Cattle Creek Wind Farm

RWE Renewables Australia respectfully acknowledges the Bigambul people, the Traditional Owners of the lands where the Cattle Creek Wind Farm is proposed, and pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

The project

Facts & figures

Development timeline

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Sponsorship fund

The proposal

RWE Renewables Australia is working on developing a renewable energy project near Cattle Creek, in southern Queensland’s Toowoomba Regional Council.

The proposed project would incorporate a wind farm with about 140 wind turbines, with the final number subject to the outcomes of various specialist studies. A battery energy storage system will also be included as part of the project.

If constructed, the Cattle Creek Wind Farm could generate enough electricity to power more than 525,000 homes, the equivalent of powering all private dwellings in the Toowoomba Regional Council and Western Downs Regional Council about five times over.

Cattle Creek is located 110 kilometres west of Toowoomba and 50 kilometres north-west of Millmerran. The project investigation area consists of about 20,000 hectares, with the potential development footprint expected to occupy less than three per cent of this area. The project land is mainly used for cattle grazing, which can continue if the project is constructed and becomes operational.

The project is currently in the planning and development phase, and a development application is expected to be submitted in early 2025.

Project location

A map showing the Cattle Creek Wind Farm project area in Queensland, Australia, including boundaries and surrounding features.

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We will update the community with information along the way through newsletters, community drop-in sessions and other forms of engagement.

RWE is committed to prioritising the use of regional Queensland businesses and employees throughout the development, construction and operation of the project. As the project progresses throughout the planning and development phase, we will create a register on this site to enable expressions of interest for the provision of goods and services during construction.

Construction of the project is expected to take two to three years and require a workforce of about 500 people at peak periods.

We are also committed to sharing the benefits of renewable energy with the communities where our projects operate. As the project progresses we will explore the development of a Sponsorship Fund and later a Community Benefit Fund, both of which will be tailored to the local community’s needs.

Project status: Development – undertaking studies, preparing potential layouts, seeking community feedback

Operation: Targeting 2028 for initial operations

News and Events

30 June 2024 – Thank you to everyone who attended our drop-in sessions

Thank you to everyone who attended our drop-in sessions

It was great to speak to community members at our community drop-in sessions at Cecil Plains on June 6 and 7. Some of the information available at the drop-in sessions can be found in this booklet, including information on aviation, biodiversity, the planning process, project benefits and more. If you missed out on attending the sessions and would like further information on the project, you can contact us here. We will be holding further drop-in sessions as the project progresses.

June 2024 – Community drop-in sessions

Would you like to know more about the proposed Cattle Creek Wind Farm?

We are holding Community drop-in sessions in June and invite you to call in to say hello, view the preliminary project layout and learn more about the studies that are being undertaken as part of the Development Application process.

Please drop in to see us at:

Cecil Plains Golf Club
Dalby-Cecil Plains Road
Cecil Plains, QLD, Australia

Thursday, 6 June, 2pm – 8pm
Friday, 7 June, 7.30am – 12.30pm

Facts & figures

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Estimated project timeline

A timeline illustrating project phases: feasibility from 2022, construction from 2027-2029, operations until 2060, and decommissioning.

Sponsorship fund now open

RWE Renewables Australia has implemented a sponsorship fund for the proposed Cattle Creek Wind Farm, which is currently open for applications and will remain active throughout the planning and approvals process. If you would like to apply for sponsorship please download our application.

Download application here