Jindera Solar Farm

Please find attached submission stating formal objection to the proposed development of the Jindera Solar Farm SSD 9549.

Attached is the submission from the CWA of NSW : Jindera Solar Farm.

Attached.

This really is a very ordinary site, part way through my last comments for submission the site kicks you out and even though I saved each paragraph when completed I cant find my previous comments once I managed to log back in.
I was a t the point of alluding to the lack of diligence portrayed by the Finley Solar Farm companies efforts in delivering the conditions of consent in relation to dust, noise and weed control, this solar plant just recently commissioned had virtually no impact on dust control, photo to follow, and the weed source on the solar field is as a diligent farmer downright scary. I visited the site on Friday morning, the underlying vegetation below the panels was a mixture of Barley Grass (Horedeum glaucum), Patterson's Curse (Echium plantagineum), Fleabane (Conyza species), Bathurst Burr (Xanthium spinosum) and Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) all unwanted and declared weeds. This leads me to the question of DPIE's compliance unit which appears non existent from a regional and rural perspective, how are we to have any faith in the processes if this is what transpires. Furthermore, all the channels and dams had been filled in as part of the process of construction, with no troughs provided there was no water available and guess what, no sheep grazing either.
My objection is on many levels, however time does not allow me to have an depth dialogue in relation to the pitfalls and erroneous information delivered by the proponents. However a snapshot appears below:
Adverse Environmental Affects - Dust, noise, Glare, toxic emissions, loss of flora and fauna habitat
Adverse Social Affects - Dividing the district and neighbourhood, I had a recent incident where I was driving my truck passed my neighbours (Glenellen host) as he was struggling to get hay in before imminent rain I wheeled in and offered my assistance, I was told my help wasn't wanted and was asked to leave the property, entirely because I am campaigning against the solar wave in our secure farming district. Over 60 immediate landholders affected by this proposal and a myriad of others within close proximity
Adverse Economic Affects - loss of prime agricultural land and not just under the panels, neighbouring properties will be affected by heat island affect, rising water tables through tree clearing all affecting the productivity of neighbouring land; solar companies are all foreign owned no local income, living off handsome government subsidies gained from our taxes; devaluation of our neighbouring properties diminishing our lifetime investments
other noteables - increased bushfire risk and release of toxic smoke, major insurance issues in relation to neighbouring landholders and their ability to secure public liability insurance post solar plant construction, major traffic management issues on small country roads.
We are not the major power users out here, we are most certainly not the polluters out here, we actually process the urbanised pollution and turn it into soil carbon, plant growth for food and the very oxygen you breathe, so it makes perfect sense to obliterate that process moving forward to make inner city dwellers feel good about themselves by placing solar plants over the nations food bowl.
CO2 neutrality - in an effort to minimise CO2 production, we Australia are expected to minimise the worlds CO2 issues when we are one of the lowest level polluters on the planet whilst the heavy polluters increase their CO2 output daily. You cant think for one minute that mining our coal and iron ore, shipping it to China for production by the worlds worst polluter then shipping it back as renewable products will have any chance of being CO2 neutral within 20 years of production.
I could go on however time does not permit, as previously alluded once I return from the northern fires I will have more in depth dialogue and photos for your perusal
Many thanks
Jim Parrett