Supporting our community and neighbours
The Bullawah Wind Farm will be part of the community for years to come. Value sharing programs offer financial support to neighbours and local communities.
BayWa r.e. is committed to sharing the benefits of the Bullawah Wind Farm with local people
BayWa r.e. has contributed funding to local community groups throughout the development stage. As the project moves towards approval and construction, we look forward to ramping up our community benefit sharing.
Bullawah Community Grants program
The Bullawah Community Grants program distributed over $100,000 during 2023 and 2024. A diverse range of community groups, sporting clubs, schools and First Nations events from Hay, Murrumbidgee and Edward River regions benefited from the program. Recipient organisations are detailed below.
The third and final round of the Bullawah Wind Farm Community Grants Program closed in December 2024. Here is a list of the recipients:
Deniliquin Boat Club Incorporated- $5,000 towards installation of 13kW rooftop solar power system at Deniliquin Boat Club
Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council- $2,500 towards goods and equipment for the Milimpilyi Women’s Gardening Group
South West Music Regional Conservatorium- $2,500 towards planning and running the regional Mini Music Tour
Deniliquin Racing Club - $1,000 contribution to purchase of seating
Deniliquin Kolety Lagoons Landcare Group- $3,500 towards environmental restoration and rehabilitation of North Lagoon, Deniliquin.
Hay Junior Magpies Rugby League- $1,000 towards purchase of first aid equipment
Hay Public School P&C- $2,500 for new phonics reading resources for primary students
Hay Golf Club- $1,500 towards sponsorship of Hay Golf Open 2025
Hay Girl Guides- $1,000 towards purchasing manuals, resources and badges for guides
Hay Country Women’s Association (CWA)- $1,500 towards planning and running community ‘Casserole Days’ in 2025
Hayland Gathering- $1,500 towards planning and running the Hayland Gathering Scottish cultural festival in Hay in 2025
Many Mobs Indigenous Corporation- $1,000 towards running a local Harmony Day Event in 2025 ‘Celebrating Australia's Cultural Diversity’
St Joseph's School Jerilderie Social & Fundraising Committee (P&C)- $3,000 towards running the Jerilderie Fun Fair in 2025
Darlington Point Rugby League Club- $2,500 towards purchasing new game day video camera equipment
Plains-wanderer education program
In 2024, BayWa r.e. partnered with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Local Land Service, Taronga Western Plains Zoo, local schools and landholders to fund and deliver a conservation and education program about the endangered plains-wanderer bird species.
Local kids from primary schools in Hay learned all about the plains-wanderer birds’ importance and ecology. They went on an excursion to Taronga Zoo where they observed the conservation and breeding program. The program was rounded out with a visit to local habitat and an exhibition day, where the young artists showed off their plains-wanderer themed art work.
As the project moves towards construction and operation, BayWa r.e. will continue to fund and support plains-wanderer conservation efforts.
Sponsorships and events
The Bullawah Wind Farm has sponsored a range of community events during the development process. We sponsored the Hay Business Achievers Award program in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Other sponsorships included Rainbow on The Plains Queer Pride festival and the Hay Show.
Scholarships
BayWa r.e. are proud to have supported the Country Education Foundation (CEF) since 2023. Their local foundations support young people in the regions to access vocational and tertiary education by covering education expenses. We have established annual scholarships with the CEF in Coleambally/Darlington Point and Edward River.
First Nations cultural events and programs
BayWa r.e. acknowledges the Wiradjuri, Nari Nari and Yitha Yitha people as the Traditional Owners of the Bullawah Wind Farm region. We are proud to have worked with the Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council and Hay Local Aboriginal Land Council to fund local cultural events including the Cocoparra Corrobboree, Survival Day in Griffith (2024 and 2025) and NAIDOC Week celebrations in Hay in 2024.
Community newsletters
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