With wind farm construction delivering an economic boost of almost $5.1 billion to regional Australia, with more than half of this in the last five years, construction of wind farms is currently injecting a further $4.8 billion in economic activity into the regional economy.

The economic growth and further potential for jobs in regional Australia is highlighted in the second edition of the Australian Wind Alliance's report: Building Stronger Communities: Wind's growing role in regional Australia, to be released on Wednesday.

The report highlights there are six gigawatts of new wind farm capacity currently under construction around the nation, which has created an estimated 5700 direct jobs and a further 13,300 indirect jobs in local businesses that supply to the projects.

These benefits as well as the future economic and job opportunities will be the subject of discussion at a forum to be hosted in Ballarat on Wednesday.

The forum will feature an expert panel including Victorian renewable energy leader Simon Corbell as well as Hepburn Wind's Manager Taryn Lane, Pyrenees Shire Council's David Clark and managing director of Direct Wind Services Aubrey Chapman to explore how the region can capture the economic and jobs potential from the $18 billion industry.

The panel will discuss the current boom of wind projects being undertaken throughout the region as well as further opportunities in the future and how they can be realised, as well as how communities can benefit most from the transition to renewable energy.

AWA national coordinator Andrew Bray said Ballarat was one of Australia's wind energy centres, with $2.25 billion of construction work currently underway in the region.

According to Troy Beaston, General Manager of Eureka Concrete, the number of wind farms popping up around the Ballarat region has had a "phenomenal" impact on the business.

"With increased capital expenditure on new equipment, increased employment and continuous maintenance of equipment our company has experienced a satisfying culture that our employees, sub-contractors and suppliers all benefit from," he said.

Such widespread construction is already benefiting communities with between $24.5 and $28.9 million being injected back into towns and regions each year through payments to host landholders and wind farm Community Enhancement Funds and with more than 26 wind farms under construction it is expected that annual figure will double.

With an interest in advocating for action on climate change and reducing emissions, the AWA's Victorian organiser Tony Goodfellow has travelled around western Victoria in recent months to create a short film that will be premiered at the event.

The film highlights the diverse workforce involved in both the construction and maintenance of wind farms and how the industry is continuing to grow.

Dozens of renewable energy projects are popping up around western Victoria due to good wind and electricity connections however while the transition to renewable energy continues, there are some issues to iron out and people to bring out board.

These issues need further investment, Mr Goodfellow said, but through leadership and highlighting the different models such as community-owned wind farms - such as in Hepburn - and co-ownership and co-investment models, there are numerous options for communities to reap the benefits.

Communities around the region are already experiencing these benefits with both the Hepburn and Waubra communities having funds injected into community projects.

The wind boom across the region was amplified earlier this year when Ballarat's Federation University started running a wind technician course, with plans underway for a Renewable Energy Training Centre.

The forum will be hosted in Ballarat at the Brewery Theatre on Wednesday November 27 from 6.30pm.

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