PROJECT HISTORICAL TIMETABLE
- 2007/8 – Wind Monitoring.
- 2008 – Surf Coast Council issues a Notice of a Decision to grant a planning permit.
- 2009 – VCAT upholds Planning Permit with varied conditions.
- 2011 – Victorian Government introduces 2km setback.
- 2012 – 2014 RET uncertainty.
- 2015 – new Victorian Government repeals 2km setback to 1km.
- 2016 – VRET announced at 25% by 2020 and 40% by 2025 needing a new build of 5400MW.
- 2016-2017 – Project redesign with co-location of solar and battery storage progressed.
- 2018 – Wind Farm Planning Application lodged with the Minister.
- 2018 August – Wind Farm Planning Application public exhibition period completed.
- 2018 October – co-located Solar Generation facility public exhibition period completed.
- 2018 November – Minister of Planning calls in Solar, Wind Farm & Battery Storage planning application.
- 2019 Feb – Planning Panels Victoria hearing weeks of 4/02/19 and 18/02/19 in Torquay.
- 2019 April – The Minister of AAV directs the preparation of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP).
- 2019 June/July the Panel Report is forwarded to the Minister of Planning as the Responsible Authority but is not released publicly. See here.
- 2020/21 covid restrictions delayed the extensive subsurface archeological survey work required for the CHMP and its finalisation with the Registered Aboriginal Party.
- 2022 Feb- the Secretary of AAV becomes the responsible authority for the CHMP.
- 2022 May – the CHMP is approved by the Secretary of AAV.
- 2022 October – the Wind Farm and Solar Farm planning application is approved by the Minister of Planning with conditions. Planning Panels Victoria Report is released.
Development Plan Maps and images can be viewed here.
The Wind Farm and Solar Farm Planning Permits and Panel Report can be accessed on the Project Documents Page.