DIVERSE AND RESILIENT INDUSTRIES WITH GLOBAL CONNECTIONS R E N E WA B L E S 1 Significant investment has been realised in the region’s renewables sector, particularly solar and wind projects. The region has three operational solar farms, producing 166 MW of energy and a further nine are proposed with outputs of 1,590 MW. The second largest wind farm in Australia, Clarke Creek Wind Farm is currently under construction and will generate 450 MW of energy when operational. A further three wind farms with energy production of 920 MW are also in planning stages. The total energy production from the region’s operating and proposed facilities is enough to power an estimated 937,800 houses.
TOURISM Consumer demand for outback tourism experiences is growing and the Isaac region will continue to capitalise on this growing market through the development of tourism opportunities in our rustic coastal communities, historic outback towns and untouched natural experiences
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHTER IN THE ISAAC REGION
COAL2 The Isaac region produces over 30% of Australia’s coal, including 65% of Australia’s metallurgical coal exports, the world’s highest quality metallurgical coal. We have has 22 active metallurgical coal mines, 9 active thermal coal mines and a further 15 projects in either construction, care and maintenance or advanced stages of approval.
