Magpie Hill Solar Farm

Community & Benefits

We strive to be active and caring neighbours, dedicated stewards of the environment, and create meaningful, lasting benefits for the broader community.

We know that for our projects to be successful, we must work closely with our stakeholders, including landholders, project neighbours, First Nations peoples and the broader community.

Consultation

A range of technical and environmental studies are currently underway to inform the Project's EIS. As this work progresses, we remain committed to keeping neighbouring landholders informed and providing opportunities to engage with the Project team and technical specialists.

Throughout late August and September, we will be hosting a range of community engagement activities across the local area. During this time, we would also welcome the opportunity to meet with you to provide an update on the Project's progress, discuss upcoming engagement activities, answer any questions you may have and hear your views as the EIS studies progress.

Upcoming engagement opportunities include:

• Technical Webinar: Fire | 26 August, 6:00pm-7:00pm (Register here)
  Hear from a fire expert about the fire assessment being undertaken for the Project, including how bushfire risk, emergency response and mitigation measures are being evaluated and managed.

• Pop-up Session | 27 August, 2:00pm-5:30pm (Outside Corang Estate Cellar Door)
  Stop by for a quick chat with the Project team, hear about EIS preparation, ask questions, and learn about upcoming engagement opportunities.

• Technical Webinar: Amenity | 1 September, 6:00pm-7:00pm (Register here)
  Hear from Project specialists about the visual amenity, landscape and noise assessments, including how potential impacts are identified, evaluated and managed.

• Survey | Throughout August and September
  Share your views, experiences and priorities as people who live, work, own property, operate businesses, or spend time in the local area. We are interested in understanding what matters most to the community, including potential benefits, concerns, opportunities and impacts that may be associated with the Project. The survey will close Monday 14 September. Access the survey here.

• Community Drop-in Sessions

  Meet with the Project team to explore the latest Project updates, learn about the studies informing the EIS, discuss early findings, and share your questions, feedback and local insights.

  • 10 September, 2:30pm-7:00pm | Norah Starrs Centre, Bungendore

  • 11 September, 2:30pm-7:00pm | Tarago Town Hall

  • 12 September, 9:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-5:00pm | Tarago Town Hall

As the EIS studies continue, we welcome any questions, concerns or local insights you would like to share. Community feedback remains an important part of the assessment process and helps inform Project planning and impact management.

What we’ve heard from the community

Feedback from community members, landholders and stakeholders has highlighted a range of important issues that are being carefully considered as the Project progresses.

Key themes raised during consultation include:

• Safety and fire risk, particularly in relation to the BESS, emergency response capacity and local conditions such as access and terrain.

• Visual impacts, including how the Project may be seen from nearby homes and across the landscape, as well as concerns about glint and glare.

• Noise and amenity, especially potential tonal or low-frequency noise and how it may travel in the local environment.

• Traffic and road safety, including increased heavy vehicle movements during construction and impacts on local roads, school buses and emergency access.

• Property impacts, such as potential changes to property values and insurance for nearby landholders.

• Water and flooding, including drainage, historic flood behaviour and potential impacts on local water sources.

• Biodiversity and land use, including potential impacts on native species, land management and agricultural productivity.

• Decommissioning and rehabilitation, with a strong interest in how the site will be managed at the end of the Project’s life.

• Community benefits, including how benefits will be shared and prioritised locally, particularly for those most directly affected.

• Wellbeing, cumulative impacts and trust, with some community members highlighting stress and concern about multiple developments and the need for transparent, ongoing engagement.

We will continue to listen to this feedback and use it to inform Project design, assessment and community engagement as the Project progresses.

In the coming months, we will advertise opportunities to learn more about the technical assessments being undertaken, meet with the Project team, and provide feedback as we prepare the EIS and continue to progress development of the Project.

We encourage anyone interested in the Project to sign up to our Project Newsletter to make sure they stay up to date with the project, including opportunities to provide formal feedback during consultation.