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The Latest Breaking News from Robbins Island

Murray Watt backs ‘no-go’ zones where development is banned – but not for Tasmania’s Robbins Island

Environment minister says scientific evidence did not convince government that remote island qualified

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2025

Labor greenlights contentious Robbins Island windfarm despite fears for endangered orange-bellied parrot

Environment advocates have called for important migratory shorebird habitat off Tasmania to be declared ‘no-go site’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2025

Which way will the wind blow? Decision day looms for planned windfarm on Tasmania’s Robbins Island

Bird lovers and business leaders await verdict on a long-fought proposal to build up to 100 turbines

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2025

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Proponent of Robbins Island wind farm asked to detail plan to offset loss of Tasmanian devil habitat

The proponent of a contentious wind farm on a Tasmanian island has been asked to come up with a plan to compensate for the loss of hundreds of hectares of Tasmanian devil habitat.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

EPA appeals for and against Robbins Island wind farm puts $1.6b project further in doubt

An environmental war is waging again in Tasmania as a clean energy company fights to save its $1.6-billion wind farm project, while opponents say "half-baked" EPA conditions don't go far enough.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Circular Head Council gives green light to Robbins Island wind farm

A contentious wind farm proposal for Robbins Island in Tasmania's far north-west gets council approval the Greens say is in the "worst place" environmentally but the project still faces hurdles.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Tasmanian windfarm approved despite concerns for threatened wildlife

Environment groups say Robbins Island, home to Tasmanian devil colony and critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, is ‘worst possible place’ for energy park

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022

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Proposed Robbins Island wind farm could impact endangered parrot population, documents reveal

A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip could interfere with the recovery of a critically endangered parrot species, and significantly impact a population of Tasmanian devils thought to be key to the species' survival, documents obtained under right to information laws show.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

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