Hills of Gold Wind Farm

Wind turbines are ugly, why would planning nsw allow for these ugly inefficient wind turbines in a beautiful New England valley.. inefficient
Renewables energy.. over 70 turbines ... they cannot stand as earn8ng money excepting for the stupid subsidies paid by the federal government...also with 70 turbines the infrasound will drive the humans and animals crazy ...
wind turbines kill native birds.. by thousands ..
this valley is also the catchment for the peel river and Chaffey dam ...

Hi, I am a local in the neighbouring town of Niangala. I travel frequently to Nundle to visit this beautiful town. I highly object to this proposal of the Wind turbines as it will firstly ruin the native habitat for many animal species. Firstly koalas live in this area and after the severe bushfires Australia had we should be preserving these lives. If this proposal goes ahead the government is disregarding the reason Australia is Australia and this will have detrimental impacts on the tourism sector. I have also read that this will create more jobs and be economical for this town. It will decrease the amount of tourism as people come to Nundle for the serenity, with these wind turbines. There will be no serenity. Interestingly I listen to 2GB this morning and they noted that the soil is graded where it is prone to landslides. Was this considered when this proposal was in the planning process? All homes in Nundle will lose value and who is to cover this compensation? If this proposal goes ahead I will be very upset and certainly will never visit Nundle again. The only person profiting from this is Jim. I believe he is selfish and clearly will do anything to receive a good payment. Please don’t let this proposal go ahead. It will demolish this small town and it will look horrific. What will happen to the large population of eagles we have? These animals will be severely impacted and will no longer be able to live in their own habitat.

Please find attached PDF for the DAG Sheep Station

Wind farms are essential for the current power grid. The waning value of coal fired plants and the increased value of wind farms makes them essential. This renewable project is essential for NSW.

I object to the Hills of Gold Wind Farm. (Please see attached PDF doc)

Nundle is a beautiful place that I visit often. I am against the building of a wind farm at this location due to its natural beauty and also because this area is at the head of the Peel River, which supplies water for Tamworth. The wind turbines are a huge structure requiring tonnes of concrete (water) per footing and clearing of land. I understand the blades are made of a carbon fibre unable to be recycled and my research has found that thousands upon thousands of these items are being buried in landfill around the world - they are not environmentally friendly. The wind turbines would be detrimental to birds especially the Wedge Tailed Eagle and other eagles that call this area home. A wind farm would turn Nundle into an INDUSTRIAL SITE and this beautiful environment will be destroyed. A thing of beauty is a joy forever! Please do not destroy this magnificent landscape.

I strongly believe the Hills of Gold Wind Farm will benefit the community of Nundle a number of ways including a boost local jobs, hospitality industry and the major support to the town of Nundle from the wind farms developers ENGIE.

Wind farm will have a devastating impact on the environment, waterways and the people of the local area. The cost of this impact cannot be ignored. The power generated and costs associated will not be worth the human and environmental impact. Please STOP WIND FARMS they are HARMFUL to people and the environment.

I am attaching my submission to the above mentioned development application.

I support the development of wind turbines and they are a part of our way forward . As much as part of our history has had open cut mines and large coal based cooling towers and infrastructure these projects will allow a more sustainable future for generations to come . I personally have seen and visited several over the years from projects in sweden /dennmark and along the south australian coast. I find them beautiful elements and symbols of the future . Whether floating along the coast as you enter denmark and views from their city . They allow a dual purpose use of agro forestry underneath and let you know that a community has a strong connection in forging a green sustainable community
Terry Bail Sustainable Architect

I would like to submit my objection to the Hills of Gold Windfarm Nundle.
"Traffic Impacts along the proposed transport route through Muswellbrook LGA along Wybong, Kayuga and Dartbrook Roads. These roads are not suitable for oversize and long loads. These roads are also very busy during shift change with mine workers using these roads when oversize loads are expected to be using these minor roads. Even with significant modifications the roads are not suitable. A condition should be imposed that the ENGIE contribute to road network upgrades within the Muswellbrook Shire LGA transport route.
There are already major traffic delays on these roads from well before sunrise to well after sunset in particular New England Highway and Golden Highways.
I would like to also make note that these High and Wide loads are also putting our kids in extreme danger travelling to and from school. The proposed route travels through larger rural towns eg. Singleton, Muswellbrook Scone and smaller towns on route to Nundle.
It is extremely disappointing that this beautiful environment around the Hills of Nundle will be destroyed by these industrial unsightly turbines.

