I am an adjoining landholder to the proposed wind farm from my property i will be able to view all the wind turbines , thus having to view these monstrositys ,as well as the noise they will create . My land value will be significantly decreased , no one will be interested in purchasing a property with the view of such an eye sore !!!!!!! . My property is heavily timbered and the likelyhood of a major bush fire is very probable ,with the increasing dry seasons ,and the use of aerial fire fighting appliances would not be available ,due to the proximity of the wind turbines

The location for this wind farm is not appropriate it is going to ruin the habitat of local wildlife including Koalas. What is going to happen when there is a fire because the wind turbines are going to stop any aerial support that is needed to help combat the fires. I am worried about the impact of the noise that it is going to generate, and also health concerns that it will cause. We have bad enough phone reception already and these wind turbines are going to make phone reception as well as TV reception worse. Most of the turbines are not even made of recyclable materials. We did not purchase our property for it to lose value and to lose the landscape and the beautiful views that we have to be replaced by horrible wind turbines. There has been next to no community consultation on this proposal. I am not against renewable energy but there has to be a better way in which it can be done

I object to this project !!! From the very begining it has been handled inappropriatly by the company involved . We are direct neighbours and have been poorly consulted by Noen , rudley ignored in fact to the point of us chasing the company for answers . They have poor communication skills and refuse to hold community meetings only one on one with neighbours . Covid has made this a very difficult process for neighbours and friends to gather to discuss this , however this company has been able to hold us at a disadvantage as they could continue to consult . A multinational company with all the resources at hand against a handful of farmers with no resources or funds to go up against this company a french company at that .!!
I have lived on my farm for 15 years and on another my whole life never have I ever been in utter disbelief at the down right dishonesty of these people , pressuring people to sign neighbour agreements to shut us up or we would miss out on any funding .
I have been a farmer my entire life and my greatest concerns begin with the destruction of waterways , habitat , fauna and wildlife in the proposed area for this windfarm .
I have considered myself a caretaker of this land for the future for my children and grandchildren and along comes a company that has no consideration or value of this land that belongs to my family. , only that they can make some money here .I am not against renewables just inappropriate locations and this is certainly the wrong location.
the suggested property is quite hilly with rocky out crops and is very hard to access , in the last bushfire season they were assisted by aerial support to put fires out , had they got out of hand we could have easily lost our property and the village of Kentucky will certainly be at risk . Kentucky has a population of over 300 people and consists of small rural lifestyle blocks a very dangerous situation .
We have grave concerns for ourselves the devaluation of our property , visual amenity and the noise factor causes us great anxiety , which has caused us much anguish and heart ache over the last 3 years . It seems unfair that we haven`t been considered or taken into account with this pending decision . it is not good for mental health issues to feel backed into a corner by something that feels beyond our control except for a stupid bloody email .
please reconsider this application for this ill placed windfarm it is not the right place .

The Thunderbolt Energy Hub is utter madness and is angering and dividing our community .
32 -37 massive turbines are to be erected approximately 1.5 klms from our house , 270 metres high nearly as big as the centre point tower at 305m.
this size has never been used on land so why are we to be the test pilots for this , we are used beautiful green rolling ,rocky hills not large scale industrial wind turbines !!
We are asked if we`d rather live near a coal mine which maddens me as we don`t. We live in the beautiful New England thats why we live here ,amongst pristine wilderness , waterfalls and wildlife , why are they trying to turn it into another industrial landscape like the hunter. It may be too late for the recovery of the hunter valley which has been devastated by industry havent we learnt anything ?
We are direct neighbours of this potential disaster it will change how we do everything when it comes to running our farming enterprise . The massive roads will change the hydrology and create erosion it will create irrepairable damage and fragmentation of the landscape .
this property is home to Eagles , bells turtles ( endangered species) koala habitat on surrounding land and beyond ,are these animals to be considered collateral damage !!
interesting considering the state government has just released $191,000.00 to support natural habitat .\
red night lights , shadow flicker and large scale industrial nosie to ruin a beautiful pristine country area all in aid of large scale windfarm at our expense .
Our home and lifestyle , farming operation will never be the same , this property is to be divided between our children in sucession planning .
We have grave concerns with the large amounts of traffic on country roads and highways as the new england hwy in the propossed area is already a black spot with numerous accidents to many to mention.
Our mental health has taken a beating in the last 3 years it has been incredibly hard , its hard to fight against a multinational company with all their resources when we are stumbling around trying to stand up for our rights .
we are not against renewable energy just wrong locations if it was a a solar farm it would be a different situation as we wouldn`t have to look at it or hear it , please reconsider this project .

