Modification 2 Decentralised BESS

The potential impact on biodiversity corridors and habitat connectivity has been under-examined. There is insufficient explanation of how hazardous emissions will be filtered or treated before release. The lack of transparent modelling on chemical transport pathways undermines the environmental risk assessment. The application fails to provide a dedicated community health impact assessment for potential toxic exposures.

CONFIDENTIAL:
I would like to begin by acknowledging the farmers of the land within our great nation of Australia today. I pay my respects to Australia’s past, present and future farmers who have and will continue to battle setbacks such as renewable energy destruction, drought, floods, vermin plagues, diseases, and government policy, all so they can provide Australia with food and fibre. I acknowledge that these setbacks come at a high price of mental health, and many have taken their lives as a result due to such pressures. I extend this respect and am thankful for the sacrifices those within the agricultural industry make in order to provide Australia with the essentials; I acknowledge the agricultural industry as the backbone of our nation
We need to unite and fight these developers and the Australian government for forcing this upon us.

This battery energy storage system is of a major fire risk and will put significant strain on local and rural firefighting services. These local firefighting services are not equipped with the resources or man-power to manage emergency fires for when they do break out at this site. Why should the broader community risk their lives and step up to fight fires for infrastructure that they never wanted there in the first place?

WE DO NOT CONSENT TO THIS LIFE THREATENING, HIGHLY TOXIC, CCP RELIANT RUBBISH!

**’Forever chemicals’ used in Lithium Ion Batteries Threaten Environment, Research Finds | Lithium-ion batteries | The Guardian 14/7/24
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/14/forever-chemicals-lithium-ion-batteries-environment

**Coastal Wetland Deposition of Cathode Metals from the World’s Largest Lithium-ion Battery Fire" (Moss Landing BESS FIRE)
According to independent Experts this is actually worse than a radioactivity spill.
A lot of this very toxic stuff is not easily located. Whereas, with radioactivity, one needs just a hand-held Geiger counter to locate the pollutant.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-25972-8#Tab1

**Safety of Grid Scale Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
“The scale of Li-ion BESS energy storage envisioned at “mega scale” energy farms is unprecedented and requires urgent review. The explosion potential and the lack of engineering standards to prevent thermal runaway may put control of “battery fires” beyond the knowledge, experience and capabilities of local Fire and Rescue Services. 
BESS present special hazards to fire-fighters….”
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352158070_Safety_of_Grid_Scale_Lithium-ion_Battery_Energy_Storage_Systems

**Grid Scale Batteries & Fire Risk
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/656f411497ae14084ad8d03a/t/66fd2383b56dbc6906390297/1727865736681/Fannon-Batteries.pdf

**Disaster at Moss Landing: The Risk of Battery Storage - YouTube - 16/1/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuTaZFQA18E

**https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/02/20/massive-green-battery-plant-catches-on-fire-again-weeks-after-major-toxic-blaze/

**https://localnewsmatters.org/2025/02/13/environmental-tests-reveal-elevated-levels-of-toxic-metals-since-moss-landing-battery-fire/

**https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/environmental-tests-reveal-battery-metals-around-20163514.php

**https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/elevated-levels-heavy-metals-elkhorn-slough-lithium-battery-facility-fire/

**Battery recycling plant explodes - twice. (What it means for you.) | Auto Expert John Cadogan - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-nzOJ01Fkc

**Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Risks & Extinguisher Limitations
1.CSIRO ActivFire® Advisory Note AN‑004
CSIRO explicitly states it "has not and will not certify … that any fire extinguisher can effectively extinguish a Li‑Ion battery fire."
Verification Services

**”There is a general lack of guidance and provisions in building codes, standards, and legislation in relation to safety to address the potential risks from these emerging technologies. Part of the problem is that we do not yet know enough about their probability of failure, their mechanisms of failure and potential consequences of failure.”
https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=9402

“PFAS Contamination is a Serious Issue that Needs Immediate Attention”.

**COMMONWEALTH PFAS BAN
Some types have been found to be toxic to human health and the environment. In its most definitive regulatory action taken to date, the Commonwealth has effectively banned the import, use and manufacture of some of the more prominent types of PFAS (PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS) from 1 July 2025.
(21 Feb 2024)

Given the documented difficulty of extinguishing lithium-ion battery fires and the environmental persistence of PFAS contamination, this project presents risks that have not been adequately justified or mitigated.

BESS is dangerous and brings hazards to the project and community.
The noises from this BESS project will have negative impacts on the nearby livestock and wildlife. These impacts will be evident in not only everyday life for the animals, but also during breeding and birthing cycles. BESS carries significant fire risk.

STOP wasting $$$Billions of RUIN-A-BULL RORT taxpayer funded subsidy dollars - trying to kill us - POISONING OUR BIODIVERSITY, LIFE SUSTAINING SOIL/WATER & US - THE PUBLIC!!
We all know that RenewaBULLs ARE THE ASBESTOS OF THE FUTURE!!

This filthy, Life-threatening, highly toxic Fire hazard BESS with poisonous smoke that cannot be contained & irreversible residue impacts - is an incapable, extremely costly - taxpayer subsidised, short term, fake green scam.

Dodgy carpetbaggers, greedy generators & predatory TransGrid are MANIPULATING THE MARKET as part of this parasitic, poisonous, Fake Green RenewaBull SOLAR, WIND, BESS Energy Poverty SWINDLE that’s all about ENERGY POVERTY & a CATASTROPHIC PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY DISASTER!

Nothing about this BESS BOMB will lead to grid stability - it’s all about reliance on the hostile CCP’s NATIONAL SECURITY NIGHTMARE that’s sabotaging the GRID!

WE DO NOT CONSENT TO THIS INSECURE, CCP RELIANT, LITHIUM BESS & the rest of the RECKLESS RenewaBULL RUBBISH LITTERING NSW/AUSTRALIA & WRECKING OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE.

An immediate moratorium is essential - ensuring far superior COAL POWER is prioritised as well as a Nuclear Power Industry for the future - with minimal environmental footprint.
STOP SABOTAGING AUSTRALIA!!

BESS factories are destroying the landscapes and significantly devaluing residential, agricultural and commercial properties within rural communities. Nobody would want to live anywhere near this heap of fire-causing garbage.
Nuclear MUST be explored. I OBJECT to the BESS and ALL renewable projects that are proposed for Australia. I object to the modification BESS. Leave rural Australia ALONE!

The irreversible nature of PFAS pollution means that even a low-probability fire event carries unacceptable long-term risk.

Battery fires involving lithium-ion cells have been shown to release toxic gases that pose risks to both human health and livestock.