Wind turbines and solar panels have become increasingly common sights across inland Australia, and many more are on the way under ambitious Federal and State Government plans to lift the percentage of electricity generated from renewable energy.

Some rural landholders are cheering the developments on and welcoming the diversified incomes they provide, while others are locking gates and raising concerns about impacts on agricultural, environmental, economic and community grounds.

Helping land owners to understand major issues to consider when interacting with renewable energy project proponents, delving into rural community attitudes to wind and solar developments and shining a light on the broader implications for planning, policy, regional economic development and food security, will be the focus of a Rural Press Club of Queensland panel discussion in March.

The panel will feature:

Katie-Ann Mulder, Kate Swain, Jo Sheppard and Brent Finlay

• Brent Finlay, a former AgForce and National Farmers Federation president who is hosting a wind development on his Traprock district livestock property;
• Katie Anne-Mulder, the CEO and founding member of the Queensland Renewable Energy Council, and
• Kate Swain a Partner from McCullough Robertson who specialises in approval processes and has worked on behalf of both landholders and project proponents.
• Jo Sheppard, our moderator, is the CEO of  Queensland Farmers’ Federation and has, in partnership with the Queensland Government, prepared the Queensland Renewable Energy Landholder Toolkit.

The forum is intended to provide a balanced, timely and up-to-date discussion of the many issues facing rural landholders as the renewable energy “rush” gains pace in Queensland.

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