Sustainable Communities Fund

Pacific Hydro’s Sustainable Communities Fund was an Australian first in the wind industry when it was launched in 2005.  The program provides a portion of revenue from each of our operational wind farms back into local communities through community groups that host these projects.

Through the Fund our aims are:

- To build more cohesive and stronger communities in which we operate;
- To encourage innovative solutions and new approaches to local issues;
- To encourage organisations to work together and to form partnerships which deliver community services;
- To promote positive and long term outcomes for wider community benefits; and
- To promote local awareness and commitment to the sustainable community ideal.

The Fund opens annually at each operating project site and is available for the life of the wind farm’s operation.  Applications are invited across five areas: health and safety, education and training, sport and recreation, art and culture and the environment.

Applications are reviewed in consultation with local Councils, development boards, other funding bodies and community members before being finalised internally by Pacific Hydro.  This ensures local priorities and projects that support sustainability across the wider community are identified.

Pacific Hydro aims to support projects that have been identified as community priorities and meet the Fund guidelines.