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Background
Proponent: Swansons Lane Wind Farm Pty Ltd
The project will be located on a combined area of approximately 688 hectares in southwest Victoria, adjacent to the Princes Highway, approximately 2 km south-east of Garvoc and 8 km south-west of Terang. The site consists of fourteen privately owned parcels, together with five adjoining road and/or rail reserves to be used for access and the reticulation and export of electricity.
The wind farm will consist of up to five wind turbine generators with a minimum rotor swept height (RSH) of 64 m above ground level (AGL) and a maximum RSH of 252 m AGL, together with ancillary civil and electrical infrastructure required to construct and the operate the wind farm. In addition, the project will construct an on-site substation, underground and aboveground electrical cabling, and a permanent meteorological mast (140 m high) and associated anemometry equipment.
Process
On 22 October 2024, the project was determined to be a controlled action under section 75 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), number 2024/09949.
Under the Bilateral agreement made under section 45 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) relating to environmental assessment (the Bilateral Agreement), the project will be assessed via the Victorian planning permit process as the state accredited assessment process (Item 2.1(f) of the Bilateral Agreement).
The proponent’s draft assessment documentation is being advertised for public comment with its two ministerial permit applications, for 28 days, commencing on 8 August 2025.
The draft assessment documentation is available for review and download along with ministerial permit PA2503551 and ministerial permit PA2503552.
Project contact
If you have questions about the project, please get in touch via the contact details below.
Swansons Lane Wind Farm Pty Ltd
✉ Email: info@SwansonsLanewindfarm.com.au
Page last updated: 08/08/25