About 400 members of the local community of Glen Innes today welcomed the arrival of the first wind turbine blade for White Rock Wind Farm.

The blade weighs approximately 15 tonnes and spans 59.5 metres in length, making it the biggest wind turbine blade in Australi to date.

John Titchen, Managing Director of Goldwind Australia, said the first blade delivery marks a significant milestone in the construction of the wind farm.

‘Work will now start on the installation of 70 turbines that will provide clean renewable energy to power approximately 75,000 homes, more than all the houses in the New England area.’

Construction of White Rock Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in NSW, commenced in May 2016 and is expected to be fully commissioned by the end of 2017.