Hills of Gold Wind Farm.

I am a resident of 23 Morrison's Gap Road Hanging Rock and I would like to object to the proposed Hills of Gold Windfarm!! Apart from the obvious and terrible visual impact, environmental impact and impact on the wildlife and general beauty of the area there are several points I would like to raise:

1. Transport EIS (Chapter 12) Transport and Traffic
I travel from Hanging Rock to Tamworth for work everyday. The number of vehicles and the proposed route would have an enormous impact on my travel to and from work daily. It is currently difficult enough to get down the range with the increasing number of log trucks that travel down the range in the morning and afternoon, to add another 240-502 vehicles to that would have a great negative impact on my ability to arrive at work on time. If one gets stuck behind a log truck it can add up to 20 minutes to the travel time as they come down the range at below 20km per hour and there are very limited places to overtake a truck safely.
To add even more travel time to our daily work commute of an hour + is unacceptable and would significantly impact on the health and well being of the residents.
The road to Hanging Rock is already in terrible condition from the Log trucks to add even more trucks and heavy vehicles would turn the road from terrible to down right dangerous.
There are many people that travel to work in Tamworth on a daily basis using Barry Road, this includes the local school bus run. To place that many additional vehicles on the road is a recipe for disaster, there have already been many close calls between the trucks and vehicles currently using the road.
The proposal to build a road from Devils Elbow up the mountain ( which is against the recommendation made) would have a significant impact on the people traveling up the and down the range from Nundle to Hanging Rock, not just on the local population but tourism as well.
I implore you, please do not put our lives at risk!!
Another point in relation to transport is the impact on the wildlife in the area. Barry road and Morrison's Gap road have a very large population of wildlife that spend much of their time on the road ways, the impact of up to another 502 vehicles would decimate the population of the native animals.
As we live on Morrison's Gap Road and are one of the houses closet to the road the impact of that many additional vehicles would be significant. The noise and vibration that comes with the heavy vehicles would be damaging to our property as well as our mental well being. We are in the acceleration and declaration zone for all vehicles which creates a very noisy environment. As the road is not very wide having additional heavy vehicles would significantly increase the possibility of vehicular accidents on both Morrison's Gap and Barry Road.
2. Bushfire risk
The proposed building of the road from Devils Elbow up the mountain, which is against the recommendations made in the study! It is a massive bush fire risk for local residents. The Tamworth and Hanging Rock RFS has classified a fire starting at the base of the mountain (proposed road) as the WORST CASE SCENARIO FIRE for Hanging Rock Residents, the map of how the fire would spread and consume the area is even displayed at the Hanging Rock Community Hall. The use of the heavy machinery and other road building equipment would pose an unacceptable fire risk for residents. Most of the local residents are older and many not in the best physical conditions to expose them to such an unnecessary fire risk is not acceptable. The area had three significant fires in 2020 which caused property loss, a great loss of local wildlife and endangered species and great anxiety for residents please do not subject us to greater fire risks by allowing the construction of a road in our worst case scenario fire area.
In addition to the fire risk the proposed road there are also rare specifies of both flora and fauna in that area. The rare snow gums, cannot be rehabilitated if the area is cleared, they are in a unique location of overlapping bioregions.
Please consider our objections this is our home and we live here to enjoy the piece and quiet, the beauty of the natural bush and landscape in its current condition, dont take that tranquility away from us!
Kind regards
Michaela Newmann

Objection to Hills of Gold Wind Farm:
My Great Great Grandfather William McClelland bought Bucknell’s Oakenville Inn at Nundle in 1854 and our family have continued to have strong family ties and property in this beautiful community.
Since hearing about this proposal two years ago we have asked for truth and transparency but sadly this has not happened. We have been told blatant lies which is insulting.
My son’s property is within 1.8km of the nearest turbines and we spend most of our time outside enjoying the peace and serenity, the views, clean air and the wildlife.
We have witnessed the progressive decimation of the ridge around us with continued brutal clearing by the proponent resulting in erosion and silting up the creek flowing through my son’s property.
The noise impact and the sun flicker impact are both unacceptable to us but surprisingly the results are just under the acceptable limit. We have found that WEP just ticked boxes to get to the stage of selling to Engie.
We are concerned about further damage to the ridge and believe that any native habitat still remaining should be preserved at all costs. This will impact generations to come.

