Mod 1 - Increase in turbine height and project refinement

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

The proposed Coppabella Wind Farm will extend approximately 12 kms west to east and up to 10 kms north along the Coppabella Hills. The highest point being within the Binalong,Bookham and Jugiong triangle which is bounded by Burley Griffin Way in the east ,the Hume Highway in the south and McMahons Reef Rd in the west.With a proposed height of 171 meters per turbine the proposed 129 turbines will have a dramatic and adverse impact on the landscape and they will be visible at points from 4Kms to 15kms.
The siting of these turbines in this location will be intrusive given their high visibility.
The proposed turbines because of their large rotating blades will attract attention and therefore visually have an adverse impact on the local landscape in the same way as other large structures like power grid pylons and large buildings neither of which would be welcomed by the Binalong community if constructed in the same location.
The aesthetic aspect of these particular turbines and the resulting changes to the visual landscape of the Coppabella Hills are significant and therefore should be relocated to another site within the larger proposed Yass Valley Windfarm .
Research indicates that most Local Government authorities are adverse to allowing wind turbines in rural settings.Solar power is considered to be the best choice because it provides a more predictable energy output ,is less conspicuous than wind turbine and is totally silent,stationary and requires less maintenance.
Data indicates that Solar produces 5 times as much electricity as wind turbines . The timing of solar output is more predictable than wind .Solar power comes in the middle of the day in the high part of the daily demand curve.
The proposal for Coppabella Wind Farm requires the clearing of over 160 hectares of natural vegetation . This will have a significant impact on the local flora and fauna,particularly kangaroos already in large numbers ,forcing them on to the surrounding properties to the detriment of grazing and farming land and infra structure.
The total lack of consultation with the wider Binalong Community both in the initial approval and the modification application by the developer,local and state governance is unconscionable.
With the exception of the Coppabella Windfarm Newsletter dated September 2017 there has been no formal correspondence received by residents with the exception of those on whose land the turbines will be sited .
For clarity this includes the period prior to the initial development application,the subsequent approval by the DPE in 2009 and the current variation.
Further when enquiries were made at the Yass Council Office on 14th March 2017 regarding a rumour of a Windfarm development in the Binalong area the response was that the council had no knowledge of any such development.

I am 29 years old and grew up on a farm in close proximity to the proposed wind farm. I am opposed to both the wind farm and the the proposed modifications, for a number of reasons.
Firstly, it would be heartbreaking to see a landscape as beautiful as this one, destroyed in this manor by people with no connection to the land, from offices in Sydney. It does not go unnoticed that these sorts of installations are never proposed on the coast or near major cities (where there is plenty of wind) with higher populations and sensitive electorates. It is more than a little galling to see another rural community, without a strong voice sacrificed in this way, for the sake of those in urban areas who would never have to put up with this sort of treatment.
We have always tried to be responsible land managers; balancing economic viability with a genuine care for our country. My mother and father have spent decades battling erosion, invasive weeds, and other environmental impacts. After seeing my father painstakingly establish numerous tree plantations over the years in an effort to improve the biodiversity and environmental health of his land, it would be extremely upsetting to see a large company casually destroy what so many people have worked so hard to maintain.
Secondly, while I understand there are benefits and incentives to those with turbines proposed for their land, those benefits cease at their boundaries, leaving many of their neighbours and even those further away potentially negatively impacted. My family is one such example. My parents have worked hard on the land their entire lives, in the knowledge that the value of their land will be what makes retirement possible. This is now very much at risk, as land right next to wind turbines, ever growing in size, may well severely decrease in value, with no consideration of this loss from the developers. I do not care how many "case studies" they have paid for and shove under our noses, about areas that differ clearly from our own, unless they are willing to give a guarantee that this will not happen, and back that up financially (which they would of course never do), why on earth would we take them at their word?! My wife and I intend to buy land from my parents and build a house within the next twelve months. The value of the land is essential in allowing us to do this, so it is not only concern for my parents welfare, but also a fear that our future is jeopardised that compels me to speak up. It is hard enough for young people to make a life in the country these days without extra hurdles like this being placed in our path.
Ill feeling and angst has already been caused by this proposal in our community, and the disparity in treatment between those benefiting from the project and their neighbours has received grossly inadequate attention.
While I am aware that this project has great potential to make a good deal of money for people who live far away from our rural community, it also has the potential to damage or destroy the lives of those who actually live in it. I implore you to reject this proposal.

I object to the increase in size of turbines.We live2.3 km from turbines and i am concerned about flickering and increased noise.