I am writing this to oppose the potential windfarm located at Uralla-Kentucky NSW.

I myself and many many others, who care about our native wildlife in and around this area are urging you and your colleagues to please stop this proposed wind farm development from going ahead.

It has also been brought to the attention of myself and others that prior to felling, Neoen will be ‘shaking habitat trees’ with heavy machinery as appropriate to encourage fauna to abandon trees.

Picture the shaking - koalas, squirrel gliders, eastern pigmy possum, large eared pied bat, grey headed flying fox, pale headed snake, regent honeyeater, swift parrot, white throated needle tail, boorolong frog. These are all found on this proposed site… their rightful home.

This is completely outrageous and in many peoples views a totally barbaric method to try and disperse the wildlife that have inhabited that area for a lot longer than we have.
Also, given what farmers are legally bound to do to ensure livestock health & welfare; why then are you and your
co-workers allowed to treat these beautiful native and mostly endangered animals in such a horrific fashion, to which they will be frightened out of their skins and will inevitably run away, scared out of their minds and into other areas that will be a complete danger to them which undoubtably will cause their deaths 💔😪

Clearly the foreign absentee owners have a care factor of zero and quite frankly, myself and the other extremely concerned people feel that these people have absolutely no interest in Australia’s beautiful and unique wildlife, which pretty much all are native to Australia.

Again, I myself and many many people are asking you, urging you to please not go ahead with this wind farm proposal.

Thank you for your time and understanding 🙏

Yours sincerely

I remain entirely suspicious about the level of open disclosure undertaken by the developers and their lack of adequate environmental consideration. The impact that such a large industrial-level project would have on the Kentucky area should not be made justifiable by mere commercial interests (e.g., landowners making large financial gains from ill-disguised monetary incentives from foreign investors etc.) or purported spurious environmental/climatic interests. Claims of an over-riding need for renewable energy at all costs cannot disguise the cynical and hypocritical grounds for this development. Bio-diversity and the protection of exiting flora and fauna, and the unacceptability of the extreme visual and auditory pollution must take precedence over such a blatant, insensitive large-scale degradation of our natural heritage.

I am strongly against the proposed Thunderbolt Wind farm in the Kentucky region based on my concerns for the environment and the impact this proposed wind farm will have on the wildlife in the area. I am a land owner in close proximity of the wind farm, it is not farmed land but virgin bushland with a creek running through it and provides a natural unspoilt habitat for wildlife which will be impacted by any development of wind farms in this area.

I remain entirely suspicious about the level of open disclosure undertaken by the developers and their lack of adequate environmental consideration. The impact that such a large industrial-level project would have on the Kentucky area should not be made justifiable by mere commercial interests (e.g., landowners making large financial gains from ill-disguised monetary incentives from foreign investors etc.) or purported spurious environmental/climatic interests. Claims of an over-riding need for renewable energy at all costs cannot disguise the cynical and hypocritical grounds for this development. Bio-diversity and the protection of exiting flora and fauna, and the unacceptability of the extreme visual and auditory pollution must take precedence over such a blatant, insensitive large-scale degradation of our natural heritage.

