Conservationists at the site of the proposed Wooroora Station wind farm in far north Queensland that was blocked by the federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek.Conservationists at the site of the proposed Wooroora Station wind farm in far north Queensland that was blocked by the federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek.does not take too long to survey – of the 100 or so across Australia, only six of them are in the sunshine state.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup But Graham says while perspective is needed, there are real risks from the state’s windfarm developments. Threatened species habitat is precious and the hilltops being targeted by developers will be important refuges in the coming decades as species move up ranges to find cooler climates as global heating pushes up temperatures.
“We wanted to get that dialogue going so that industry understands what the environmental constraints are and how this looks from the environmental side,” the national director of RE-Alliance, Andrew Bray, said.