This CCP reliant, filthy, rip-off BESS plan’s ridiculously short 10 year life span and endless replacement makes no sense!
It defies all aspects of the National Electricity Law Objective regarding:-
(a) price, quality, safety, reliability and security of supply of electricity;
and
(b) the reliability, safety and security of the national electricity system

This BESS creates a cycle of constant replacement, contamination, ever escalating toxic waste and austerity from rising costs.

OBJECT to Applicant: Goldwind - who want an addition of battery, Coppabella Wind, Yass, Murrumbidgee Vital Upper Tributary Catchments.
Halt All Further progress of Coppabella Wind. Goldwind should be in an Inquiry shouldn't they. Illegal entry of asbestos reasons.
Goldwind are surely Under investigation aren't they? Aren't they? They are (?) for asbestos issues as in ILLEGAL ENTRY of asbestos into Australia. How did that happen? How? How? How did it happen? Who breached the law?
It is up to the goodwill of the owner, developer, gov.au, nsw.gov.au, vic.gov.au, sa.gov.au, councils mayors councillors planners to develop in a way that does not pose a safety risk to human health or the environment.
Do you, nsw.gov.au, gov.au, councils NSW,, engage a building engineer or surveyor to sign off on the build, and if so, are they covered for liability insurance for the construction of BESS? (Add Wind Turbines?)
You - gov.au, qld.gov.au, .gov.au, vic.gov.au, sa.gov.au- have a General Environmental Duty (GED) under Section 25(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 2017, to minimise the risk of harm to human health and the environment from pollution, so far as reasonably practicable. In Victoria, it is a criminal offence to breach one's GED. Are you complying with your GED obligations in the construction of BESS and or wind farms? The answer is NO. You have Breached GED toward your Fellow Australians eating Off Murray Darling Basin Food Production Catchments nb. You should All be Charged - all of you because for too long you have Breached GED obligations toward your Fellow Australians state and federal.
Mayors and Councillors will be included of course for breaching GED obligations towards their Fellow Australians, how dare they.
Ban BESS Now, Right Now, in Australia.
Hold those Responsible fully Accountable and Charged. Risk to the public, Innocent, reasons.
Um.....how DOES gov.au, nsw.gov.au, vic.gov.au, sa.gov.au get away with it ? Goldwind? They Always do. I do Not want them to you see. How are they Doing it is a Question isn't it.
Lithium-ion batteries pose a safety risk to human health and environment. As do BESS Now planned All over Australia???? Who Is Responsible For That ?? Find out will ya. Hurry Up. Rapid Approval rates SOMEHOW forBESS and Lithium Ion batteries by by by who who who? Name and Shame the who someone. Cease and Desist BESS and Lithium Ion batteries in on upon Australia Immediately.
Has to be you, Ngunnawal peoples. You claim you are the Custodians. Act. Stop BESS Now. Or you ain't a Custodian you see. Custodians Care for Country All On Country Hey. You aren't. How dare you. How Dare You Ngunnawal peoples who do Not Care for Country Sacred Always for All prior to 187 years ago.
Mob are ? No Care.
The Ngunnawal people are the Traditional Custodians of the Canberra region. Ohh c'mon. No such thing. You people Disgust me. You ain't Custodians. You No Care.
You No Care You No Care I know you don't.
Murray Darling Basin region be very Aware is Aboriginal Cultural Heritage region from the Sacred ever so Sacred Mountains dividing east flow from west flow to the seas they reach or Did once upon a time but no more due to Disgraceful Inappropriate Cumulative Anthropogenic Changes To the Entire Murray Darling Basin.
Who's fault is that? Yours, gov.au, qld.gov.au nsw.gov.au, vic.gov.au, sa.gov.au. Stop blaming Climate change. Gov.au is at fault. Stop this transition IMMEDIATELY because WATER IS PRECIOUS Always Was until Filthy White man changed all that in under 187 years of occupation of an InHabited Land they took away from the Original Inhabitants living simply in Honour and Respect toward Country a Cultural Heritage passed on over century after century back to 67,843 years or so ago.
Filthy white man ways Cease Now on in over through the Lands Sacred to the All Here Now, Elders Past Present All.
Ban BESS Now, Immediately Now. Too Risky in Australia, Yes.
Search Assist says:- first description in Search,nb:-
"Lithium-ion batteries can be toxic due to the chemicals they contain, which can be harmful if released into the environment or if the battery is damaged. Additionally, when these batteries catch fire, they can release hazardous gases that pose health risks to nearby individuals".
https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/safety-education/battery-and-charging-safety/lithium-ion-battery-safety  Be aware of the risks related to damaged lithium-ion batteries, including electric shock, secondary fire risks, and exposure to toxic, corrosive, and flammable vapours and substances.  
https://www.alsym.com/blog/lithium-based-batteries-are-toxic-from-start-to-finish/  How do we make lithium-ion batteries less toxic? Making lithium-ion batteries less toxic will be difficult. Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP / LiFePO4) batteries that eliminate the need for cobalt are a step in the right direction, but remain problematic. The only true option is to move away from lithium-based
https://thebatterytips.com/battery-specifications/is-lithium-ion-battery-toxic/  Lithium ion batteries can be toxic. They contain harmful materials like metals (copper, nickel, lead) and dangerous organic chemicals (flammable electrolytes). Improper disposal poses health risks and environmental hazards. To minimize toxicity, it's important to handle and recycle these
https://www.ri.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/Toxicity%20risk%20report_18%20June%202020_0.pdf    Most currently used lithium-ion battery electrolytes on exposure to the environment are toxic, irritant or harmful in addition to being flammable
https://teex.org/wp-content/uploads/LITHIUM-ION-BATTERY-FIRES-AND-EMISSIONS-CHARACTERIZATION.pdf  The tests concluded that: Li-ion battery thermal runaway fires are an extreme emissions event, releasing highly toxic gases and particles that exceed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-permissible exposure limits (PEL)
https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-11/Battery-Safety-for-Consumers.pdf  Risk: Lithium-ion Batteries can be a fire risk. Occasionally, if a Lithium-ion Battery is improperly charged, handled, stored or disposed of there is a risk of overheating, catching fire or explosion. This also increases the risk of a house fire, garage fire or personal injury.
Halt All Further processing of Li-ion batteries in Australia Immediately!
Protect Our Air, Soil, Lands, Water, Waterways Australian and Murray Darling Basin Food Production Catchments nb, nb, nb, nb, nb, nb, nb from Heavy Metals.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/06/erin-brockovich-lawsuit-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/

