General News
7 August, 2025
Wind farm concerns to be voiced at public meeting
A newly formed group opposed to a proposed wind farm around Ballyrogan and Tatyoon is planning a community meeting this month to discuss latest developments.
The Ballyrogan and Tatyoon Community Alliance (BaTCA) invites all concerned residents, landowners, and stakeholders to the meeting on Monday, 18 August at the Tatyoon Hall.
The meeting comes in response to growing community concern surrounding the proposed Ballyrogan Wind Farm by Squadron Energy which the group says was announced with minimal consultation in mid-June, which has since left the community reeling with unanswered questions and heightened anxiety.
“The community has been left in the dark,” said Kate Bibby from BaTCA.
“Squadron Energy arrived with their announcement, hosted two rushed information sessions, and then disappeared—offering little clarity, no meaningful support, and leaving the community divided and torn.”
While Squadron Energy promotes values of trust, transparency, and genuine consultation, BaTCA argues that so far, these words have been empty.
The group believes a social licence for this proposal simply does not exist.
Ms Bibby said since June, concerned community members have undertaken research into existing wind farm projects around Australia, uncovering new questions and red flags.
These findings will be shared at the meeting, and the alliance will seek input from residents to refine a detailed list of community questions that will be formally presented to Squadron Energy.
“People here feel ignored and dismissed,” she said.
“This is our landscape, our homes, and our future. There is tremendous opposition to Squadron Energy’s proposal.”
Squadron Energy, a subsidiary of Tattarang, the private investment vehicle of billionaire Andrew Forrest, has proposed the Ballyrogan Wind Farm.
“The Alliance is urging the company to engage with the community in a respectful, transparent, and inclusive manner—something many feel has been sorely lacking so far,” Ms Bibby said.
“The potential hosts have been given the opportunity to say yes or no to this proposal, yet we as neighbours and community members haven’t been given the opportunity to, despite that we would be affected by noise and the visual vandalism to the landscape.”
Ms Bibby said fast track approval processes are running roughshod over the rights of rural communities.
“This development would radically transform our region from rural farmland to an industrial energy park and we think we deserve a bigger say in our and our children’s futures,” she said.
All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting at Tatyoon Hall on Monday the 18 th of August from 6pm to 8pm.