I object to the Thunderbolt Wind Farm proposal.
Key concerns:
-impact on endangered ecosystems, flora (endangered Bendemeer White Gum, and various native grass species that are in serious decline across the New England, such as Wallaby Grass, Kangaroo Grass and Silky Brown Top) and fauna (koalas and belle turtle, declining woodland species, platypus) including Looanga creek catchment being altered causing erosion, reduced water quality and impacts on spring fed dams and creeks
-high bush risk area: The area proposed for the wind farm is rated as being of high fire risk. Fire seasons like 2019/2020 are forecast to become more frequent. During the unprecedented bushfires of 2019, local farmers, aerial firefighters and brigades scrambled to extinguish many fires started after the passing of each dry storm to the north and west of ‘Kyabra’, which is proposed to host 32 turbines. Much of the country is rugged, dry sclerophyll forest, and critically endangered box gum woodland. Aerial support from fixed wing aircraft and helicopters was critical in a number of instances for the control of fires, with the helicopters flying over the proposed wind turbine area to fill their buckets at the large dams on ‘Banalasta’. The recent bushfire inquiry emphasised the need for aerial control with more purchases of aircraft. It also emphasised the crucial role played by the ‘mozzies’, farmers with their utes and tanks. Pilots from the New England and other districts have indicated they would not fly within several kilometres of turbines, especially in the type of mountainous country around Kyabra and the Looanga Creek catchment, due to the danger they would be placing themselves in. This puts communities in the vicinity of these turbines at far greater risk of devastation from bushfires. Will we be able to insure our lands for fires moving forward if this proposal is approved????
-Neoen has conducted limited community engagement, including one of the two events being ‘online’ when there was no internet facilities at the event location. Therefore, technical staff where unable to engage and answer community questions and concerns
-identified by involved parties’ solicitor that profits will be sent offshore to Chinese companies
-Neoen has expressed that community funds will not be able to be managed and used by the community, rather by them
-Neoen almost impossible to engage with to get information. Asking time and time again via email and calling for information, proposals, photo montages etc for affected neighbours.
-Jobs created are not created for locals- as seen with solar farm majority of workers are from interstate
-lands that are not involved in the project have been identified as participating in the project
-using old Arial maps that do not identify houses/dwelling/infrastructure etc.
-noise meters located on highway to gather ‘average noise’- not indicative of surrounding lands noise.
-Negative impact on land value- A large number of rural lifestyle farms exist in the Kentucky area. We moved to Kentucky for the lifestyle- away from built environments. There is also evidence they may suffer reductions in value of up to 30% when compared with similar blocks not impacted upon by wind turbines. Negative impacts on rural and rural-lifestyle landscape beauty and amenity. 70 red flashing lights at approximately 180m above ground level, impacting the night sky in the Kentucky district, shadow flicker and turbine noise, 32 high turbines
-rock blasting affects on ecosystem and surrounds to install the turbines
-need to use extremely high turbines to capture winds, therefore, winds not sufficient in the area

We object to the Thunderbolt Wind Farm proposal. We have the following concerns:
-high bush risk area: The area proposed for the wind farm is rated as being of high fire risk. The recent bushfire inquiry emphasised the need for aerial control with more purchases of aircraft. Pilots from the New England and other districts have indicated they would not fly within several kilometres of turbines, especially in the type of mountainous country around Kyabra and the Looanga Creek catchment, due to the danger they would be placing themselves in. This puts communities in the vicinity of these turbines at far greater risk of devastation from bushfires.
-need to use extremely high turbines to capture winds, therefore, winds not sufficient in the area
-Will we be able to insure our lands for fires moving forward if this proposal is approved.
-Neoen has conducted limited community engagement
-Neoen almost impossible to engage with to get information requested multiple times for information and engagement as an affected neighbour
-using old Arial maps that do not identify houses/dwelling/infrastructure etc.
-noise meters located on highway to gather ‘average noise’- not indicative of surrounding lands noise.
-Negative impact on land value- We moved to Kentucky for the lifestyle- away from built environments. There is evidence that the value of our land will be impacted up to 30% when compared with similar blocks not impacted upon by wind turbines. 70 red flashing lights at approximately 180m above ground level, impacting the night sky in the Kentucky district, shadow flicker and turbine noise, 32 high turbines
-impact on endangered ecosystems, flora and fauna, Looanga creek catchment being altered causing erosion, reduced water quality and impacts on spring fed dams and creeks
-identified by involved parties’ solicitor that profits will be sent offshore to Chinese companies
-Neoen has expressed that community funds will not be able to be managed and used by the community, rather by them