My name is Sally Jope. I am 68 years old, I live at Umina Beach in NSW and I am retired. I have worked in human services most of my life, with a career in community engagement; mobilisation and development, using applied social research skills.
I am a parent and grandparent and I support clean energy primarily because of my concern for the future well being of my adult children and their children.
I also support clean energy just on a practical level; fossil fuels will be exhausted and now is the time to transition away from our dependence on them.
I support the Hills of Gold Wind Farm because firstly, it will supply clean energy and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and their harmful emissions.
As you know, the project is expected to generate enough power for over 185,000 homes, saving 650,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. This must be supported.
This is proposal is very much in line with the recently passed legislation in NSW, committing to power with clean energy.
Environmental surveys suggest that the land is predominantly cleared land, used for grazing cattle, with much of the understorey converted to exotic pastures some time ago. While there are flora and fauna unique to the area and there will be some biodiversity impacts from the project, they will be offset in accordance with the NSW biodiversity offsets system.
With the land being used for the wind farm, local landcare and bushcare groups could work to restore the flora and fauna unique to the area, contributing to more biodiversity, wildlife habitats and carbon capture.
The project has the capacity to be ready before the implementation of the first of the state government’s Renewable Energy Zones, at Central West Orana.
A 100 megawatt battery would continue technological improvements that are already seeing wind and solar power plants contribute to grid services and increase the flexibility of their supply to the grid. It would further demonstrate wind farms’ ability to contribute to vital system security and reliability.
The project is located in a high wind area and proposes to connect to a strong part of the grid through an existing transmission line between Tamworth and the Liddell power station. Not relying on new transmission or transmission upgrades means the project is more likely to come online earlier.
The project is expected to create 216 direct and 430 indirect jobs during the 2.5 year construction period, which could begin in 2021.
Experience suggests a wind farm of this size would employ around 12 full-time equivalent jobs to operate the wind farm, though the proponent’s modeling suggests a higher number.
An economic boost would be expected to the local economy around Tamworth and Nundle during construction, from work going to local contractors and suppliers. An estimated 80-85% of the economic employment benefits are expected to go to the Tamworth Regional or Newcastle City LGAs.
As well as lease payments to farmers and voluntary agreements with neighbouring landholders, a community fund is proposed to pay for community projects over the life of the wind farm. The fund would receive $2,500 per annum per turbine, amounting to $175,000 each year for the 25 to 30 year life of the project. This would have a material impact on the local community’s ability to fund projects of importance to the region.
There will significant improvements to the local road network, including proposed upgrade works to Barry Road, Morrisons Gap Road and Head of Peel Road.

What reasons are there NOT to support this project? I understand there is some opposition. These opponents need to be listened to and their objections to be understood. If they offer valid reasons not to proceed with the project, these need to be negotiated and planning may have to accommodate solutions. But the project should be given priority because of the long term implications of carbon emissions fuelled climate change on us all.

The project benefits the local community by way of financial contribution by applicant to local Nundle community. It also provides a needed contribution to the mix of sustainable and renewable energy provision for the state and country. This would in turn would have a positive impact to reduce the negative outcomes of adverse climate change which we are now already experiencing. These negative impacts we are currently experiencing are forecast to increase which would have an even greater impact on future generations of Australians as well as the whole planet. I am deeply concerned by the impact that climate change will have on my grandchildren's future health and well being.

24 January 2021

Director - Energy Assessments
Planning and Assessment
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

To Whom it May Concern,
RE - HILLS OF GOLD WIND FARM APPLICATION No. SSD 9679
EPBC ID Number 2019/8535
I am attaching my submission to the above mentioned development application
I hereby declare that I object to the Hills of Gold Wind Farm proposal ID No. SSD 9679 EPBC ID No. 2019/8535
I would like my personal details withheld
I have not made any reportable political donations in the previous 2 years

Yours Sincerely,

Local resident / landowner
River Road, Bowling Alley Point NSW 2340

Without doubt, the evidence facing Human life on Earth is undeniable that the biosphere which supports our existence is under immense influence from the rise in Carbon Dioxide levels' every where on the planet.

Projects such as the Hills of Gold Wind Farm will de-carbonise our energy sector and it is "low hanging fruit" which can have a rapid impact on emissions' reduction whilst providing stimulus to Rural communities which have never had such opportunities in the past.

