I object to this project. The cost of converting to renewable energy is astronomical and we simply cannot afford it. It is also obvious that there is no way the world has enough materials to achieve the goal of green energy. We must also consider the fact that we are able to produce more food more cheaply and efficiently because of fossil fuels and until we have a viable alternative we should continue the way we are. I do not believe the science backs up the supposed benefits of renewable energy. We do not want to become a third world country because of our ideological stupidity. We have beautiful agricultural land being covered by unsightly solar panels and wind turbines which incredibly contain materials made from fossil fuels, the very things they seek to replace! Koalas and other native animal habitats are being destroyed to make way for these projects not to mention the birds, insects, etc. killed by the wind turbines. How is that greening Australia? Fossil fuel industries have contributed huge taxes to fund our country’s schools, police, hospitals, NDIS, etc., how will we be able to fund them without these taxes? I think we all want a cleaner, greener environment but not at the risk of destroying our countryside and our way of life.

I object to the Burrendong Wind "Farm" for the following reasons:
Firstly, THEY ARE NOT FARMS - A farm in this rural landscape is something that produces food and fibre.
These areas of Wind Turbines are FACTORIES and not very good ones at that. They will not produce the amount of power required for base load to power factories and heavy duty organisations such as steelworks. They do not produce anything when the wind is not blowing and they seem to be turned off for various reasons on numerous occasions - probably when there's too much wind!!!
The proponents of the numerous Wind Turbine Projects have no idea of life in the rural districts of every one of our states that is affected. The proponents are politicians, bureaucrats and pen-pushers sitting in offices in our Federal and State capitals who have never experienced rural life for a living and are absolutely blinkered with the narrow vision that renewables are the only goal they must achieve in the immediate future.
Burrendong is a picturesque area used for recreation and the dam area is used for supply of a vital need in our communities - WATER.
Climate change and Renewables have got the city people mesmerised. They believe everything they are told and many have never set foot out of their cities to see what actually happens in our rural areas. Do they think that farming country and surrounds is suitable for turbines? They should come and have a look.
The logistics of transporting turbine parts on the highways is incomprehensible. The highways are not adequate for the current traffic, let alone huge masses that will hold up traffic and block the flow of necessities like fuel to the west of the state and cartage of livestock, grain and perishables to markets in the cities.
What amount of concrete needs to be made for the base of a turbine? Thousands of tons.
How much energy is used to produce this concrete? IS THIS REALLY "GREEN/RENEWABLE". I don't think so.
Waste - tons of waste will be produced in this production - where will it go?
Workers Camps - not a pleasant idea in the rural scene - producing more waste, need for water. Not being of any benefit to the townships - strangers and possible crime near farming families.
There is not enough time to note all objections. We are being bombarded daily with so many proposals all over the state of NSW & other states in the name of Renewable Energy.
RENEWABLES (A NEW BUZZWORD FOR GOVERNMENTS) is all the Ministers for Planning, Ministers for Energy and others involved can think of and we, the residents who make a living from the land producing food and fibre for the city do not have the time to be reading and fighting all these ludicrous proposals.
We farming families do not have the time, when running a business, (or the resources such as are employed by the proponents who write thousands of pages of meaningless "gumph"), to digest every section of it.
Why should we be expected and in some cases, forced, (with COMPULSORY!!!! acquisitions) to ruin our land in making power for cities.
It's about time the cities took responsibility for their own production of power by mandatory installing of solar panels ON EVERY ROOF IN THE CITY.
It should be mandatory for every new house to have solar panels and battery hubs in the suburbs.
There are so many rules and regulations now in building a house with regards to energy saving with windows facing north, insulation, double glazing etc. so WHY NOT SOLAR PANELS ON EVERY ROOF IN THE CITIES.
With the money that will be spent on building these "TURBINE FACTORIES" and the rumoured ridiculous amount of money that the hosts will receive annually, the Government could subsidise solar panels on every house in Australia.
We can't get Doctors, Nurses or Teachers in the Country areas and money should be directed at that instead of expensive unworkable renewables.
IT IS MENTAL STRESS FOR LANDHOLDERS FIGHTING THIS IMPOSITIION ON PRIVATE LAND AND MENTAL STRESS FOR ANYONE WHO CAN SEE & HEAR THESE MONSTROSITIES.
IT IS AS BIG A FIASCO AS "THE VOICE"
WILL THE GOVERNMENT NEVER LEARN FROM THE PEOPLE THEY ARE MEANT TO REPRESENT instead of Bulldozing people.
THIS IS DICTATORSHIP WHEN IT COMES TO RENEWABLES.
Pam Bowman

I feel for the people of yarribin. These large oppressive turbines will dwarf the community and ruin a beautiful place. The risk to fauna and habitat is enormous. Rare black cockatoos have called this place home for as long as I have known. I actually cannot fathom what it would be like to live under one of these. Surely the safety of humans is more important than a far removed cities air conditioning units. I recognise that no one wants this in their backyard yet this development seems excessive and the size of these turbines send a chill to my core. Please do not build these here.

