Energising Australia

Tom - Student/Farm Hand, Jandowae QLD

Tom is a student working on his school holidays cleaning the trucks being used at Cubico and Stanwell Corporation's Wambo Wind farm. Like thousands of others around the country, Tom is doing the essential work of the clean energy transition.

Carlene - Maintenance Worker, Warwick QLD

Carlene is from the local area and runs a small farm. She has found a great work-life balance, dividing her time between Acciona Energia's MacIntyre Wind farm and her own business.

Taralga Retirement Village - Jandowae QLD

Thanks to grant funding from Cubico and Stanwell Corporation's Wambo Wind Farm, the residents of the Taralga Retirement Village in Queensland are enjoying greater comfort and mobility.

Tracy - Cultural Heritage Manager, Jandowae QLD

Tracy, of the Western Wakka Wakka people, is the Cultural Heritage Manager at Cubico and Stanwell Corporation's Wambo Wind Farm, working with her team to recover and preserve Indigenous artefacts on the construction grounds.

Sonia - Murilla Fitness Centre, Miles QLD

Sonia owns Stenhouse Fitness, which runs the Murilla Fitness Centre in Miles, Queensland. Her business has received financial support from RES and Octopus Investments' Dulacca Wind Farm, which has enabled it to purchase extra gear for the gym, which in turn supported all the new workers who were in town finishing construction on the wind farm last year.

Maria - Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Warwick QLD

Maria is the Stakeholder Engagement Lead for Acciona Energia’s MacIntyre Wind Farm. She loves giving back to the community and working with the team on site, including around 360 people from the local workforce.

Lucy - Machine Operator, Rokewood VIC

Lucy works as an Operator at the Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria, controlling the machines building the infrastructure elements required for a wind farm.

Adam - Byrne Automotive, Warwick QLD

Adam is owner and mechanic at Byrne Automotive in Warwick, Queensland. His workshop has been supporting the fleet of Acciona vehicles involved in the construction of Acciona Energia's MacIntyre Wind Farm – the largest wind farm under construction in Australia.

Kyle - Jumbo Operator, Kidston QLD

Kyle is one of the Jumbo Operators working at Genex Power's Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, and is loving the diversity of opportunities the job is providing.

Greg and Tim - Farmers, Wandella VIC

Greg and Tim are landowners and neighbours in Gannawarra Shire, Victoria. Greg’s farmland hosts the 60 MWp Gannawarra Solar Farm, developed by Edify Energy, the first utility-scale solar farm to be constructed in Victoria. It is also integrated with a 25 MW energy storage system. Tim’s land is soon to play host to a battery to help firm the renewable energy supply in the area.

Tony - Project Director, Kidston QLD

Tony is the Project Director for Genex Power’s Kidston Pumped Hydro Project, which is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will become only Australia’s fourth operational pumped hydro project.

Hayden - Student, Warwick QLD

Listen to school student Hayden's experience visiting Acciona Energia’s MacIntyre Wind Farm with his classmates late last year and what they learned about the key role for wind power in Energising Queensland.

Wind turbine construction - Acciona Energia MacIntyre Wind Farm, Warwick QLD

Renewables have a vital role to play in both reducing emissions and moving Australia towards a low-cost power system.

Gurpinger - Site Engineer, Kidston QLD

Gurpinger ‘G’ Mand is a site engineer for Genex Power’s Kidston underground team – one of many dedicated workers that are busy building the underground infrastructure and tunnels crucial for water transfer.

Alice - Site Engineer, Warwick QLD

Alice is a site engineer at Acciona Energía's MacIntyre Wind Farm Project, near Warwick in Queensland.