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    Hepburn Wind is building Australia's first community-owned wind farm. Our two turbines on Leonards Hill, 10km south of Daylesford, Victoria, are expected to be operational in the first half of 2011. Expert analysis predicts that the wind farm will annually generate more power than used by the houses of Daylesford.

    Hepburn Wind has:

    • secured the required permits and approvals to build the wind farm
    • signed a turn-key construction contract with REpower Systems
    • received a $975,000 grant from the Renewable Energy Support Fund to assist with the projects development phase
    • received a $750,000 grant from the Regional Infrastructure Development Fund to assist with grid connection costs
    • obtained a $3.1m financing facility from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
    • secured over $7.8m in investment from over 1180 members.

    Together we have raised over 95% of the total project cost of $12.9m.

    While Hepburn Wind is a local project, we welcome you to join our community as we embark on this pioneering project. Shares are available to those outside the local community in minimum parcels of just $1000. For those eligible for our local offer, minimum parcels are just $100.

    To find out more or to apply for membership, please
    download our Membership and Share Offer.

     

    Share Offer         State Member for Ballarat East, Geoff Howard MP (right) announces RIDF grant of $750,000 to Hepburn Wind at Leonards Hill 22 June 2010. With Simon Holmes à Court, Chairman.

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