Wind farm will have a devastating impact on the environment, waterways and the people of the local area. The cost of this impact cannot be ignored. The power generated and costs associated will not be worth the human and environmental impact. Please STOP WIND FARMS they are HARMFUL to people and the environment.

I object to the Hills of Gold Wind Farm. (Please see attached PDF doc)

There appears to be no concern applied to the impact on local fauna that this project will bring. Native animals will be affected during construction, then also whilst the turbines are in operation. Yes, they do make noise as they operate. I have visited locations in Europe, Canada and Alaska where wind farms operate. The common theme is that local fauna decreases when wind farms are built.
We have native fauna that live on the ridge lines who will leave the area because their natural habitat will disappear and be replaced by noisy turbines and their blades.
The EIS states thirteen threatened terrestrial fauna species will be impacted. Why is the project planned to go ahead? Our unique fauna requires protection before it is to late and they become extinct.

The proposed development land is mature growth flora. Why clear this land when there is other locations just as suitable for a wind farm previously cleared for farming? No additional damage to the native flora required.

The aesthetic appeal of the valleys and ridge lines will be destroyed by the addition of the wind farm in it's proposed location. Please have some consideration for the people who currently live in and adjacent to the proposed development. The live where they live for a reason.
Also for those of us that regularly visit the region, we do not wish to see a wind farm instead of natural surroundings.

Wind farms do have a purpose, but only in appropriate locations.

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I write as a regular visitor to Nundle and Hanging Rock. After looking through the EIS I can see how flawed it is. There are many areas that have been left out. As an individual who regularly travels the roads to Nundle towing a caravan, I will not be visiting the township at all during the construction phase of this project should it go ahead. The capacity of these rural roads is limited and with the huge number of movements on a daily basis, I would fear for my life on the roads. I have viewed the modifications which have been proposed and these are not practical nor will they make any difference. Traffic will be regularly travelling the Nundle to Tamworth Road as well as the Lindsay's Gap Road. It will be impossible to get around the area. The road from Nundle to Tamworth does not have any upgrades mentioned. his is already an incredibly dangerous road on which a significant number of deaths have occurred. The beauty of the area is its tranquility and slowness. This will be destroyed during and after construction. It will be off our tourist list.
The streets of Nundle are not designed for the massive structures to be moved through. The idea of cutting down trees planted by a garden club, of which many members have passed, is disgraceful.
I regularly travel the road to Hanging Rock. This is a most scenic area except for the pine forest which is currently being logged. To add another area of development to the hills of Nundle and Hanging Rock will destroy the visual amenity of the area. It is unacceptable. The pine forest already denudes the undergrowth of native vegetation due to the poison within the dropped needles. This makes the pine forest unsuitable for native animals. To further clear and the "offset" the destruction of native forest to another area to allow for this industrial development to be built is completely unacceptable in any circumstances. The variety of endangered flora and fauna in the area warrants protection, not destruction and mitigation.
Nundle is clearly not in the New England renewable zone and nor should it be. The landscape is unsuitable and it has particular historical and cultural value and should be protected. Nundle and Hanging Rock should be preserved as areas like this will become a rarity in the region as more and more renewable developments are built.
Hanging Rock is the catchment area for the whole of Tamworth, as is Nundle. To disturb this area will have major repercussions. I note that the biodiversity and environmental studies have been completed of the 3 years of the worst drought on record. These do not give a true indication of the area. As a long time visitor of over 20 years, I have seen major landslips in this vulnerable area. The entirety of the development zone is within a Class 8 soil area as determined by the Office of Environment and Heritage. This means it should not even have been used for agriculture, let alone cleared, dug, pounded and destroyed for this development.
Place this development within the renewable zone and in an area that it is suited to. Nundle and Hanging Rock are not the area.

I strongly support the development of this project. Australia has fallen behind other developed nations in terms of its climate response for the past 30 years and needs projects like this in order for us to play catchup. Climate change is one of the biggest problems that this world is facing and Australia needs to play its part in mitigating its effects. We have one of the highest greenhouse gas emissions emitted per person and it's embarrassing that our response has been lacking for so long. We have often excused our actions by standing with USA and their actions, especially Howard following Bush's lack of response towards climate change. However Biden's promises towards a green future should highlight that Australia is now an outlier and needs a climate policy and projects like this will only help in getting the ball rolling.

Hi, I am a local in the neighbouring town of Niangala. I travel frequently to Nundle to visit this beautiful town. I highly object to this proposal of the Wind turbines as it will firstly ruin the native habitat for many animal species. Firstly koalas live in this area and after the severe bushfires Australia had we should be preserving these lives. If this proposal goes ahead the government is disregarding the reason Australia is Australia and this will have detrimental impacts on the tourism sector. I have also read that this will create more jobs and be economical for this town. It will decrease the amount of tourism as people come to Nundle for the serenity, with these wind turbines. There will be no serenity. Interestingly I listen to 2GB this morning and they noted that the soil is graded where it is prone to landslides. Was this considered when this proposal was in the planning process? All homes in Nundle will lose value and who is to cover this compensation? If this proposal goes ahead I will be very upset and certainly will never visit Nundle again. The only person profiting from this is Jim. I believe he is selfish and clearly will do anything to receive a good payment. Please don’t let this proposal go ahead. It will demolish this small town and it will look horrific. What will happen to the large population of eagles we have? These animals will be severely impacted and will no longer be able to live in their own habitat.

I object to the project because wind turbines are a visual blight on the environment, they cause noise and vibration issues which effect the health and wellbeing of persons in surrounding areas, they are a menace to bird and animal life, their working life is relatively short (say 20 years if that), components such as blades cannot be recycled and will end up in landfill, and their manufacture, as with solar panels, supports the Chinese economy - not ours. When this wind farm reaches the end of its relatively short life and is abandoned, the visual blight will remain. This will occur when Governments and activists finally realise that renewables will never cut it as an alternative energy source, that climate change is a gigantic hoax, and the only way we can really progress forward with our economy and provide cheap, plentiful and reliable electricity is to build new baseload thermal power stations fired by coal or gas. Or better still Australia should be going nuclear sooner rather than later.
Nundle is a beautiful, peaceful rural community with a long history of farming and agriculture. It should be left as it is, a visual reminder of the pioneer days of our country. The last thing the district needs is a wind farm.