Our family lives within distant sight of the Bodangora Wind Farm and find the turbines aesthetic, futuristic and minimal in environmental impact. In the local media I can't recall any negative reports, in fact, there are frequent articles about the benefits of diversifying the energy production mix to Rural areas/ Farms and the Wind Farm's community fund's benefits too.

Minister Kean in the New South Wales Government has advocated for renewables to "keep the lights on" as the ageing fossil fuel generators are going to be de-commissioned, along with new Renewable Energy Zones to promote research and development of this sector in the State.

No more delays; For our Children's sake, lets build Renewables today, tomorrow and in our future.

It is with enthusiastic positive anticipation I register my STRONG SUPPORT for the proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm
I am a local resident of the Nundle region
Some of my reasons for this support are:
Ideally positioned (with its positive wind report studies) as a practical contribution to increase the National production of clean sustainable renewable energy and reduce the reliance upon non renewable energy sources. …What a wonderful opportunity to part of the production of sustainable clean energy and the reduction of the reliance on fossil fuels!
It makes good use of some existing infrastructure networks made available through the decommissioning of the Liddell power station by virtue of the project’s location. A sort of “recycling” of infrastructure
A contribution to supplementing the ‘energy deficit’ from the decommissioning of Liddell
The Hills of Gold Windfarm is congruent with and supportive to the Local, State, National and Global Initiatives and Commitments to increase the production of green clean sustainable energy and the reduction of reliance upon coal and other non -renewable energy sources
The project is a once only opportunity for growth and both shorter and longer term viability in our local smaller communities providing to our local and regional areas :-
- population growth potential -especially including families
-employment opportunities
- business opportunities
- infrastructure benefits
- educational opportunities,
-tourism and travel income
-financial and capital investment into the local and regional areas
This project offers our smaller communities future hope and benefit and a sustaining of local community. Now when rural communities are declining in population and struggling to survive let alone thrive, I believe this project offers the potential for our local communities to thrive -once again
This project also supports our Local Region and even our Nation in being a part of the production of clean sustainable green energy

The community of Timor were not consulted in this project. They will be directly impacted by the wind farm. There are environmental issues as raised by the Newcastle and Hunter Valley Speleological Society that appear to have not been addressed in the EIS.
I applaud the NSW Government's move away from fossil fuel generated power to renewable energy but it still has to follow a proper process. I do not feel this has occurred with this project. The lack of consultation for the people of Timor when the wind farm will have such a huge impact on them is quite mind boggling. One can only ask why?

I SUPPORT the proposed windfarm
I see this as a wonderful opportunity for Nundle and Hanging Rock and other local and regional communities to progress-with tourism and job creation(-with the likelihood of families coming to the region increasing the pupil numbers within the local school and building support for rural regional schools and communities
It will generate economic activity and the potential for further developments in the Nundle/Hanging Rock and surrounding communities that the community Development fund will enable through the wind farm

I have visited our friend's farm in the area, enjoyed the environment and would hate to see the natural environment destroyed.

I have visited the Farm in Timor and I enjoyed the environment and would hate to see the natural environment destroyed! I have never seen anything as beautiful as the nature at the Hills of gold. And for it to be destroyed with wind turbines would be wrong. And it will go against those who work with nature on a daily basis.Those who live by the land, should they really suffer from the wind turbines? Why cant you just move them where nobody lives?
We all want to help the environment. But not at the expense of destroying clean streams with water that goes to the cattle. The koalas that live in peace in the area where the wind turbines are planned. What is really needed is solar panels and wave power!That will make you more clean energy and it will not make anyone upset. Dont go against the people of the land, work with the people and not against them.
Have a great day!

The reason behind my objection to the wind farm at Nundle has many facets which include personal reasons and also my concern for the community. The first reason for objection is that it has divided the community and for a small community like Nundle that is irreparable as this community pulls together for everything that they have been successful at but this submission has split the town and district in two and once the committee’s that drives the town are lost they will be impossible to rekindle because of this project. The next part of my submission is about the environment and the impact to people and there ability to live and continue to operate there own business in and around these turbines. They will be front and centre for a lot of people who did not choose this and it effects a lot people because of the amount of small holdings around the district which is known for its serenity and lifestyle that it offers and that impacts the way they operate there businesses and there way of living. Apart from the obvious issues in getting the turbines up to the site there remains issues in how the land was cleared to put these turbines in place. As someone who has worked and visited the area for more than 10 years I have noticed in recent years the amount of clearing that has taken place across the top of the mountain which must be a sensitive area because of the elevation, location and the amount of rainfall that fallls on the hills of gold. My last point is about risk assessment. What happens when they have reached there life span. Fire risk is also another concern.

