Wattle Creek Solar Farm

This INDUSTRIALISED SOLAR ELECTRICITY GENERATING WORKS & BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS DEFIES:
•Every Aspect of the National Electricity Law Objective
•All Principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development
•Australian and International Standards.
•Genuine Protection of Ecology & Biodiversity
•Australian Drinking Water 💦 Guidelines
•Stockholm Convention
•The WHO
•Commonwealth PFAS Ban
•Modern Slavery Act
•Social Licence
•LPA Accreditation
•Paris Agreement

**NATIONAL ELECTRICITY LAW OBJECTIVE
‘The objective of the National Electricity Law is to promote efficient investment in, & efficient operation and use of, electricity services for the long term interests of consumers with respect to:-
(a) price, quality, safety, reliability and security of supply of electricity;
and
(b) the reliability, safety and security of the national electricity system;
and
(c) the achievement of targets set by a participating jurisdiction
(i) for reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions; or
(ii)that are likely to contribute to reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.’

AEMO, AER, AEMC, Energy Ministers, Networks, Generators & everyone in 'authority', place primacy on emissions target rather than the other requirements of the NEL.
The emissions requirement was only added to the NEL in Sep 2023, and the NSW Emissions Reduction Act 2023 was only passed in Nov 23 (other states were similarly tardy to legislate any targets), - so on what basis did any Gov act prior to that to impose all this on us? Yet they all did, and still emphasise emissions over other objectives.
NEL is made in the SA Parliament, and in the 2nd reading, the Minister there also reiterated that ALL OBJECTIVES ARE EQUAL.

The Four Principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) are:
• The Precautionary Principle: When there is a threat of serious environmental damage, action should be taken to prevent it, even if there is not full scientific certainty.
• Intergenerational Equity: The current generation should take care of the environment so that future generations can benefit from it.
• Conservation of Biological Diversity: The diversity of plants and animals should be preserved.
• Improved Valuation, Pricing, and Incentive Mechanisms: The costs of pollution and waste should be paid by those who cause them.

**Biodiversity Offset Crisis
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/05/18/biodiversity-offsets-scheme-crisis/
Biodiversity offsets are arguably one of the most damaging environmental policies in a smorgasbord of bad policies, according to the environmental community…..
Offsetting has become a trading market with no real transparency or demonstrative environmental benefits. Proponents self-refer projects, both at the NSW government and federal levels.’

**NOTE: Chinese Solar Panels are coated in Perfluorooctane Sulfonate or Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid.

**Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has drafted an update of the PFAS Fact Sheet within the Guidelines that includes revised and newly established health-based guideline values. The draft PFAS fact sheet is supported by a NHMRC Statement on PFAS in drinking water, which provides a summary of the findings that informed the update.
The PFAS reviewed as part of the recent update include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS); perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS); perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid and its ammonium salt (GenX chemicals).
Further information on the NHMRC Review of PFAS in Australian drinking water is available on the NHMRC website.

**A range of PFAS is also subject to the Stockholm Convention for the protection of human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (ie, PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA and potentially all long chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids).
"We have a human right to clean drinking water and an environment free of toxic load,” Dr Stops said. “Dr Orellana reminded us that Australia has ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2004. Waste-to-energy incinerators were identified by the Convention as a major source of unintentional POPs pollutants such as dioxins.
As a signatory, the Government is required to take measures to address those emissions.
Waste-to-energy incinerators are incompatible with that requirement.”
https://lismoreapp.com.au/NewsStory/incinerations-opposition-groups-launch-online-petition/6539d5df28c0030028ec065d
https://lismoreapp.com.au/NewsStory/incinerations-opposition-groups-launch-online-petition/6539d5df28c0030028ec065d

**World Health Organization now lists two PFAS as carcinogens or possible carcinogens: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as a Group 1 carcinogen and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as a Group 2B carcinogen.

**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)

**Community Impact Survey: April-May 2024 – Property Rights Australia
https://propertyrightsaustralia.org.au/community-impact-survey-april-may-2024/

**Professor Ivan Kennedy - Solar Contamination & Meterological Impacts (PDF Attached)

**Leaching Via Weak Spots in Solar Panels
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348883160_Leaching_via_Weak_Spots_in_Photovoltaic_Modules
“Our long-term experiments clearly demonstrate that it is possible to leach out all, or at least a large amount, of the (toxic) elements from the photovoltaic modules. It is therefore not sufficient to carry out experiments just over 24 h and to conclude on the stability and environmental impact of photovoltaic modules.”