See Attached Submission

Please find attached my personal submission of Objection

The amenity of the town of Nundle and surroundings must not be compromised by wind farms.
The beautiful rolling hills, wildlife and scenic beauty must be preserved and protected.
No amount of money can compensate for this proposed intrusion on the community. It is immoral for the proponent of the project to attempt to bribe the farmers.
All efforts must be made to protect the physical and visual environment.
The project must not be allowed to progress.

Destroying the environment to save it?!!!
Wind farms pose the single greatest threat to our birds, especially big, threatened and slow to reproduce birds like eagles, hawks and owls. The rapidly spinning blades act like an apex predator that big birds never evolved to deal with. Because big birds have a lower reproduction rate, their deaths have a far greater impact on the overall population of the species. Eagles will have just one or two chicks in a brood, and usually less than once a year.
Apart from destroying the natural beauty and communities, windfarms require 450 times more land than a natural gas power plant. This should not go ahead.

I'm the Director of a business based in Muswellbrook, currently employing 80 people. I have worked on wind farms in the past, White Rock and Sapphire Wind farms. We are looking forward to getting work on the wind farm. With the approval of the wind farm it will actually create more permanent jobs which will be a boost economically for the local area.

It is my belief that the windfarm will bring many benefits to the Nundle/Hanging Rock/Crawney and surrounding communities. These communities are small and isolated and often disadvantaged. Apart from the benefits that come to the communities the proposal presents an excellent opportunity to reduce the dependence on coal powered generation of electricity with an estimated saving of 650,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. The urgency of the climate crisis is increasing, making our transition to clean energy ever more important.
The project is expected to create 216 direct and 430 indirect jobs during the 2.5 year construction period, with ongoing employment a lesser number to maintain the structures. This can only be a benefit to the survival of these small and isolated communities through generation of employment opportunities, rental/leasing arrangements of housing and land, injection of funds into the economy of the local and surrounding districts, improvement to community diversity with families visiting and settling in the area, and general improvements within the community through the use of the community funds.
It would be very pleasing to see the project approved and commenced as soon as possible.

I support green energy and as well as growth to the local Nundle area. It would be a shame not to see this go ahead, as I would presume it would create long term employment for a small community and well as providing electricity to 185,000 homes.

I want to declare that I do work for Jim Robinson and am happy to support the project without influence. I understand the concerns of residents however I have seen what the proposal will look like and am of the opinion that it will not impact the town negatively. I quite often visit Nundle and camp at Sheba Dam and will continue to do so if the project is approved. I think it would be disappointing if the project did not go ahead as I believe the benefits far outweigh any concerns.

I strongly oppose the Hills of Gold Wind Farm at Nundle.
From a local prospective it will significantly impact several landholders around the district. Not only will the value of their properties be devalued, they will receive no financial benefit from the wind farm or compensation for having the wind farm on a neighbouring property.
Nundle's economy is based largely on tourism, people like to visit the village for the natural beauty of the surrounding hills. The Dag Sheep Station events centre hosts events and weddings. I don't know how many brides want wind farms in the background of their wedding photos, give me a paddock with a few trees any day.
The other issue I have is who pays for the dismantling of the wind turbines in 20 years? The company is French, what acuities can the Govenment give for if the international company goes bust and can't afford to dismantle the wind farm?
There is a broader issue of renewable energy being placed in the bush, once again the regions are producing the wealth for NSW and the Nation, but get all the negative impacts of having a wind farm in our backyard with little benefit to the wider community. We chose to live in the country for a reason, we like living in the bush, being surrounded by nature. I don't want to be surround by industrial wind farms.