Mid Murray Council is seeking community feedback on a Draft Renewable Energy Community Benefit Sharing Policy.
Renewable energy projects such as wind farms, solar farms and battery storage facilities are increasing across the Mid Murray region. While these projects support the transition to clean energy, Council wants to ensure that local communities also share in the social, economic and environmental benefits they generate.
The draft Policy sets out a clear and transparent framework for how community benefit contributions from renewable energy projects would be secured, managed and distributed across the Mid Murray Council area.
- The Draft Renewable Energy Community Benefit Sharing Policy aims to:
- Ensure renewable energy projects deliver clear, positive and equitable benefits to local communities
- Provide a consistent approach to negotiating and managing community benefit contributions
- Support the establishment of a Mid Murray Community Benefit Fund, allowing contributions from multiple projects to be pooled and distributed across the district
- Ensure benefits support both current and future generations, beyond simply mitigating project impacts
Written submissions are invited on the Draft Renewable Energy Community Benefit Sharing Policy and can be received through the following means:
- Mid Murray Your Say feedback form;
- Letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Mid Murray Council, PO Box 28, Mannum SA 5238; or
- Email postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au.
Submissions will be received until 5pm Friday 27 March 2026.