This horrible plan is for toxic pollution that lingers for generations - defying all the Principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development - including the Precautionary Principle and Intergenerational Equity.

Hazardous Battery fires disperse microscopic heavy metals and fluorinated compounds that are highly toxic, bioaccumulate, evade detection, and leave no viable cleanup pathway - resulting in toxic wasteland and public health and safety disasters.

Independent research warns that mega-scale BESS fires exceed firefighting capabilities and have life threatening, poisonous impacts for human beings and biodiversity, while the NSW Government is hastily and irresponsibly approving these dangerously volatile projects without doing their due diligence.

This horrific failure in their duty of care to the people of NSW/Australia - in spite of the catastrophic impacts - just to appease vested interests - is outrageous and must be condemned.

“Safety of Grid Scale Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems”
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352158070_Safety_of_Grid_Scale_Lithium-ion_Battery_Energy_Storage_Systems

I object to Coppabella wind farm Mod 2 Decentralised BESS SSD 6689 as this project has lingered since approval March 2008 now almost a decade later Goldwind wish to apply to install decentralised BESS to 71% of their wind turbines to improve the financial viability of this project and make it more attractive to potential investors? As a member of the Coppabella CCC, I and other Coppabella CCC members were advised by Goldwind at the June 2025 Coppabella CCC that they intended to apply for a decentralised BESS system for the Coppabella wind turbine project. A decentralised BESS for the Coppabella project was discussed at the 16th October 2025 Coppabella CCC This they accordingly applied for on the 25th November 2025.
Then the window of opportunity to submit a submission on this projects Coppabella wind farm Mod 2 Decentralised BESS SSD was delivered for exhibition between 3-17 December 2025.
I find it hard to understand how adding a decentralised BESS with a discharge output of 19.86MWh/ turbine would substantially add value to the Coppabella wind turbine project, therefore make this project any more attractive to an investor? Goldwind freely admit that they are having trouble attracting an investor to fund this project considering several other factors that need to be funded by Goldwind including duplication of the 99M Yass Murrumburrah transmission line from Coppabella 132KV substation back to the Yass 330/132KV substation announced November 2018, then announced August 2019 that Goldwind would have to fund a 132KV step-up to 330KV transformer and associated 132KV and 330KV switchyards at the Yass 330/132KV substation?
Then the Australian Energy Regulator has requested that a Static Synchronous Compensator be installed at the Yass 330/132KV substation in association with the 132KV step-up to 330KV transformer and associated 132KV and 330KV switchyards to facilitate a CONSTRAINED 270MW delivery from the Coppabella Wind Turbine Project. All this extra expense including a 71% decentralised BESS to deliver a maximum 270MW from the Coppabella Wind Turbine Project?
Goldwind intend using Goldblock BESS units concurrently claiming that their Lithium Iron Phosphate Chemistry batteries are low risk fire ignition points whilst that maybe the case, any potential fire ignition point sited at such an elevated location as the crest of the Coppabella Range has the potential on a catastrophic day to send burning embers 10's of if not potentially hundreds of kilometers to the East from there? As an example, during the January 2003 Canberra Bushfires cinders from Canberra were noted falling on the NSW South Coast? Due to the toxic nature of the smoke from and location of these batteries atop the Coppabella Range as an elected RFS Deputy Captain from a nearby RFS brigade East of the Coppabella Range I would not expect any volunteer under my command to risk their lives attempting to suppress such a battery fire?
At a previous Coppabella CCC when Goldwind had an engineer attend and try to tell the Coppabella CCC Members that the access roads that Goldwind would install across the Coppabella Range would assist fire suppression I quickly explained that NSW RFS Volunteers do not suppress fires from the ridgeline but as the fire burns slowly downhill towards a watercourse such as a gulley.
So, summing up I reiterate that I am opposed to Coppabella wind farm Mod 2 Decentralised BESS SSD 6689, because adding an undisclosed extra expense to the Coppabella wind turbine project considering the already added expenses list above doesn't make this a financially more viable project as proffered by the proponent Goldwind and the increased fire risk from this Decentralised BESS installation nevertheless how minimal that fire risk maybe?

Please see enclosed document/file.

Do you have geotech studies on Southern Tailings (STD) dam Wall to confirm that buttress into STD wall has achieved the required level of specifications to accommodate extra tailings deposits?
How come the amount of money spent on the local residents has been halved through CDEP Program,
when you continually boast about the $millions spent supporting local community?
When will you stop polluting the air and waterways and clean up the mess? We need a full investigation into the contamination of our waterways with public monitoring and remediation and rehabilitation plans developed.
When will the tailings on STSF be finally rehabilitated?
I would like to see monitoring locations on the Belubula river at Fagan bridge and Ashburton bridge.
The current policy of not having a formal residents meeting, just drop in arrangements are totally unsatisfactory. Question time at meetings feed off each other, drop in time there's no interaction between residents and no opportunity to compare incidents for discussion with CVO staff.