Hidden Valley Wind Farm
Planned for high-elevation terrain inland from Ingham and adjacent to other proposed developments like the Mount Fox Energy Park and Karma Wind Farm.
Details
Project.e
We are extremely disapointed with the land owners (host) and the developers Project.e for even contemplating such a miserable developemnt within such a magnificently rich environment.
Proponent: Project.e
Turbine number: 55
Location: Situated between the propsoed Karma Wind Farm and the Austrakian Wildlife Conservancy property 'Mt. Zero/Taravale Nature Refuge.
MNES: Listed threatened species and communities / listed migratory species
Threatened and migratory species, with the following known to occur in the project area include:
1. Sharman’s rock wallaby (Petrogale sharmani)
2. koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
3. greater glider (northern) (Petauroides minor)
4. spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus)
5. greater large-eared horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus philippinensis)
6. bare-rumped sheathtail bat (Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus)
7. magnificent brood frog (Pseudophryne covacevichae)
8. red goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)
9. masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli)
10. white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
11. fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
12. oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
13. rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
14. satin flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)
15. spectacled monarch (Symposiarchus trivirgatus)
16. eastern osprey (Pandion haliaetus).
Lasting significant negative impacts to these threatened species:
koala, greater glider, Sharman’s rock wallaby:
Potential for impacts from ground-level activities including vegetation removal, habitat fragmentation and edge effects, habitat disturbance and injury/mortality.
Red goshawk, masked owl:
Potential for impacts from ground-level activities including vegetation removal, habitat fragmentation and edge effects, habitat disturbance and injury/mortality.
Description of landscape in Project Area: The project area is predominantly covered by remnant vegetation and contains large tracts of well-connected native vegetation. The project area is broadly connected to surrounding landscapes and vegetation by a state-mapped remnant corridor which is situated in a north-to-south alignment throughout the project area.
Biodiversity corridors and connectivity: The project area is predominantly covered by remnant vegetation and contains large tracts of well-connected native vegetation. The project area is broadly connected to surrounding landscapes and vegetation by a State-wide terrestrial corridor, which is situated in a north-to-south alignment throughout the project area. Two State-wide riparian corridors intersect the project area.