July 9, 2025
After declaring Gippsland as Australia’s first offshore windfarm zone, the Australian Government has granted 12 feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off Gippsland’s coast.
To engage with the Gippsland community, the Gippsland feasibility licence holders are working together to deliver a round of joint community engagement events in Toora, Loch Sport and Woodside during July.
The regional events will provide an opportunity for locals to meet and engage with the offshore wind developers behind Gippsland’s proposed projects:
- Toora – Wednesday 23 July 2025, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Toora Hall, 23 Gray Street, Toora
- Loch Sport – Wednesday 30 July 2025, 4:30pm – 6:30pm, Loch Sport Community House, 222-236 National Park Road, Loch Sport
- Woodside – Thursday 31 July 2025, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Woodside Community Hall, Cnr Prince St and Austins Rd, Woodside.
The organisers are encouraging local communities to attend to learn more about offshore wind, upcoming project plans, socio-economic benefits and share feedback.
Gippsland Offshore Wind Projects
The Australian Government has granted 12 feasibility licences for offshore wind projects off Gippsland’s coast in Victoria. These licence holders are:
- High Sea Wind Pty Ltd
- Gippsland Skies Pty Ltd
- Blue Mackerel North Pty Ltd
- Kut-Wut Brataualung Pty Ltd [Southerly Ten]
- Ørsted Offshore Australia 1 Pty Ltd (Gippsland 01 & Gippsland 02)
- Star of the South Wind Farm Pty Ltd (SOTS)
- Iberdrola Australia OW 2 Pty Ltd (Aurora Green)
- Gippsland Dawn OWP Project Pty Ltd (Gippsland Dawn)
- Navigator North Project Pty Ltd
- Kent Offshore Wind Pty Ltd
- Great Eastern Offshore Wind Farm Project Co Pty Ltd.
The following map via the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) shows the map of the feasibility licence areas.
