First sod is turned at Kennedy Energy Park

Derek Barry
Updated December 12 2017 - 8:01am, first published December 11 2017 - 4:54pm
Mayor Jane McNamara, Windlab's Roger Price, Robbie Katter MP and Eurus' Kunio Umzaki turn the first sod at Kennedy Park.
Mayor Jane McNamara, Windlab's Roger Price, Robbie Katter MP and Eurus' Kunio Umzaki turn the first sod at Kennedy Park.

Construction of the first utility-scale wind, solar and storage hybrid generator connected to the national electricity network has started near Hughenden.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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