**Solar Realities - Physicist John Droz jr
https://election-integrity.info/Energy/Solar_Energy_Concerns.pdf
We know that these are some of the toxic (some carcinogenic) chemicals that have been identified as likely being in solar panels (click on the links to get an idea of what some of the adverse health consequences are):
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs) (also see here and here) Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Fluorinated Ethylene (FEP)
Cadmium Telluride
Copper Indium Selenide Cadmium Gallium diselenide Copper Indium Gallium diselenide Silicon Tetrachloride Hexafluoroethane
Polyvinyl Fluoride
Also, here is a basic explanation of the silicon manufacturing part of solar panels. The following are some additional toxic chemicals that have been identified as possibly being involved in the fabrication of solar panels, which might end up in the finished product:
Hydrogen chloride
Silicon tetrachloride
Hydrochloric acid
Sulfuric acid
Nitric acid
Sulfuric acid
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Formaldehyde
Arsine gas
Trichlorosilane gas
Silane gas
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur hexafluoride
Sodium hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide
Lead

**Contamination from Industrialised Solar’s Galvanised Steel Supports
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/srbXaCbKgVXocgsm/?mibextid=xfxF2i

**”PFOS and PFOS-related chemicals are still being produced for regulated uses (primarily in China)”
https://greensciencepolicy.org/our-work/building-materials/pfas-in-building-materials/

** “PFOS Chemicals are just as bad for wildlife as they are for humans.
Tests have found that even small levels of contamination can lead to compromised immune systems and brain asymmetry.”
https://www.completehomefiltration.com.au/difference-between-pfas-and-pfos/)

**WINAICO’s Glass-Glass Solar Modules are PFAS-Free - WINAICO Australia - 17/6/24
https://www.winaico.com.au/blog/winaicos-glass-glass-solar-modules-are-pfas-free - ‘in order to reduce harmful chemicals being released
in the environment, to protect human health, ecosystems and wildlife from contamination, enable safe rainwater consumption and reduce Toxic Solar waste with a sustainable, reusable product.’

**Victoria solar farm shut down after fire in on-site inverters, must mow grass | RenewEconomy - 24/2/25
https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-solar-farm-shut-down-after-fire-in-on-site-inverters-must-mow-grass/

**As 10% of the unethical, PFOS coated, Heavy Metal Leaching Solar Panels will typically arrive on site DAMAGED OR FAULTY - Will they be leaching already & shedding Toxic PFOS?
Where will these thousands of Toxic classed Solar panels be dumped on arrival?

**Defective or Damaged Solar Panel Recycling Mandated for 135 MW project – pv magazine Australia
https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/02/13/defective-or-damaged-solar-panel-recycling-mandated-for-135-mw-project/

**Unmasking the Toxic Truth - The Solar Panel Waste Story
https://youtu.be/_Ck2dHflJ3s?si=0WS5CYhuCb6hNvP0

This plan is Taxpayer Subsidised Exploitation: These greedy profiteers gorge on subsidies, while everyday Australians face skyrocketing energy bills and collapsing reliability

This horrible plan is a massive land grab, transfer of wealth & ECOCIDE by stealth with both native grasslands, birds, pollinators, and insects destroyed silently—under glossy PR and tokenistic “offsets.”

The micro plastic from this abomination will be horrendous. I have not read any way this will be mitigate or contained.
Until transparent, enforceable, and community-approved safety and environmental protections are in place this project need serious consider if it should ever proceed.

There’s absolutely nothing genuinely sustainable or circular economy about this Fake Green Disaster!

This FILTHY INDUSTRIALISED SOLAR & BATTERY BOMB IS A TOXIC DISASTER -
non-recyclable, and full of embedded toxins contradicting their own totally dodgy, fake green lies & deceit!

Lithium-ion battery fires are a growing national hazard . Australia sees many battery fires annually, including serious incidents in trucks, recycling centres, and large-scale energy sites.
The Wattle Creek BESS proposes a 350 MW / 1,400 MWh facility in a bushfire-prone, agricultural , this industrial installation fails to present detailed, independently verified fire prevention or emergency response plans. This puts rural communities, farmland, and lives at risk. This is an extremely Risky place for tis , it should be abandon.
The extensive wildlife have not been considered.

