The proposed wind farm is located very close to the Narromine airfield. The Australian Aerobatic Club conduct regular aerobatic championships at Narromine, both at the state and national level, along with training camps. The proposed wind farm, in particular the overall height of 271 metres above ground level, would be a significant obstacle in what is a flat and benign geographic location. It is for this reason that Narromine has been chosen, over many years, to hold the aerobatic events. During these events aircraft operate down to 100 metres above ground level.

The proximity of the wind farm would have a significant impact on the aerobatic club and on flight safety.

The Australian Aerobatic Club strongly objects to the proposed Wallaby Creek wind farm

This will greatly impact my families farm. The noise that this will create will disturb not only residents but also the animals that they have. Not to mention that these animals are the food we eat.
Im unsure anyone has even thought about the ramifications of this or not.

Objection to the Wallaby Creek Wind Farm Proposal and Environmental Impact Statement
I formally object to the proposed Wallaby Creek Wind Farm (Industrial Area) development on the grounds that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) fails to adequately assess the likely impacts of the project as required under the relevant environmental legislation and controlling provisions.
Indigenous Cultural Heritage
The EIS does not sufficiently address the impacts the project will have on Indigenous cultural heritage, nor does it adequately recognise the true cultural significance of the area.
In particular, the significance of the Boree, Myall, and Bogan tribes has not been properly acknowledged or documented within the EIS. There is also little or no reference to the historical events associated with Major Thomas Mitchell’s explorations during the 1830s, or to the important contribution and presence of these Indigenous communities during the period of European settlement.
The omission of this historical and cultural context represents a significant failure in the assessment process and does not demonstrate an appropriate level of consideration for Indigenous heritage values.
Community Consultation
Community consultation associated with this proposal has been inadequate and ineffective. Many local residents have not been properly notified, informed, or genuinely considered during the EIS process.
The consultation undertaken does not reflect meaningful community engagement and has failed to provide affected residents with sufficient opportunity to participate in the assessment and decision-making process.
Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
The EIS has also failed to properly identify, assess, and record threatened and endangered species within the project area.
Although some species are generally referenced as potentially present, there appears to have been insufficient field investigation, due diligence, and on-site ecological assessment conducted within the proposed development area. Greater accountability, time, and scientific assessment are required to accurately identify the location of habitats, nesting areas, and ecological communities, rather than relying predominantly on desktop-based studies and assumptions.
Given these deficiencies, I do not believe the EIS provides an adequate or reliable assessment of the environmental, cultural, and community impacts associated with the proposed development.

Please see attached submission for my objection

Proximity to Narromine Gliding Operations

Narromine Airport includes dedicated gliding runways and supports extensive gliding activity. The surrounding airspace is routinely used for launch, circuit operations, and transition to cross-country flight.

The proximity of the proposed wind farm to this established aviation environment raises serious concerns. The introduction of tall structures within the broader operational area has the potential to interfere with circuit patterns, reduce manoeuvring space, and complicate both launch and recovery operations.

Under the Narromine Local Environmental Plan 2011, development must not compromise the effective and ongoing operation of the aerodrome or expose the community to undue risk from aviation activities. It is difficult to reconcile the scale and location of the proposed development with these requirements.

Deficiencies in the Aviation Impact Assessment

While the AIA has been prepared in accordance with relevant guidelines, it does not contain a dedicated assessment of gliding operations. Instead, it focuses on general aviation, instrument flight procedures, and aerial work activities.

This represents a significant omission. CASA Advisory Circular AC 139.E-05 makes clear that all developments of this nature must be assessed in terms of their impact on aviation safety, particularly for low-level operations. Gliding operations are a prominent and established component of aviation activity in the Narromine region and should have been specifically considered.

The NSW Wind Energy Guideline similarly requires that proponents identify and assess impacts on aviation safety, including low-level flight operations, and demonstrate that risks have been appropriately mitigated. In the absence of a gliding-specific assessment, it cannot be said that this requirement has been met.

I object to this project as it destroys our farming land and is way to close to our town of Narromine. We choose to live in this beautiful town for its landscape and this will destroy the landscape

I oppose this project because the supply chain involves the use of slave labour. Cobalt and copper artisanal mining relies in slave labour in the DRC and the production of components in China uses slave labour. Stop these degrading projects.

I oppose this project because it is very unlikely that the decommissioning, removal and land rehabilitation will occur due to the exorbitant cost that will be involved. The cost in 20 years or so time will likely exceed today's cost to build the project. Unlike mining companies there is no requirement for this developer to lodge a bond to cover this future cost. Who will ultimately pay? The new owner of the plant, the host landholders, the local ratepayers or the State and/or Federal governments. The project must not be approved unless such a bond is in place.

I object to this proposed project because:
Food Security Impacted
Australia is a signatory to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Article 2, partly reproduced below, requires in Article 2 section 1(b) that actions taken to reduce greenhouse emissions is to be done "in a manner that does not threaten food production". Clearly this project will utilise some of Australia's 6% of agricultural land and therefore threaten food production now and in future generations. If the project is approved then it will be in breach of Australia's obligations under this article.
"Article 2
1. This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by:
(b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production;"
Fails Other Paris Agreement Requirements
In addition, the project will have an immediate and long-term increase in greenhouse emissions prior to completion of the project, require an unsustainable ten or more times the materials by weight per KWh produced over 50 years than an equivalent capacity HELE, CCGT or Nuclear power plant. As is the overseas and Australian experience to date, the addition of wind and BESS projects to the grid increases electricity costs to consumers, which increases household poverty and results in business failures.
In summary, this project fails to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement, to which Australia is a signatory. It will make no measurable impact on climate; it is an unsustainable development due to excessive materials use; it substantially increases greenhouse gases at both ends of the project; increases poverty within Australia and overseas where slave labour is used in the mining and manufacturing processes; and will reduce food production throughout the project life and likely beyond due to soil contamination.
Refer attachment also.