I strongly object to the massive increase in turbine height and the visual impact on those who have made their homes in the area long before other money hungry new comers arrived.
Mod 1 also includes deciding where the main road will go!!!
Talk about letting a proponent make the rules.
Does the department seriously believe that windfarms are environmentally friendly given the land clearing, tree and wildlife removal, water contamination, use of concrete, and fiberglass blades of which will be landfill in a few years time.

I strongly object to this project due to the environmental impact on the native fauna and flora of the area. Reduction of property values and the health implications for residents living near this project are a major concern. Also, the impact of this project in dividing a once close community is already evident but will deteriorate immensely if it is to continue. The impact of traffic accessing the project through the Main Street. There is a bus stop and park that is regularly used by children of our community. Access for these young individuals to these facilities will be put at risk. Thank you.

I am opposed to this project .
I reserve the right to add to my submission should the need arise.

I object to both the project as a whole and the Mod 1 due to
-inability of proponent to accurately describe the siting of the project. Paragraph 1 of submission states it will be to West of Rye Park.
- the significant increase in visual impact at each site where the turbines can be seen across the 35km length of the project.
- planned doubling of clearing for internal roads which will destroy landscape and habitat which has become increasingly necessary due to the summer bushfires. We have identified birds in recent months that we have not seen here before and ornithologists indicate that it is because of the need to move further afield find adequate food, shelter and nesting areas.
The Department of Planning should step in now to stop this development due to the changed physical environment throughout NSW due to the drought and the bushfires and stop the clearing of large areas of land for developments like this.
Instead, they should promote the use of solar panels and smaller wind turbines on the top of all State owned buildings and facilities, utilising current infrastructure, and supplying power at a place of need.
I reserve the right to add further to my submission, given the short time frame, the lack of provision of hard copies of the submission by the proponent.

I object to the use of Trucking Yard Road/Dillon Street, Boorowa, as a transport route for the Rye Park Wind Farm. (Reference Appendix G7). I believe this road to be unsuitable for this use for a number of reasons. 1) Page 36 of Appendix G7 - the causeway/culvert where Trucking Yard Road turns into Dillon Street has been subject to flooding at various times; where you discuss widening, potential flooding is not addressed. You acknowledge that large amounts of work are required on this section of the road. 2) Page 37 & Page 38 of Appendix G7 - the turn from Dillon Street into Long Street. This proposal impacts a vacant block of land on the left, but a residential property on the right - you propose taking out established trees and fencing inside the residential property boundaries without having had any discussions with the owners of this said residential property at all - this is totally unacceptable. You have not discussed in any form or even approached the owners of this property for permission or to discuss any restitution that would be required. As I understand it, this would not be required if the originally approved turbines were used. 3) Page 37 & Page 38 of Appendix G7 - the turn from Dillon Street into Long Street - this is a corner where the transport vehicles will need to slow down after a heavy uphill trek to turn into a road that also goes uphill; the impact on the road and transport vehicles will be high. 4) Page 34-38 - use of Trucking Yard Road/Dillon Street - I don't think this road is the most suitable route - I propose that a better route would be to turn off Lachlan Valley Way into Meads Lane (2 streets before the Trucking Yard Road turnoff) which is a much flatter entry way, taking the left hand corner there into Long Street where it has no impact on residential properties.

Myself and my family is very strongly opposed to the proposed Rye Park Wind farm project and the modifications.

1. The modification included higher and wider towers. This will increase the clearing of the virgin forest in the area and impact the bird life and fragile soil. This will kill more endangered wildlife.
2. Once this virgin land is destroyed it will never return. Given the recent bush fires, there is limited untouched land with native fauna and flora, and this destruction can be prevented.
3. The presence of these towers will make bush fire fighting impossible. The height will prevent fighting the fire from the air.
4. If and when the motors catch alight, they will burn longer and sparks will cover further.
5. More clearing will cause, more and worse erosion. NEVER EVER TO BE REPAIRED. As we, Yass Earthmovers, have been working in the area for nearly 60 years, and we know the soils in the area, and the damage the proposed work will create.
6. There are scarily 14 separate wind farms within 60 km of my land, and this will destroy our livelihood and the environment affecting 100’s of family’s just in our area.
7. I am 84 years old and have worked my guts out to build up assets to hand on to my children and their children, and with my property surrounded by 180- 200 mtrs towers – destroying the value of assets- including noise, dead animals, destroyed views and the inability to live on my property etc.
8. The wind farms only generate electricity, when suitable wind blows, probably not even needed at the time.

We and hundreds of others within our community do not want the Rye Park wind farm to go ahead. This will have negative affects within the current community and generations into the future.

We also support Andrew Field’s submission in relation to this Project.

Jim Field OAM and June Field OAM.

I strongly object on the basis of lack of consultation with the Boorowa community and I don't like or approve of the increased negative visual impact on the community.

Iam opposed to the project due to the increased size and scale of the turbines. Which will impact on our farming and native landscape.

I feel that the changes proposed as part of the project will not have any significant increase in environmental impact to the local community from what is currently allowed under the Development Consent. The use of more efficient turbine models has the potential to generate more renewable electricity from the same project footprint, ultimately resulting in a lower cost of energy from the Project with clear benefits to the end user and energy consumer; a benefit for all. I fully support the Project and the important jobs that it will also generate in the local community.