Flyers Creek Wind Farm

This development will be a blight on the landscape for a generation. The embedded energy within the wind generators is high and renderes them a poor substitute for more efficient forms of renewable energy.

I am writing to offer my support for the proposed Wind Farm development in the Flyers Creek area, south of Orange.

The construction of wind turbines on the landowners properties gives our farmers a stable, reliable income which could effectively 'drought proof' their livelihood.
With a reliable income coming from the development these landowners will be able to effectively support their local economy, thus supporting other industries which often rely on the agriculture sector for their survival.

The effect on the local tourism industry cannot be underestimated - with previous wind farm developments across the country the development of viewing platforms and information stations allowed the general public to travel to the area to view and learn about the turbines and wind energy. The increased consumer traffic throughout the area gives rise to a wealth of benefits for the local community.

Wind is a clean, renewable source of energy that is readily available in many areas of the country. The turbines occupy a small footprint and do not adversely effect the aesthetic of the countryside.

The energy that Flyers Creek Wind Farm has the potential to feed into the NSW Power grid has flow on benefits not just for the local community but for the state of NSW as a whole. This project would allow the O'Farrell Government to demonstrate to the people of the NSW their support for green, renewable energy and I would urge the Premier and Cabinet to visit the proposed site the see and hear of the benefits for themselves.

In summary, the Wind Farm proposal at Flyers Creek has the potential to positively effect local landowners and their families and has the potential to provide lasting benefits to the local economy.

I believe that renewable energy is an essential component of Australia's future viability. Wind farms are not the complete answer, but must form part of a range of options.

I fully support this project and will buy into the proposed co-op if it becomes reality.

I live within 1.5 km of the closest turbine in the existing Blayney Wind Farm. They are not unduly noisy, have not affected my health and look marvellous against the backdrop of the setting sun.

So long as the project continues to have direct positive input to the local community, in a similar way to Nestle' Purina and Cadia Valley Operations, I believe that the entire community should support this wind farm. Perhaps a VPA for community projects?

While I support alternative energy development as a general principle, wind farms cause extensive visual pollution for a rather small energy return. Blayney Shire has its share with the wind farm near Carcoar Dam. The proposed development is in one of the most scenic areas of the state. The view from The Gap Road is breath-taking, taking in a sparsely populated valley. Any wind farm will spoil that scene, especially with as many as 43 turbines planned.

I beliebe that this is a good project and should be approved. There needs to be more renewable energy projects approved to reduce our dependancy on coal fired electricity production.
I live within 2km of the Blayney Wind farm and in five years have found no adverse effects. I believe that the project should be required to deliver benifits to the community through community project in a similar way to Cadia gold mine or Nestle' Purina. The Capital Wind Farm looks great. Flyers creek will be just as good. Also the co-op idea for community ownership is fantastic.

Dear Sir or Madam,

As a local resident (Orange) with a young family, I want to lend my unequivocal support to this project. Not only will this bring significant investment to the region and with it jobs, it will accelerate our much-needed and long overdue transition to a clean energy future away from polluting fossil fuels. The community cooperative that Infigen is seeking to form is also warmly welcomed, giving us the local community an opportunity to participate and part own a share in our cleaner, grener future. Bring it on !!

Wind energy, as in wind turbines such as these, has been used in europe for many years. There has never been any complaints from citizens in these areas. This is a proven fact.
I also am friends with individuals who live in extremely close to the wind turbines at Carcoar Dam. They have had no ill effects or have their neighbours.
Unfortunatley, the brain can have such an impact on the body as in suggestive thinking. This has been proven and used in drug trials when giving patients a placebo and others the real drug. It has been proven that a placebo can often have the same effect as the real drug. I believe that many of the individuals in the past who have claimed their health was affected by wind turbines have the power of suggestion to blame, not the turbines

I am writing to support the proposed Flyers Creek Wind farm.

I see wind energy as being a vital component in Australia's renewable energy mix.

Climate change is happening and happening too fast for the economy and the environment to adapt without dislocation and conflict. Both the cost and level of disruption can minimized by early action to reduce greenhouse gasses.

The conversion of our nation's energy supply from non-renewable to renewable is thus an essential and urgent issue of structural adjustment. It is not an "optional extra".

The more numerous and geographically diverse the wind farms, the greater the reliability of their energy output and the more secure our electricity infrastructure - including greatly reduced vulnerability to mechanical failure, natural disasters and even sabotage - as compared to large traditional centralised power generators.