Stop destroying Australia’s primary farming land with these unreliable projects. There will be significant negative biodiversity impacts as a result of this project in order to construct solar panels and associated infrastructure. What happens when this project catches fire? What happens to the nearby farming land when the toxic run-off spreads? What happens to the waterways and catchments after rain events when there is toxic run-off from the panels? This alone will have devastating and lasting impacts on nearby farming businesses.
It is criminal what our government is allowing to happen to Australia’s farming land.

As the next generation I object. This junk is no good for me, the environment . It is absolutely not good for farmers

There’s absolutely nothing genuinely sustainable or circular economy about this Fake Green Disaster!

These solar and battery systems are non-recyclable, and full of embedded toxins contradicting their own green claims.

You crazy adult are making bad decisions and this junk will be let to my generation to clean up

Stop destroying rural landscapes and our environment with this dangerous infrastructure.
This project will destroy a small and beautiful rural community. given this, i do not believe that the project should go ahead. Small communities need to be supported, not divided by projects like this. These solar and renewable energy projects carry significant fire risk and risk of toxic run-off.

There no specify fire safety training programs for personnel and emergency responders. there is no onsite fire prevention. there is inadequate water storage facilities onsite.

i object to this project. solar power is unreliable and not a suitable source of energy to power NSW. why are rural communities being destroyed in order to power NSW? rural communities did not ask for this, so we should not have to accommodate such projects. this will also have ugly consequences on the landscape. We need food security for Australia and destroying agricultural land is opening our nation up for trouble.

Why are renewable energy projects being dumped on rural landscapes? Why are rural communities left to fend for themselves as a result of bad governance and poor decision making? I object to this project because I do not believe that rural communities should house solar farms and renewable energy projects. Not only is this a ghastly and permanent sight on the landscapes, but this would be a disaster when it catches alight due to fire. The toxic implications as a result of this would be of such a significant level and not only the community, but the wildlife will suffer as a result.

This toxic solar panel factory 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 community risk their lives and step up to fight fires for infrastructure that they never wanted there in the first place?

The proposal lacks detailed information on fire suppression systems to mitigate fire risks. there is an unprecedented number of these installation being built. Is the cya expected to attend

I object to this project. Explore a reliable form of energy such as nuclear. Explore a cleaner form of energy such as nuclear. Solar and BESS are too dangerous for the environment. Solar and BESS presents significant fire risks.
The toxic run-off from such infrastructure associated with solar factory farms will be damaging to nearby properties and wildlife.
These projects bring with them too many detrimental and dangerous issues pertaining to the environment, visual amenities, health to livestock and wildlife, and health and safety to neighbouring properties.

I object to the Wattle Creek Solar project.
Why is our government forcing FIRE HAZARDOUS infrastructure and UNRELIABLE energy on our nation at the expense of rural Australia?!?
Save the land that supports and produces food and fibre for Australia. Put these elsewhere!
These projects are destroying rural Australia!!

I object to Solar panels covering farmland.
I am concerned about the runoff from the dust repellants containing PFAS forever chemicals that remain in the environment contaminating soil, surface and groundwater sources.
The environmental damage in the countries from rare earth mineral mining in order to make the panels is a huge concern and the use of slave labour is against our own Governments policy.
Solar has a limited relatively short life span, and the waste created at the end of it's usable life will be problematic.
Without subsidies this type of energy generation would not stand up. The people should not have to pay for the swindle that is Renewable energy. It's not cheap, it's not reliable and it's not environmentally friendly.

I Object to Wattle Creek Solar Electricity Generating Works & BESS for the following reasons:-
• It is destructive to native flora and fauna;
• Construction will leave a legacy of land destruction that is unlikely to be rectified by the builder;
• It is an abomination on the natural landscape.
• It is part of a system that costs billions, does not work reliably and attempts to solve a problem that does not exist, in other words useless and irresponsible use of public funds;
• All such infrastructures should be built at developer’s expense, NOT on public funds.
As we are constantly told wind and solar are the cheapest, well prove it, remove all subsidises - DO NOT build this system on public funds;
• The TOTAL cost has not been verified by independent experts;
• There is NO verified scientific basis for reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere so this project is a total waste of public money, along with all other such projects. 
There is in fact reliable verifiable scientific proof that CO2 is beneficial to plant life and by extension to human life on earth.