To whom it may concern,

My family and I own a property on Mulloon Rd which is within the 2 KM zone for the Mulloon/Manar end of this windfarm proposal. I would like to lodge our strongest objections to this proposal based on a number of key factors which EPYC has deliberately and deceptively glossed over in its proposal and prospectus. Our key objection is around loss of amenity and loss of property value which is invariably associated with these types of projects, not to mention all the other negatives that come with them. I didn't go out there and spend significant amounts of money and effort developing my property only to have it devalued and ruined by some off shore company who doesn't care about the locals and won't contribute anything meaningful to the local economy in the short or long term. I have sat down with representatives from EPYC and told them then and will again tell them that I do not and will never condone this project in this location. It is totally inappropriate for this area and arrogantly negates the objections, and rights of over 300 families and businesses that will be impacted by this project. The montages that they presented to try and demonstrate the impact on my property were an insult to my intelligence. To add insult to injury, they claimed that the pine trees I have on my property would mitigate the visual impact - so I have to provide my own mitigation for their eyesore? What about when I walk out into my paddocks or drive out the road?

While I have not thoroughly reviewed all components of the EIS I have taken some interest in the Bushfire Risk Assessment proposed by the proponents. I've deliberately left my Business Address and Title in this email so that you can see I have some expertise in this area and over 30 years' experience in operational fire management, not just simply regurgitating old planning materials and guidelines to try and make the risk look benign.

A number of the claims they have made caught my attention and have been markedly underrated in terms of bushfire risk. The major bushfire that occurred in the Tarago area on 18 January 2017 is a classic example of these points. This fire is credited to have started from a bird striking powerlines and igniting grassy fuel - which was in an easement under the powerlines, supposedly maintained (probably only cleared of trees) but non the less took off and burnt out over 2000ha in around 4 hours. These power lines are only there because of the wind farm infrastructure to the west of where the fire started. The fire affected many properties, burnt down one home and other infrastructure, destroyed livestock and crops and impacted many people. While the overall bushfire risk across the area is generally moderate, on the wrong day and under adverse weather conditions it doesn't matter what the bushfire hazard class is, it will burn and burn fast. The ignition risk is elevated primarily because of more people in the landscape and the more infrastructure that causes them to be there.

The other fact with this fire is that aircraft played a significant role in enabling fire fighters to control the fire and finally gain the upper hand. Numerous helicopters were involved and even the VLAT - Very Large Air Tanker - was deployed on a number of retardant drops. If there were wind towers in the area, they would have been unable to assist the fire fight. It would burn off their sites before anything could be done about it and it would be the neighbours who would suffer. They also make mention of 30,000 lts of water being supplied for firefighting - what a joke!! , this is miniscule compared to what is required on such fires. The VLAT drops 40,000 lts in one drop!!

Finally, I would like to add my voice around the threat these things will cause to endangered wildlife in our area in particular. They claim that they majority of the area is cleared landscape with only remnant patches of woodland or forest remaining. This may be the case for the actual site locations of the towers but takes no account for the neighbouring forested sites which are refuges for migratory and resident birds in the area. They have to fly in and out to get to these areas of forest. It is recognised that the area is regularly frequented by Glossy Black Cockatoos. These regularly visit my pine trees and obliterate the pine cones. The assessment does not mention the 2-3 resident Wedge Tail eagles that regularly fly across these ranges, and I have also seen Gang Gang Cockatoos in the Mulloon Creek easement. All of these birds are surely prone to strike from these monstrosities.

I am familiar with the adage "OK so long as it's not in my back yard". There are over 300 backyards impacted by this proposal and only a few greedy residents that are not against the proposal. I did mention to EPYC that Forestry has large tracts of land across NSW, particularly in the Tumut and Bathurst Regions where such a proposal would not impact on residents and people in the way this proposal does. I'm sure that Forestry could facilitate wind farms in and around their plantations areas, they are elevated and have the wind, and are generally near major power infra structure and our organisation would love the revenue generated from site rental - it's even mentioned in our strategic planning!!

This proposal needs to be stopped in its tracks for the sake of all of the residents in the Tarago/Mulloon areas and tell them to go and look elsewhere, we don't want them!!

