I am opposed to this development because the recent fire in Lower Boro shows that the height of these towers would prevent any access by the plane Southern Belle and water bombing helicopters in fighting the fire and spreading fire retardant to stop the fire from spreading any further, This places more properties at risk if another fire occurs after these monstrosities are approved. We have certainly lifter our fair share of renewable power, with two wind farms, a potential solar farm and a bioreactor within a 20 km radius.

Supporting the proposed application. This is a great development.

We bought " Palerang"-a very beautiful and historic property, 18 years ago. We have invested all our life savings including super. into its purchase and its continuing improvement. We are only a couple of kms from the proposed development, and will be severely affected by the sight and sound of the turbines.People are increasingly settling in this area because of its significant agricultural value, beauty and quietness. In our road alone, nine new families have bought and built homes and farms, since we moved here.
No company or authority has the right to destroy this!

My property Coriole is positioned on the most South Eastern border of the proposed Jupiter Wind Farm. The proposed turbine No 29 is less than 500m from this fence line and my residence is 1491m from No 47 turbine. I strenuously object to this development on the grounds of visual impact, noise, health and wildlife concerns.
I bought this property some 27 years ago because of the sweeping rural views to the north and have been developing it over this time to the point where people wish to stay in our B&B accommodation.
It is estimated that we will see 60% of the proposed 84 turbines.
It is estimated that we will have moderate to severe visual impact,
which will be mittigated with a couple of gum trees.
My property will be rendered worthless should this hideous industrial project go ahead.
I reserve the right to submit further submissions as I digest the documents in support of this project

I object to the proposed jupiter windfarm project, in particular, the southern phase of the project to which turbines will be placed within approximately 1.3 km from my residence and less than 1 km from the boundary of my property. I have asked for GPS locations of the proposed turbines from EPYC to accurately determine the distances, however they declined to supply this information. They requested a meeting a short notice and at dates and times that I was unavailable due to work commitments and I requested images be emailed of the photo montages that they conducted at my residence and they declined. When they attended to conduct the photo montages I requested that they utilise/capture the prominent and visible wind monitoring station and I was told that they 'couldn't' for some sort of technical reason I did not understand.

We purchased our property without any knowledge of the proposal. We sacrifice a great deal in terms of additional fuel costs and wear and tear on our vehicles, and time, to commute to schools and work from our home to enjoy the peace and tranquility of where we stay. So we can enjoy our rural setting, which is already somewhat disturbed by our friendly neighbour who is a collector of some 800 wrecked vehicles as well as a number of operational vehicles. I only mention this as although friendly, I am concerned about the environmental impact of this collection, as well as the fire hazard and the noise of the wrecking of the vehicles etc would vastly exaggerate any impact studies with regards to noise of the serenity and tranquility of the area would this vehicle collection and dismantling business/hobby not exist. I believe he has been under investigation for years, however the status remains the same.

Now my other neighbour proposes a number of wind turbines directly opposite my house and to my east and I will have industrial mayhem on about 240 degrees of my property. This is unfair.

I object for the following reasons:

1. Visual Impact of 13 turbines to my north and east from 1.3 kilometres of my home built to enjoy the view of the ridge it currently faces, the site for a number of turbines 40 metres taller than the harbour bridge. My home is a solar passive north facing property. We have septic, we have tank water and until recently we had no air conditioning with a wood fire heater. We plan to erect stand alone solar, however are not prepared to invest when there is a real chance our property will devalue by up to 20 percent. We are environmentally friendly enough without being punished with being surrounded by turbines which will not provide any benefit to my family or community.

2. the sound of the monstrosities and the impact of the sound on my sleep as well as that of my family.

3. The impact on the value of my property as these turbines cannot be 'planted out' - I walk out my front doors on to my verandah and these things will be staring at me like a scene out of War of the Worlds.

4. I have enjoyed watching the growing population of glossy black cockatoos fly from my north/north west to rest in my trees and then continue to my east. The flight path of these native beauties will be impacted by the erection of these monoliths in such close proximity to their flight route and resting areas. I have found legless lizards, I enjoy watching the wallabies and kangaroos on my property. This is the reason we bought here. Construction and functioning of gargantuan mechanical structures will definitely impact on the sanctum mulloon provides to such creatures. creating a wildlife sanctuary/land plot isn't going to bring them back to my front lawn.

5. With my concern about fires I watched an aeroplane fly at low altitude across the ridge before turning north to bomb the fire at Lower Boro Rd in December. My safety and that of rural residents are at risk with structures proposed to be erected impacting the access and egress of essential fire fighting aviation. There was a fire in Mulloon in 2013 and combined with my neighbours hobby and the dense forest to my north east, south and on my own property the risk of fire and need of a clear aviation route for fire fighting is real.

6. There are a number of residents to mulloon that do not have internet, are elderly and not technically savvy. There is no local paper that is delivered. This project does not make any effort to consult such people and give them the opportunity to understand and object verbally or with pen and paper.

7. This is a rural residential area and such large structures should not be placed in rural residential areas. One host has the ability to impact dozens of residences and this is unfair. One person should not have the opportunity to impact my quality of life and reap benefits whilst the neighbours suffer. With his earnings my neighbour can buy a luxurious property elsewhere whilst we are left to suffer.