I am writing to express my OBJECTION to the Wind Farm proposal.
My family and I live down Shearers Road, Hanging Rock, which is off Morrisons Gap Road. We live between 2 and 3km from the closest proposed wind turbine. We live here full time, it is not a holiday home. We moved here in April 2018 but were not spoken to by WEP about the wind farm proposal until June 2020. No landholder consultation despite them advising in their submission that they consulted with landholders. According to Jamie Chivers they had not done a title search since the beginning of 2018. Considering how often properties are sold, the vast area that will be affected by the wind turbines and the sell and purchase of properties in the area, doing regular title searches should be something they pay attention to.

Myself and my family travel along Morrisons Gap Road every day and we would be travelling past the construction of wind turbines numbers 66 to 70.
Firstly, Morrisons Gap Road is not at all suitable for a lot of traffic or large vehicles/trucks. The road is narrow and windy with steep drop offs. Increasing the traffic on this road poses a danger to my family, myself and other road users. The increase in traffic and wait times if large components are being transported along that road will cause delays in our travel time. I read in the proposal that they have looked at widening the road and tarring it. How are they going to widen it when private property runs along the edge of the road and the road drops off to steep terrain? Will more trees be sacrificed for this? Is there not enough land clearing proposed for this Wind Farm without adding more to it?

Construction of the turbines also will generate a significant amount of noise. As our property is in the valley any noise from the top of the ranges travels down to us. Once the turbines are built we will be affected by the noise from them more than what the proposal states as everything in the valley echoes off the surrounding ranges. No one has done a noise evaluation from our property. Considering how close we would be should that have not been a consideration? It took 2 years for WEP to even contact us!!!! We requested a photo montage of the turbines we will see. WEP came and took photos from our property. When the photo montages were released there were none from our property. When I requested them we were provided with a wire frame of the turbines with the view point being from the property DOWN HILL from us. Their view is hindered by ours!! How is that accurate?? The fact that not all landholders who requested photo montages received them, is not in the proposal.

The submission also states that farmland has been cleared for grazing. The farmland, including endangered trees, was illegally cleared in preparation for the turbines. Not grazing! The submission states that there are access tracks already on the land they can use. Again, land was cleared and the access tracks made in preparation for the development.

McDivitts Creek runs through our property. This creek starts at the top of the ranges and feeds down into the Barnard River which then flows into the Manning River. This creek is NOT marked on any of the proposal maps even though it is a constant flowing creek in all seasons. In the drought however,(and after 6 bores had been placed at the top of the range) the water table to this creek was disrupted and the water stopped flowing. We are on tank water at our property and are unable to get water trucked in due to the steep windy road that the truck would need to drive down to get to our property.
The construction of the turbines poses a very real risk of disrupting the water table at the top of the range hence affecting the flow of our creek. This would mean we had no water for personal requirements (drinking, showering) for providing water to stock, and the value of property would be minimal as who wants a property with no water?? If we were to put a bore in that would be a cost of approximately $20'000. Are the developers going to pay for that?? There is also a risk of contamination of the water in the creek. You can not build a Wind Farm on the scale they are proposing without contamination of the ground and water ways surrounding it. If the creek was contaminated or dried up this would affect the Barnard River which is part of a major river system.

There is a lot of endangered and rare flora and fauna in the area. All the land clearing that has been done in the last 12 months to 2 years has already disrupted the local wildlife. They want to build the wind turbines along the ridge line next to Ben Halls Gap Nature Reserve. The noise generated in the construction phase combined with 206ha of native vegetation being cleared and once they are built the blades affecting the birdlife in the area including wedge tailed eagles, will disturb the flora and fauna that are thriving in the protected environment. Below is an extract from the NSW Planning Industry and Environment website relating to Ben Halls Gap.
"The reserve features an outstanding area of tall, high nutrient old growth eucalypt forest. Very little logging and grazing have occurred in the reserve and as a result it has high quality habitat and virtually no weeds.
Sphagnum moss mounds found in some areas of rainforest in the park are significant. The rainforest and areas of sphagnum moss are remnants of a habitat thought to have been more extensive in past wetter climatic periods. The sphagnum moss cool temperate rainforest community within the reserve has been listed as an endangered ecological community under Schedule 1 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.
In order to protect the fragile ecology of the reserve and to keep it as free as possible of weeds, this plan provides that public use of the reserve will be primarily through NPWS Discovery tours and visits by educational and community organisations. Limits have been placed on the number of groups visits per year and all visitors to the reserve will be required to implement minimum impact practices, including cleaning of personal items before entering the park."
Ref: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/ben-halls-gap-national-park-plan-of-management