This proposal is opposed because of the unacceptable additional visual impact [and therefore social and financial] impct it will have.
Already, four kilometers to the west we see a wind farm; and we have an easement through our property which affects out use of it; this being for the major high voltage transmission line.. This liyerally disects this property.The only presently unblighted view is to the east, which is where Jupiter wants to place its monsterous towers.

it may be arqued that the Capital farm is four km away, Jupiter will be six; but this is an unacceptable intrusiopn on the amenity of this property and its environment.

Approximately four years ago I left the clatter & cluster of Sydney to enjoy a better quality of life in the country. For a short term residing in Wamboin, I currently rent at Warri. I am educated to a tertiary level, and hold a professional position with a large local employer. My intention has been to purchase a small property and settle in the Mulloon, Mount Fairy, Boro area. The looming spread of the power industry into these areas has forced me to consider other options, likely away from the region altogether.
You will note I use the term power industry, avoiding the bucolic evocations of wind farm and wind mills. Electricity generation is an industry. A heavy industry. The machines and structures required are enormous. I have had many occasions to visit the generating areas around Lake George. I have been up close and personal with these machines. They stand enormous and overbearing, constantly in motion, chugging away incessantly, standard mechanisms of heavy industry. Any suggestion these monstrous generators are anything other than industrial constructions is an outright nonsense, and sheer propaganda.
The area from Mulloon through to Tarago is home to a thriving community. Hundreds of lifestyle blocks are scattered throughout. It is a very common practice for the old farmers of the district to carve off a few unproductive paddocks, to gain some easy money from them, to sell them off as lifestyle blocks, and hobby farms. And the practice continues, evidenced by the Bobbaduck Creek development. The practice has, and perhaps inadvertently, grown a community over many years. A community that thrives, and continues to grow. Mullon/Tarago is a rare location, ideal for those in search of the rural life without suffering the problems of remoteness. The area is an easy commute to Canberra, and Goulburn. And just an hour to the coast. It is perfectly situated for those who prefer a life among natural treasures. Wildlife is abundant, livestock happy & healthy. It is populated with professionals, tradespeople, artists, artisans, business people, public servants, alternative lifestylers, emergency services and police workers, doctors, nurses, teachers, retirees, children. The area is home to a broad, accepting and vibrant community. Unfortunately, the same easy money theory of the farmers whose actions helped create this community has landed it in the midst of a proposal to construct an electricity generation industry. The two cannot co-exist.
Members of the community living from Mulloon to Tarago are a vital asset to the towns of Braidwood and Bungendore. They own and staff shops, motels, cafes, bakeries, restaurants, galleries. These are the businesses which bring people to the towns, which make people stop in these towns, which make people spend in these towns. Can Bungendore afford to lose a few shops after the advent of heavy industry sends these people elsewhere? Braidwood's art & artisan culture can afford to be lopped to accommodate some turbines that can be more appropriately situated? How about the activities of benefit to the community? The Rural Fire Service volunteers. The members of the SES. Contributors to the Chambers of Commerce of both Bungendore & Braidwood. The pony club committees. The showground committees. The Country Women's Association. The Lions clubs. The Apex clubs. The Rotary clubs. The churches, of every persuasion. The charity workers. The sporting club volunteers, the coaches, the trainers, the caterers, the drivers. And the tradespeople. The electricians, plumbers, mechanics, good old fashioned handy folk. A great many of these live within the Mulloon/Tarago community. They care about where they live. They care about the people they share their environment with. They are invaluable to Bungendore and Braidwood. How many wish to live among power generators? How many holes will be shot through these precious community assets? Has there been a socio-economic impact study? The generators will bring jobs? A handful of labourers, and a few engineers dropped in from Sydney or overseas, short term, for the duration of the construction project. A small maintenance crew thereafter. I say small because people, after all, represent a cost. This is not worth the loss of a community.
Has EPYC followed the Culmone's bus along the Goulburn Road or the Kings Highway? Has EPYC seen the dozens of children waiting to go to school? Has EPYC spoken with the parents waiting beside them? Has EPYC asked if they mind the placement of heavy industry just over the hill? Just over that hill, there, along the line of that cricket pitch the children made. Has EPYC been absolutely open and clear with these people? Has EPYC demonstrated the precise impact on their community & environment? Has EPYC asked if they want to live amid electricity generators? Has EPYC conducted community consultation beyond the bare minimum? Beyond a whitewash? Does EPYC know the community? Has EPYC asked them if they consider their home terra nullius? Of course not. The terra nullius argument requires a refusal to acknowledge the breadth and depth and meaning of existing people and existing culture. This is what EPYC have done. Look at their EIS montages. Look at their consultations. Broad empty spaces. Where are the people? Where are the children? Where are the homes? Terra nullius.
The power generators are proposed to be stabbed into the heart of a vibrant community. The voice of this community has not been listened to. The very existence of this community has not been acknowledged. The situation of this community is ideal and idyllic. A healthy community cannot spring up anywhere, particularly in rural areas. Industry does not require the idyllic to thrive. The power generation industry does not have to tear great holes in two nearby towns, in two communities, and utterly destroy a third. People will leave the Mulloon/Tarago community. I know. I speak to them. I had a wish to be one of them, until this ill-conceived, profit driven folly of a proposal was thrown against the wall. The proposed placement of these generators represents an utter lack of consideration of the nature and needs of a large, populated rural area and community. This would not happen on the outskirts of Campbelltown. This would not happen on the outskirts of Tuggeranong. This would not happen on the outskirts of Gungahlin. This would not happen in Wamboin. The Mulloon/Tarago community is not less than any of these. It is not the place for heavy industry. It is not the place for turbines to generate electricity.

