouched by development. It needs to become a National Park, not a wind farm.

Read the Public Environment Report for Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya wind farm.

Say NO to the development. Let's stand up for nature and protect what's left.

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- Sharman's rock wallabies have a very small range. Their habitat is severly at risk from numerous proposed wind farms in NQ, particularly Upper Burdekin/ Gawara Baya.

- our little known North Queensland Koalas are important and genetically significant. Their lives and their habitat should be protected, not sacrificed for wind development.

- wilderness is natural capital and should be preserved for future generations

- remnant forest is already combatting climate change by cooling the earth, sequestering moisture and absorbing carbon dioxide

- Upper Burdekin is a biodiversity hotspot and should be a National Park not a wind farm

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