Considering the rules in place relating to visitors and the sphagnum moss that is listed as endangered, how would the constructing of 70 Wind Turbines along the edge of the Nature Reserve be good for it? Soil contamination from construction which would seep into the ground and small streams that run through the reserve, disruption to wildlife which have made the nature reserve their home. There are so many factors as to how this proposal would affect the Nature Reserve that it is highly concerning. It would not make sense for the government to put in place such strict regulations regarding the reserve and then allow such a large scale Wind Farm be constructed right next to it.

Koalas are classed as being vulnerable to extinction and are predicted to be extinct by 2050. The developers are proposing to clear 50ha of koala habitat. How is that good for the wild life and the environment when such valuable areas are destroyed? Do they plan on finding another suitable koala habitat and relocating all the koalas? Will they be donating a large portion of money to the Koala Hospital for the injured koalas that are hit by construction vehicles whilst trying to flee the area?
I did not notice the mention of Wombats in the proposal (although I may have overlooked it) however there is a huge Wombat population in the area that they wish to build the turbines. It is not unusual to see at least 20 wombats between the start of Morrisons Gap and our house at night. Wombats are a protected species and there is a significant amount of wombat burrows in the area they wish to develop. The development will greatly affected their habitat. Shouldn't a protected species not only be protected from being killed but also from large scale constructions that will disrupt their environment and force them to relocate. What is their plan for when they find a wombat burrow on a turbine site? Are they going to relocate the wombat?

At the end of the life time of the turbines, how would they be deconstructed? What would happen to the ground that was disturbed and filled with concrete? How would they transport them off the ridge line? More disruption to the local traffic and community?

The submissions mentioned blade throw. Did they look at the danger that blade throw would have on peoples lives for the turbines that run along side and close to Morrisons Gap Road, turbine numbers 66 to 70? Should there not be a safe distance between a public road and the wind turbines in the interest of safety?

We have beautiful views from our property. We do not want to look at wind turbines and aviation lighting. If the main landholder for the development wants the community to look at the turbines along the beautiful ridge line then why is he in the process of building a new house looking at views in the opposite direction? He will have no view of wind turbines at all. How is that justified?

The history of the mountains and the area combined with the rare flora and fauna, should not be disturbed for the purpose of a wind farm. There are surely other more suitable locations in NSW that will not damage an area of such significance. Tourists and locals fossick for the gold and gemstones that are found in these hills, there are old gold mines and mine shafts located through the ranges. Caves that house wildlife and flora. There would be significant and major environmental impacts if this development was to go ahead and considering the majority of the community are against it, the proposal should be denied. We are not against renewable energy, but it has to be placed in the right environment and the beautiful ranges of Hanging Rock is not the right location.

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I believe that a wind farm in this location is an excellent idea. Further investment in renewables will be of great benefit

I support the Hills of Gold Wind Farm as I believe it provides numerous benefits to the local community as well as to broader NSW. Most importantly, the establishment of this project will produce clean energy thereby displacing fossil fuels - a major source of environmental destruction. A significant solution to the current climate crisis is the end of fossil fuels, and this will only be possible through the production of clean energy. The Hills of Gold Wind Farm does exactly this, and therefore has my full support, as someone who sees the negative impacts climate change has wrought thus far and will continue to bring. From an economic perspective, the development of the wind farm in regional NSW (Tamworth and Nundle), will bring economic opportunity and prosperity to these communities. Regional NSW and the communities living there tend to be forgotten about, so this project will inject funds into these communities, providing employment opportunities, increasing income, creating a higher standard of living and bringing security and stability to regional families.