I am a resident on Boro Road, near Tarago. My home was in danger of being burnt during this last week due to a bushfire that was apparently started by a bird who hit a power line at the nearby windfarm. I am not satisfied with the information I have heard regarding the cause of this incident. There are often dead birds under the wind turbines, birds that have been hit by the blades of the wind turbines. I would like to know if the bird that has been blamed for the fire was actually the cause or was it already dead prior to the fire. I don't believe anyone saw the bird fly into the power lines and burst into flames, then drop to the ground and set the grass on fire. Finding the dead bird was an easy answer for the question of what started the fire, but I want stronger evidence than this, particularly as there is another wind farm proposed near me, with turbines proposed to be 1 kilometre from my home. It is a known fact that there are often dead birds under wind turbines, as I mentioned before. The dead birds attract other birds, such as crows, which on the carcases. This means an increase of birds flying around wind farms. This obviously means an increased chance of birds hitting power lines in the vicinity of the turbines. This increases the risk of fire. If this is the case then windfarms increase the risk of fire to the surrounding region. It is yet another reason for why yet another wind farm should not be built near me.
Thank you
Jane Penny

On the 17 th january 2017, we had a very serious bush fire that came through this area with the fire only being about 3k from our house. As we watched the flames and smoke it was wonderful to then see planes and helicopters fly over and stop the fire. If they had not arrived then there would have been even more property damage. As my family watched the plane and helicopters we saw that they flew over where the jupiter windfarm would be. If the windfarm was there then they could not have stopped the fire. This is another reason the windfarm should not go ahead due to the risk of fires in the area and the need for planes and helicopters to get to the area in case of an emergency.

I OPPOSE the Jupiter Wind Farm being built near our
R U R A L-R E S I D E N T I A L properties
because the wind turbines would be a HAZARD to fire fighting aircraft.
On the 17/01/2017 a fire started at "Currandooley" on the Tarago Road. This fire has pretty well been put under control near Boro Road. Once again with the help of the fire fighting DC10 aircraft "Southern Belle" dropping fire retardant on the fire and water bombing helicopters. This area is not far from proposed turbines. If there were 173metre !! wind turbines in the area, the aircraft would not have been able to manoeuvre around them to access the properties affected.
As at today (20/01/2017), 3,300 hectares has been burnt, if the aircraft had not been able to make the fire retardant & water drops the area would be a lot larger and more R U R A L-R E S I D E N T I A L & larger properties burnt!!
I OPPOSE the Jupiter Wind Farm being built near our
R U R A L-R E S I D E N T I A L properties

