Whitsunday Wind Farm Action Group | Mt Challenger Wind Farm

What you can do?

Your participation helps demonstrate that this proposal is not supported by the local community and that the Whitsundays deserves careful, respectful planning.

The Mt Challenger / Crystal Brook wind farm proposal affects our homes, environment, wildlife, and way of life in the Whitsundays. Community voices matter — and they influence decisions more than many people realise.

Whether you have five minutes or more time to give, there are practical ways you can help protect our region and ensure the right projects are built in the right places.

[See the map and the project’s proximity to homes. 3km turbine radius shown in yellow, houses in pink.]

What we know about the Mt. Challenger Wind Farm

On 16 October 2025, two residents attended a meeting at the invitation of Alinta Energy at the Proserpine Tennis Club. Little did they know at the time they were considered very near neighbours to a proposed wind farm.

This is when the community first became aware of the Mt Challenger Wind Farm Project and the Whitsunday Wind Farm Action Group was formed.

The name still belies the true nature of the project being a two-location wind farm with turbines proposed for both Mt. Challenger AND Crystal Brook / Kelsey Creek, right among our homes.

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Our greatest concerns

Despite differing individual priorities, our community is united in the belief that this is the wrong location for a wind farm. Our concerns include:

Proximity to homes, farms & business

Turbines up to 240 metres high located close to numerous homes, farms, and small businesses and just 9km from central Proserpine.

Our community is concerned setbacks are inadequate for modern turbine sizes and may lead to impacts including noise, visual amenity, property rights restrictions, interference with GPS-guided agriculture and drones, and reduced land use flexibility.

Impact on local farming industry

The project raises significant concerns due to its proximity to both State and locally important agricultural land including active sugar cane farmland—the backbone of the Whitsundays region.

Locating industrial-scale infrastructure within this land risks restricting neighbouring property rights, interfering with GPS-guided machinery and drone operations, and reducing future land use flexibility.

Protecting this land is essential to maintaining the productivity, viability, and long-term future of agriculture in our region.

Impact on Community, Lifestyle, and Property

Our region is a peaceful, wildlife-rich area. And our community feels that the proposed development threatens the very essence of what makes this region special to us.

Impacts on wildlife, birdlife, and habitat

The proposed turbine zones are located within ecologically significant habitats that support a variety of iconic Australian wildlife that are not only emblematic of our landscape but also play essential roles in maintaining ecological balance.

Transparency and inadequate and community consultation

The community has serious concerns regarding the lack of transparency surrounding this project and the minimal effort made to inform or engage affected residents.

Visual and scenic impacts on the Whitsundays landscape

Visitors come to the Whitsundays seeking tranquillity, authenticity, and unspoiled nature. The construction of an industrial-scale wind farm within view of our valleys, ridgelines, and farmlands directly undermines that appeal.

The Crystal Brook Road site is also a designated scenic corridor which are identified and designated in the local planning scheme as considered important to the region’s identity. Towering 240m Wind Turbines will forever alter this landscape.

Long-term impacts in a cyclone-prone region

There are serious concerns about the long-term safety, maintenance, and resilience of 240-metre turbines in a cyclone-prone region.

Decommissioning uncertainty

Communities want clear financial guarantees in place before projects begin, ensuring turbines and infrastructure are removed and land rehabilitated at the end of the project life.

Renewable energy developments should also be required to provide financial security for decommissioning.