Council
14 August, 2025
Application lodged for new wind farm
A PLANNING application has been lodged with the Victorian Government for the development of a five-turbine wind farm just outside Garvoc.
The application for the proposed Swansons Lane Wind Farm was lodged on July 23 and is now pending decision from Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny as the responsible authority.
In the application, proposed developer RE Future says the five-turbine wind farm will generate approximately 35 megawatts, enough to power around 29,000 homes – saving 154,000 tonnes of greenhouse gasses.
The wind farm, encompassing a 6.5-kilometre area, has been proposed to be just over two kilometres outside of Garvoc and six kilometres outside Terang – running between Sisters-Garvoc Road, Swansons Lane and Coyles Road.
The project proposes the wind turbines will have a maximum tip height of 252 metres.
Three of the turbines are proposed to be located in Corangamite Shire’s local government area while two would fall within the boundary of Moyne.
In addition to the five turbines, the application includes associated infrastructure including a control room and switchyard, crane hardstand area, 140 metre meteorological mast, substation and 850 metres of overhead powerline.
Both Corangamite and Moyne Shire Councils lashed out at the proposed wind farm when an application for the proposed wind farm, then six-turbines, was first lodged in May 2023.
At the time, Moyne Shire Council mayor Karen Foster had said there had been no consultation with local government.
“The first anyone knew about this was when the application was lodged with the Minister,” she said.
“It’s disappointing and goes to the point we have been making about social license for wind farms being non-existent.
“Actions like this don’t help the situation.”
Corangamite Shire’s then-mayor Ruth Gstrein had also expressed disappointment with the lack of consultation.
“It shows a complete lack of respect for the people of Garvoc who are going to be impacted by this,” she said.
“Developers need to get out there and speak about their projects, speak about the benefits and address the issues of the community rather than surprising people.”
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