Wind Zone Moved Further Off NSW Coastline to Protect Sea Creatures

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). Originally, the wind zone began 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the coast and would have impacted the biologically important area of the little penguin and the migration and breeding areas of the southern right whale. But, after consulting the community, including local leaders, unions, Indigenous Australians, industry, community groups, and individuals the zone was pushed further back from the shoreline....