Community

Community Consultative Committee

The purpose of a community consultative committee is to provide a forum for open discussion between representatives of the company, the community, the council and other stakeholders on issues directly relating to the project’s operations, environmental performance and community relations, and to keep the community informed on these matters.

The Minister for Planning has appointed the community members to the Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Community Consultative Committee.  The members are:

Michael Silver OAM
Independent Chair
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm CCC
P.O. Box 37, Gunnedah NSW 2380

P: 0427 723 747
E: crudineridgeccc@bigpond.com

Community Members
Andrew Hundy –  Primary Production
Esme Martens – Farmer, retired Engineer/Planner
Maxwell Price –  Farmer & Grazier
Owain Rowland-Jones –  Farmer
Ingrid Saywell – Architect/Planner/Environmentalist
Vera Tomlinson – Home Duties
Chontelle Roland – Jones (Alternate for Owain Rowland-Jones) – Farmer

Local Government Representative
Cr Alex Karavas Mid-Western Regional Council

CWP Renewables Representative
Brendan McAvoy – Project Director

Community Consultative Committee

Call for Nominations

Nominations are open for appointment of two community members to the Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Community Consultative Committee.

Positions are available for two people who live locally, or, are members of a stakeholder group (community, environment, Aboriginal or industry) to join the Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Community Consultative Committee.

Nominations are welcome from the community members not receiving any financial benefit from the project.

Your role as a committee member is voluntary.

You will be expected to contribute constructively to committee discussions, attend around four meetings a year, and communicate information about the Crudine Ridge Wind Farm project with the broader community.

For more information about the establishment and operation of CCCs, please visit

http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/CommunityConsultativeCommittees

If you would like to apply, download a copy of the relevant nomination form   click here

or contact the Independent Chair, Michael Silver OAM, Independent Chair
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm CCC, P.O. Box 37, Gunnedah NSW 2380,

P: 0427 723 747

E: crudineridgeccc@bigpond.com

 Applications must be lodged by Monday, 9 March 2020. Please send applications directly to the Independent Chairperson.

CCC Minutes are publicly available for download

• Meeting 1 – 12 February 2013
• Meeting 2 – 15 July 2013
• Meeting 3 – 9 December 2013
• Meeting 4 – 29 April 2014
• Meeting 5 – 5 March 2015
• Meeting 6 – 27 May 2016
• Meeting 7 – 4 May 2017
• Meeting 8 – 14 September 2017 Presentation from the 8th CCC meeting
• Meeting 9 – 7 December 2017 Presentation from the 9th CCC meeting
• Meeting 10 – 26 April 2018  Presentation from the 10th CCC Meeting
• Meeting 11 – 10 July 2018  Site Construction Flyer
• Meeting 12 – 4th October 2018
• Meeting 13 – 3rd May 2019
• Meeting 14 – 27th August 2019
• Meeting 15 – 12th November 2019 

Newsletters

Newsletters provide the broader community with updates at key Project milestones.

• Newsletter 1 – 7 March 2011
• Newsletter 2 – 13 July 2011
• Newsletter 3 – 28 February 2012
• Newsletter 4 – 30 July 2013
• Newsletter 5 – 29 Nov 2013
• Construction Newsletter 1 –  February 2019
• Construction Newsletter 2 – May 2019
• Construction Newsletter 3 – November 2019
• Construction Newsletter 4 – March 2020