I would like to register my objection to the proposed Burrendong Wind Farm. This project is an ecological, economic, food security, and national security disaster. There are far better alternatives to fueling electricity generation such as the existing coal powered system and nuclear.

I object to the project as there has been a lack of consultation and refusal of providing photomontages to landowners after access onto their properties. We have been left in the dark this has caused stress and anxiety to our family and our community. There are 250m high turbines that are proposed along the ridgeline, towering above the dwellings, the visual impact will be frightful. This stunning rural landscape will be ruined of the turbines been considered as they are massive. Detraction of rural visual amenity, the introduction to the landscape of such enormous man made structures will severely detract from the existing rural character and level of visual amenity for at least 30 years and possible forever. Low frequency noise - known as infrasound - Health and Safety. Advise recent press articles and research show low frequency sound associated with wind turbines are a major concern of neighbours of wind farms and some have been driven from their homes. Clearly the Government needs to take notice and fully aware of all the potential health risks and ensure that any development safeguards the health and safety of the inhabitants and our livestock. Some farming operations will be affected, such as aerial spraying. I vehemently object to the proposed development due to the nature, location, scale and impact on ourselves, and the surrounding community.

I strongly object to this project. I am all for saving the planet but this project, along with many others, is not the answer. We don’t seem to care about the insects, magnificent birds, etc. that are being killed by wind turbine blades. Solar panels are taking over much needed farming land and from my understanding, solar panels and wind turbines have a certain amount of fossil fuel derived components in them anyway so what’s the benefit? Let’s go nuclear.

To who it may concern
I have been going to Worlds End and staying at different properties helping owners maintaining their properties for some many of years. In return i get to see the vast wildlife in the valley and on the mountain tops as a bird watcher i see many of different Eagles and their youngs and a vast array of Red Tail Black cockatoo of witch is native to Australia. With the proposal of the the 10 turbines right on the Ridge of the world's end valley Ridge line i do oppose as it will endanger there homes and existence as a lot of species like to return to breed.

My objection to a wind farms.is for those living close to them, they are a noise and visual nuisance which can cause distress and be a danger to health

Re: Burrendong Wind Farm
I wish to register my protest at the above proposed development.
Our 43-hectare property is on a hill to the east of the development, fronting the Meroo River and overlooking the Worlds End ridgeline and valley.
We purchased it in September 2001, and were profoundly influenced in that decision by the glorious 270-degree views from the small cabin perched on a hilltop. It is breathtakingly beautiful, particularly at sunrise and sunset; a couple of other dwellings are visible in the distance, but otherwise there is nothing manmade in sight. It is pristine.
We therefore regard with horror Ark Energy’s plan to locate 14 of 70-odd wind turbines along the Worlds End ridgeline. What sort of bloody-minded perverseness would position these 250m monsters in the middle of an idyllic setting that is valued so much by us and our neighbours, when there are thousands of hectares of mostly uninhabited wilderness stretching to the west, towards Lake Burrendong?
Then, to add insult to considerable injury, the proponent has 1) decided that the adverse visual effect on our property would be only ‘moderate’, and 2) proposed, in ’mitigation’, that trees be planted next to our house to screen out the visible wind turbines.
The effect on our property is not ‘moderate’ – it is severe.
As to ‘mitigation’, the dictionary definition of mitigate is 1) make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful. 2) (mitigating) (of a fact or circumstance) lessening the gravity or culpability of an action.
Ark Energy is vandalising the views we love, and their solution is planting trees to block out those very views! This almost laughable ‘mitigation’ does not remotely ‘lessen the gravity or culpability’ of their proposed action. It makes it worse.

I have not touched on the other wind farm, Piambong, proposed to our north. Piambong’s turbines look set to be closer and more visible even than those of Burrendong. Was not Ark Energy obliged to consider the cumulative effect of this development before lodging their application?
Then there are the anticipated adverse effects on the environment and wildlife of the Burrendong development, the increased traffic along Yarrabin Road, the lowering of property values, and more.

Please, could Burrendong’s wind turbines be moved further west, out of sight? We must not allow this vast power station, this rampant industrial overdevelopment, to destroy something that many of us hold very dear.
I extend a formal invitation to the DPE to visit our property and verify the above.

Please accept my initial submission of objection (attached) to the Burrendong Wind Farm Proposal: SSD-895094.