Wind Zone Moved Further Off NSW Coastline to Protect Sea Creatures

Australian government reduced the wind zone size by one third to move the project further away from the Illawara Coastline.

A supplied image obtained on Aug. 19, 2023, of a screen shot of a mother and calf southern right whale travelling down the NSW North coast and are expected to land in Sydney's Harbour over the weekend. AAP Image/Supplied by DPE Environment and Heritage

A southeast offshore wind zone near Sydney has been shifted to protect the little penguin, southern right whale, and the Shelf rocky reefs.

The Australian government is building their fourth officially declared wind zone in the Pacific Ocean 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the Illawarra coast in New South Wales (NSW).