I am in full support of the Hills of Gold Wind Farm project. Personally, I think the development of the wind farm will be beneficial to the community; from both a social and economic standpoint.

I object to the Wind Farm being built. Please read attached objection

I wish to express my support for the Hills Of Gold windfarm and an associated battery project, near Nundle NSW. I live in Armidale, around 100km north of the proposed project area, and know that many, many people support this project and others like it.

Just this morning I read that within a few decades, unless we take action now, many communities in residential Australia will be in unliveable areas, having to retreat underground to escape the heat. The fact that Penrith and other areas of western Sydney are already reporting near-50 degree heat shows that we are already heading for a global warming crisis in the very near future. We need to transition away from fossil-fuel use as quickly as possible, and every renewable energy project will help us achieve the goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions.

The Hills Of Gold project is expected to generate enough power for over 185,000 homes, saving 650,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. The urgency of the climate crisis is increasing, making our transition to clean energy all the more important.
The more wind and solar power plants we build in New South Wales, the more quickly we can shut down coal plants that are contributing to dangerous climate change. This proposal is very much in line with the recently passed NSW legislation, committing to power with clean energy.

Environmental surveys suggest that the land is already predominantly cleared land, used for grazing cattle, with much of the understory converted to exotic pastures some time ago. While there are flora and fauna unique to the area and there will be some biodiversity impacts from the project, it is my understanding that they will be offset in accordance with the NSW biodiversity offsets system.

The project has the capacity to be ready before the implementation of the first of the state government’s Renewable Energy Zones, at Central West Orana.
A 100 megawatt battery would continue technological improvements that are already seeing wind and solar power plants contribute to grid services and increase the flexibility of their supply to the grid. It would further demonstrate wind farms’ ability to contribute to vital system security and reliability.

The project is located in a high wind area and proposes to connect to a strong part of the grid through an existing transmission line between Tamworth and the Liddell power station. Not relying on new transmission or transmission upgrades means the project is more likely to come online earlier.

The project is expected to create 216 direct and 430 indirect jobs during the 2.5 year construction period, which could begin in 2021.
Experience suggests a wind farm of this size would employ around 12 full-time equivalent jobs to operate the wind farm, though the proponent’s modeling suggests a higher number.

An economic boost would be expected to the local economy around Tamworth and Nundle during construction, from work going to local contractors and suppliers. An estimated 80-85% of the economic employment benefits are expected to go to the Tamworth Regional or Newcastle City LGAs.
As well as lease payments to farmers and voluntary agreements with neighbouring landholders, a community fund is proposed to pay for community projects over the life of the wind farm. The fund would receive $2,500 per annum per turbine, amounting to $175,000 each year for the 25 to 30 year life of the project. This would have a material impact on the local community’s ability to fund projects of importance to the region.
There will significant improvements to the local road network, including proposed upgrade works to Barry Road, Morrisons Gap Road and Head of Peel Road.


We must act quickly and positively. Our world is in peril and heating rapidly, many scientists saying more so than originally anticipated. Let's take advantage of the investment offered to get this project off the ground, and continue the lead that NSW has provided to move towards 0 greenhouse gas emissions.

i strongly appose this project , At no point in the past or the present has there been a requirement for the township of nundle to generate power, and a very poor excuse for power generation is this proposed project . A much more suitable site for the project would be in muswellbrook nsw , at the same site as the existing power station .This would be the most cost effective . Considering the point raised , the project should not go ahead at all taking into account the complete failure of the same type of wind generation projects the world over , even the single tower that was erected on kooragang island in newcastle nsw which proved to be completely ineffective in every way hence its removal , so why would there be a consideration to erect 98 towers ? I own a property within 3 km of this project , the property has been in my family for 3 generations and it provides a place to live a quiet peaceful existance. Noise generated from one tower was unbearable nevermind 98. Construction of this white elephant proposal will go on for nearly 3 years , the destruction caused to this pristine environment during this period is unacceptable .At no point so far has there been a complete explanation or plan for when this project will be de commissioned, only after the approval will this become available .Property values will fall drastically due to this project ,the quality of my way of life will be drastically reduced by this project .who will compensate me for this? My children and their children will no longer have a quiet peaceful property to call their own .Power generation from all of the 98 towers is minimal compared to the output of the existing power station, again there really is no requirement for this project in the nundle township or surrounding townships for that matter. complete rejection of this project should be the only outcome .