The proposal is objected to. See the attached Submission letter,

No implications for Aviation Safety

I object this project due to it's use of prime agricultural land and impacts to surrounding land values resulting from altered rural character due to the project.
This project will have an effect on the Health and Wellbeing of the immediate neighbours and surrounding farming community.

We rural landowners, farmers and community residents of NSW absolutely object to the further unnecessary ecocidal destruction of our state by the RUIN-A-BULL toxic contaminating, pathetically intermittent, energy depriving Garoo Solar Electricity Generating Works and poisonous Battery Energy Storage System located at 291 Garoo Road, Garoo, NSW for the following reasons:

1. Environmental, Soil & Water Risks Grossly Underestimated
The Assessment incorrectly asserts that toxic metals in solar panels cannot enter the environment. It fails to analyse how 234,000+ panels and associated support infrastructure could contribute to soil contamination and waterway pollution. There is also no modelling of stormwater runoff or chemical leaching into irrigation systems that support livestock and cropping activities.

2. Irreversible Loss of RU1 Agricultural Land
The proposed 369 ha site includes prime RU1 land currently used for livestock grazing and irrigated cropping. The assessment’s claim that impacts are manageable ignores the long‑term risks of contamination that could render land permanently unproductive, destroying livelihoods and regional food supply.

3. Waterway Contamination Not Evaluated
The project interacts with local drainage and water channels essential for agricultural and ecological health. The Assessment contains no hydrological risk assessment, leaving communities vulnerable to toxic contamination affecting irrigation and livestock water sources.

4. Bushfire Vulnerability Is Inadequately Modeled
The site is bushfire‑prone, yet the Risk Assessment lacks worst‑case fire simulations involving large arrays plus a 360 MW battery system. Toxic smoke, chemical runoff post‑fire, and emergency response readiness are not addressed.

5. Mischaracterisation of Community Concerns as “Perceived”
The Social Impact Assessment dismisses community fears as perceptions rather than evidence‑based issues. This fails to respect local lived experience and emerging scientific concerns about contamination, public health, and agricultural impacts.

6. Modern Slavery and Ethical Supply Chain Concerns
The Garoo Solar project will rely on imported solar panels and batteries predominantly components from manufacturers linked to forced labour conditions in China, the Congo and elsewhere.
The NSW Government and regulators have failed to enforce mandatory ethical procurement provisions, including those required under the Modern Slavery Condition C4A in other solar project approvals.
There is no demonstration of compliance with the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018 or NSW Local Government Act obligations regarding procurement free from modern slavery.

7. PFAS / PFOS Toxicity Unaddressed
Fake Green Solar and Battery components are THE ASBESTOS OF THE FUTURE as they contain toxic heavy-metals and PFAS/PFOS chemicals known to persist in the environment forever.
It is completely unacceptable that there is no proper analysis of how these chemicals, if released through weathering, fire, or breakage, could affect soil, water, and human health.

8. Economic Harms Not Properly Assessed
Economic modelling overstates construction benefits while ignoring:
Agricultural losses due to land contamination
Decreased property values
Cost of environmental remediation without essential upfront bonds
Loss of export capacity from regional agriculture
Local communities stand to suffer net economic loss and public health disaster

9. National Security Implications Ignored
The Assessment contains no analysis of critical infrastructure risks associated with dependency on pathetically intermittent CCP‑sourced RenewaBULL components and integration with broader grid infrastructure.
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities, geopolitical dependencies, and energy sovereignty risks are absent from consideration.

10. Regulatory Failures & Lack of Social Licence
The Garoo Solar Assessment is filled with:
False claims about environmental safety
Omitted risk analyses
Ignored cumulative impacts
Dismissed community concerns
This reflects shocking regulatory failure and demonstrates that the project has no genuine social licence.

Conclusion
For these reasons, we vehemently object to the Garoo Solar & BESS disaster.
A comprehensive, independent, interdisciplinary environmental, health, agricultural, and socio‑economic risk assessment, including enforceable remediation bonds and human rights compliance measures are all required with well proven, independent, peer reviewed Australian research prior to anymore of these ECOCIDAL approvals.