Nicolas Hohua identified as man killed in wind farm incident

Friends have rallied around the family of a young father who died in a tragic workplace incident at a Central Queensland wind farm.

Worker Nicolas Hohua, 27, died at the Clarke Creek Wind Farm project between Rockhampton and Mackay.

Friends have rallied around the family of a young father killed in a tragic workplace incident at a Central Queensland wind farm, raising almost $15,000 in less than 24 hours.

Work on site was suspended on July 2, 2025 after 27-year-old Nicolas Hohua died in a horror incident involving a heavy piece of machinery known as a telehandler at Clarke Creek Wind Farm, located between Rockhampton and Mackay.

Emergency crews were called to the site but sadly Mr Hohua could not be saved.

The fallen worker was described as a loving father by Clive Fremlin, who organised a GoFundMe to help Mr Hohua’s partner and one-year-old daughter.

“He was a son, a brother, a nephew, a husband and a father to his one-year-old daughter Aina,” Mr Fremlin wrote.
“His daughter is the love of his life and his greatest achievement, even more so than playing in the rugby world cup for Japan.”

27-year-old father Nicolas Hohua died in a horror incident involving a heavy piece of machinery known as a telehandler at Clark Creek Wind Farm on July 2, 2025.

Mr Fremlin wrote the past few weeks had been difficult for Mr Hohua’s family “from hearing the news, then waiting until he was released from the coroner, the repatriation of him to New Zealand and his return to the tribal lands where he was finally laid to rest last Wednesday”.
“The love and support from everyone who has helped and reached out has been simply overwhelming,” he wrote.

“My family thank you from the bottom our hearts.”

A GoFundMe has raised almost $15,000 in 20 hours.

Mr Fremlin said the GoFundMe, which has already $14,902 in 20 hours, was set up “his partner Nako and Daughter Aina in this impossible time of facing the harsh truth”

“He is gone on his next journey, and Aina will grow up only knowing the man her Dad was by the stories and photos we have of him,” he wrote.

“Rest in love Nick, you left us long before you should (have).”

Mr Hohua had worked for wind turbine manufacturing company Goldwind, while the wind farm project is spearheaded by Squadron Energy – a company backed by billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest.

The first stage of the project involves 100 wind turbines — each 207m tall base to wing tip — stretching across an 18km area that will eventually producing 450MW of electricity once complete in 2025.