For example, neither the tsunami nor the earthquake that wrecked the Fukushima nuclear plant caused the off-shore wind farms to miss a beat.

Renewable energy projects are also an excellent method of "drought proofing" farms and rural communities.

Local community participation in decision making and profits has been inadequate in some past wind projects, but the lessons appear to have been learnt here.

I am pleased that the local communities in this case is keen to participate in this project. I wish them well and thank them on behalf of my grandchildren. I look forward to visiting the area to see the project when it is completed. I think wind turbines look great!

I support the Wind Farm

I strongly support the Flyers Creek Wind Farm project for a number of reasons:

I support the development of renewable energy sources in the form of wind farms as they provide clean energy for the enviroment with mimimal ongoing carbon emissions, compared to coal fired power stations.

This project will add to the sustainability of rural communities by providing long term jobs.

thank you

I strongly support windfarms as a source of renewable energy. There are minimal ongoing carbon emissions, thereby providing clean energy for the environment.
This windfarm would also provide jobs for the rural community.

wind farms are a great alternative to the way we get our power now. this is forward thinking and a way to ensure our progression for future generations.

Need to see more Renewable energy initiatives like this.

I believe that the Wind turbines will be an excellent resource for the farming community. It is a safe and effective way (which has been proven in countless peer reviewed reports) to provide sustainability for our own country's energy resources which is a vital element in Australian living.

I feel that the flyers creek wind farm is a huge asset to the community. It provides the area with clean renewable energy and is thus an investment into our future.

It also encourages a more employment in the area, as they will need to employ people to maintain them and also have to ensure that the roads leading out to them are well maintained.

Thus I feel that the wind farms are a step forward in the right direction.

1. Stongly support renewable energy in the form of wind farms
2. Jobs for rural communities
3. Clean energy for the environment with minimal ongoing carbon emissions.

My family and i moved into our home over nine years ago. Since that time we have enjoyed our peaceful lifestyle. Now this project is to not only completely ruin the peace we have and moved there for, we will be subjected to all of the problems that people around the world are experiencing with their health, financial situations and detriment to landscape. This project has not at all considered those opposed and neighbouring. we will have six of these enormous machines looking down on us within 1.3klm radius. We should not have to fight for rights and freedoms that our neighbours, through financial incentives, are pushing on us. My wife and two young children will also be in the region exposed to these machines and their noise and other health implications. We do not want to live here anymore due to this but cant do anything about it as our house value would be well under what it was prior to this submission. Also, we have been told by the company that we will not be able to sell at this stage as people are sceptical as to the outcome. we are stuck in a position of someone elses interest. This submission should not be within such close proximity to houses. There should at least be a minimum of two kilometers or more to reduce the impact on the human inhabitants and members of your society.

My comments relate to the intended use of the existing rural road network around the proposed site, in particular, those roads between the Flyer Creek site & the city of Orange. The road network around the Cadia Valley Mine, currently experiences high usage of heavy vehicle & commuter traffic servicing the mine. These rural roads around Forest Reefs, Millthorpe, Spring Hill, Spring Terrace & Orange are in poor condition due to the high traffic load, recent wet weather & minimal maintenance. They were built to service a rural community & now have to service the largest gold mine in NSW.The additional traffic imposed by the construction of Flyer Creek Wind Farm cannot be imposed on these rural roads. An option in the subject proposal is to transport significant amounts of concrete from Orange, this should not be considered in light of the poor state of these rural roads, nor would the transportation of agregate if the concrete was batched on site (another option). Overall, the report on transportation & the road network is not accurate as it does not clearly indicate the current poor state of the road network in general around the Flyers Creek site & does not correctly research & state the impacts that such increased construction & maintenace traffic will have on the areas roads & bridges. These are chronically under funded public infrastructure.

I am writing in support of the wind farm application at Flyers Creek. Blayney Shire has had a small wind farm operating very successfully and without problem for quite some time and I consider it highly likely that a new wind farm would operate in the same manner. NSW has very stringent guidelines for wind farm approval and there is no scientific evidence that wind farms create illness in nearby residents.

I do however, understand the health and environmental consequences of coal fired power stations having lived near a large one in South Australia a few years ago. I am strongly in support of more wind turbines and power in NSW as they are a critical part of our energy supply future.

I am also working with Infigen to try and start a renewable energy cooperative with its initial focus being the Flyers Creek wind farm. My commitment to this project and process is a reflection of my long term commitment to renewable energy development in NSW.

Regards