Winton Wetlands Solar Farm is expected to create job opportunities during construction and operations. It is estimated that the solar farm would need around 150 workers during construction and would generate four to five ongoing roles during operations.
FRV requires all contractors working on its solar farm developments to hire local contractors and utilise local suppliers wherever possible. Therefore, it is anticipated that maintenance contracts for panel cleaning, fence repair, road grading, and other activities would also be required and would likely be met by local contractors.
Winton Wetlands Solar Farm represents a positive diversification of the local economy as it brings investment to the area from a Renewables developer. This would deliver additional indirect economic opportunities to local businesses including local grocery stores, restaurants, cafés, accommodation providers, petrol stations, vehicle servicing, pubs, catering, cleaning companies, tradespersons, tool and equipment suppliers as well as many other businesses