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Another generous donation, from bighearted Narromine 25 Club STORY: PAGE 4 Proposed windfarm a “significant investment” for Narromine region By ANDREW TARRY A MAJOR renewable energy infrastructure project south of Narromine is in the early stages of assessment and could provide a major boost for the community and region. The proposed project comes with a significant fi nancial investment of “circa $400 million dollars”. The company behind the project, ACCONIA Energía, are collecting meteorological data on the proposed site along the Tantitha and Pinedean roads. Should the ‘Wallaby Creek Wind Farm’ proceed to the construction stage it will have up to 44 wind turbine generators which will generate up to 250 megawatts (MW), the equivalent to powering up to 200,000 households. The Narromine Star spoke to Dmitry Danilovich, the director of development with ACCONIA Energía about the project. “ACCONIA Energía has been operating in Australia for 20 years, so we know the market well,” he said. Going on to describe the project as a “very, very significant investment for the community”. ACCONIA Energía describes itself as “the largest 100 per cent renewable energy company in the world without a fossil fuel legacy”. As of 2023 the company has commercial operations in 30 countries with 11.4 Gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity. Continued page 7
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Mini-Monet’s creating collaborative masterpieces at P&C art workshop The many paintings made at the “MiniMonet’s” art workshop. PHOTO: SARAH ATCHISON.
By GINNI BROWN UNCOVERING their hidden talents; 24 eager artists recently attended Narromine Public School for a “Mini Monet” workshop hosted by
the P&C. Local artist, Susie Rae, inspired, cajoled, and guided the participants to help create adult and child collaborative paintings, with some magnificent works coming-out of the
evening! The P&C also put on an amazing supper spread for the impressionist masters, hard at their art. “We had a huge amount of interest in the workshop,” School Relieving Principal,
Sarah Atchison said.
“It is so lovely to see our community gather, and our school to enjoy an evening together,” she added. More photos on page 3
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