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Queensland Pauses Wind Farm Development as MP Raises Koala Safety Concerns

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Development of the Greenleaf Renewables and Brookfield-backed Moonlight Range Wind Farm in the Rockhampton region has been paused after the project was called in by the state government. The announcement was made on the weekend following residents’ concerns about an alleged lack of consultation. It is understood that other developing Queensland wind farms, including Wongalee and Prairie near Townsville and Theodore and Bungaban, will also be temporarily on hold. Koalas in Rockhampton Region Mirani Liberal National Party (LNP) MP Glen Kelly took to social media in early January sharing video footage of a koala up a tree in the Lotus Creek region between Rockhampton and its northern neighbour Mackay, near where the Lotus Creek Wind Farm is located, to show the biodiversity of the region....

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