Aboriginals back Cooktown wind project
Indigenous backing for Cooktown wind project
Traditional owners have signed an agreement with US company National Power to build a wind farm south of Cooktown on Cape York in far north Queensland.
The project at Archer Point will produce 120 megawatts of electricity per year.
Gerhardt Pearson, from the Cape York Development Corporation, says the company and Indigenous owners will now start a lengthy process to try to get Queensland Government approval.
“This project is a first in Australia – a wind energy development project on Aboriginal land, with an agreement that ensures Indigenous training and employment opportunities during all phases of the project,” he said……………
National Power managing director Tim Flato says Indigenous groups approached the company about the project.
He says it still has a long way to go to get the project through all of the approval processes, but he hopes it will create a significant number of jobs in the area.
Indigenous backing for Cooktown wind project – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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