My husband and I are residents within the three kilometre radius of this proposed wind farm. We have concerns how this is already affecting the community spirit in a rural area. Already some neighbours are trying to grow trees so they don't see the turbines, neighbours are divided either for or against and this in turn causes to lessen the community spirit. We are receiving mail constantly warning us about impending health issues from the turbines, how we are going to loose our peace and enjoyment in our area, how our land is going to be devalued. This is not an easy feeling and adds to the stresses of life. I am concerned here that money is being put before peoples lives. We have signs being erected on our road that you can't help see every day warning us that this is unAustralian that the company is a foreigner. We have had visits from the project team offering us free legal advice and wanting us to sign documents where we will get free rates for ever provided we don't lodge any form of protest. Already this project is interfering with our every day thoughts and stresses and making us uneasy and concerned. I don't know who is right and who is wrong but already this project is now my concern without me wanting it to be. It has caused me to take time to read material to look at websites and now to lodge on concerns on line. I have seen there are meetings to attend. I would not have had to do this until this project came along. We have 100 acres which backs on the Scotts Reserve and yes the proposed windfarm will be a fair distance from us but I'm concerned about the public perception the scare tactics the unknown, the future. After having a stressful week with the bushfires this week in our area we don't need anymore outside stresses interferring in our daily lives. We have a sanctuary out here for wildlife we have not cleared our land the birds kangaroos wombats and all other creatures including snakes are free to keeping using our patch together with Scotts Reserve as a "green belt" a haven for them. With the construction of turbines what impact does this have on them. The additional machinery noise people? I'm all for renewable energy and I'm not a greenie but please consider there are people and a lifestyle here it's not just spare space. I can see that some land holders will benefit financially from this proposal but at the expense of all the other people? Is that fair for some to benefit when if affects so many other people and the environment that currently exists. So I object to this proposal and put my trust in the Planners and the Department to consider at what expense this will have to rural communities.

I object to the Jupiter wind farm project as i am concerned about noise, visual amenity and property values. I do believe wind farms have a place in our society but in my opinion need to be on a smaller scale. I would be much more likely to support the Jupiter wind farm project if their proposed towers were considerably smaller. I also am a believer that the property owners that house towers should not be the only people being paid. Surrounding property owners should also receive financial compensation on an ongoing basis from the developer.

I am opposed to the Jupiter Wind Farm development because it is to located in the middle of a rural residential area, within 1-2kms of many homes.
The visual, noise & health impacts are unacceptably high

I strongly object to the Jupiter Wind Farm Project on the following grounds:

1. It will devalue my property and the area as a whole.
2. The area already has several wind farms and the waste disposal plant, which is maximum capacity for such projects in a rural residential area without turning it into a full industrial area.
3. No one can say with certainty that wind turbines do not affect some peoples health - I do not want my health, my families health, and the health of my community put at risk.
4. The wind turbines create visual pollution, and noise pollution - they will negatively impact my view, and the look of the area. The noise may keep me awake at night (or my family members, and neighbours) which is a form of torture, and something I/we will look to take legal action about if it happens.
5. The project will not benefit the village, but we will suffer all the negative effects, and the consequences of so many huge turbines being so close to so many homes, while others who live no where near our village (many of whom are not even in Australia), will enjoy the rewards.
6. The area is rich in wildlife, and the wind turbines are likely to have a negative impact which is totally unacceptable.
7. The erecting of these turbines will cause major disruption to the area and is also unacceptable. My commute to Canberra is likely to be affected and that of my partner. We enjoy rural peace and quiet, but that will be lost when the local roads are flooded with huge trucks bringing in equipment etc.
8. Finally, I feel the residents of the area are going to be ignored and the wind farm will go ahead no matter how much we object, because no project like this has ever been turned down before, and somebody somewhere is getting very rich out of this. That sense that we are objecting in vain, leaves me feeling like I am living in a dictatorship rather than a democracy - is it really fair/reasonable/democratic to ignore the majority? I hope I am proved wrong, and you listen.