8. I am concerned that the studies with regards to the Tarago aspect of the project have been used to generalise the impact in Mulloon which is a considerable distance from the other proposed turbine sites and not enough independent study has been conducted on the impact on mulloon flora and fauna.

9. I have 93 acres. Although council do not approve sub division, they may in the next twenty years further populating the area. not only will this impact on land sale prices, but also impact a great number of residents. Although I cannot sub divide, I am able to submit an application for a second residence to be erected. The location of my right to submit an application to erect a second residence is impacted on the visual impact and proximity these turbines to my property. I have a structure on my property. Its erection predates council records as it is a converted shearing shed and was used as a dwelling whilst the main residence was being built by the previous owners. This structure faces east and approximately 1.1 km from the nearest turbine. My choices, should not be affected by the decision of one greedy host.

I am writing to object to the proposed Jupiter wind farm to be located in the Tarago region.

our property is situated in beautiful countryside, and has been in my family for over five generations. My family over the generations have spent considerable time, money and effort to improve the land for our farming enterprise and it would be a travasty to have this destroyed by unsightly turbines.

Bush fire safety is a major concern in our region and a recent fire at lower Boro was fought with a water bombing plane called the Southern Belle. If turbines had of been in place aerial firefighting could not have been used resulting in wide spread damage and lose of property. Who will compensate property owners for loss of animals and infrastructure when fires are unable to be stopped because planes and helicopters can not be used.

Another point I would like to bring up is the inefficient nature of wind power which is about one third of the rated power EPYC has indicated it will produce. This along with the fact that it will require back up from another source of generation, needs to be taken into account when calculating its viability.
This all adds up to higher electricity bills as seen in SA.

Therefore I believe they are ineffective, unsightly, devalue property, have major health implications and are not suitable for my area.

Donna Brown

I am totally opposed to the Jupiter wind farm development planned for Tarago and surrounding areas.

This area is highly populated and will result in many households being affected by the proposed wind turbines.
It is reported that there are many and varied health problems including stress and insomnia. There will be an incredible number of people effected if this proposal is approved.

The proposed turbines will be some of the largest proposed in Australia to date completely destroying the natural beauty of the landscape. Local roads will be destroyed as has occurred at other wind farm projects in our area due to the size and weight of turbine components manufactured abroad and delivered to the project area. I for one do not want unsightly 55 story high industrial structures in my view.

Our land will be significantly devalued according to a real estate agent in the Yass region who has conducted a comprehensive study into land devaluation associated with wind farms in the area, and that is if we can sell at all, nobody wants to live next to an industrial wind complex.

We are currently blessed with beautiful countryside, very central location to two major cities being Canberra and Sydney.

I believe they are astonishingly expensive and supremely inefficient waste of time while decimating our landscape without any benefit to reducing CO2 for which they were supposedly produced.

Kylie Glasglow

Dear Sir/Madam

I believe wind turbines are inefficient and unsightly and are completely inappropriate in a populated rural environment.

Industrial scale turbines disadvantage surrounding communities (especially close neighbours) in terms of visual impact, noise and vibration, flickering and shadowing, health concerns, tourism and local businesses.

Turbines definitely damage the local landscape quality and devalue property. The visual, noise and health impacts are very disturbing.
There is an undeniable profit motive for individual landowners ( that don't normally live on their properties ) and no-one can blame them for maximizing their income. However wind turbines are not an effective solution to our "green" energy needs and that because of the costs( visual, noise, health,wildlife) the Jupiter needs to be stopped and efforts put into more effective viable alternatives.

Dear Sir/Madam

I am opposed to the Jupiter wind farm for numerous reasons.

* Wind Farms are unsightly
* Health Implications
* Devalue property
* Makes land and homes unsaleable.
* Ruin rural landscape and views.
* No aerial firefighting can occur.
* Impact on wildlife and birds.

The Jupiter proposal is for some of the largest wind turbines ever built, to be constructed amongst a highly populated rural community, centrally located between Canberra and Sydney.
Turbines are ineffective, only working a third of the time and requiring 100% back up from sources such as coal or other forms of reliable power generation. They are not being built on economic principles. They may have a place in the overall scheme, but do not meet the needs of society as subsidies are to high both when generating power and more perverse when not producing power. They are extremely expensive to build for their limited lifespan of only twenty five years.

Wind energy is intermittent and unreliable. It will generate electricity on its schedule and not when it is needed by the electric grid.

The local roads were severely damaged when the Woodlawn turbines were constructed. This has resulted in the local ratepayers paying to have the roads reconstructed and maintained for many years after the Woodlawn wind farm was constructed. I am referring to the major road works needed to repair the damage to the edges of the roads due to the heavy wide loaded trucks needed to transport turbine components.

EPYC has failed to consult with the community in any effective way and has produced an EIS that is flawed in many respects. As such I don't believe this project should be approved.

Robert Brown

I object to the Jupiter Wind Farm Project. The proposed area is too populated an does not warrant such a large scale industrial development. The amended guidelines do not account for the size and scale of the proposed turbines.
Consultation with the community has lacked any sincerity and the newsletters generated by EPYC contain false and misleading information.
The visual impact of this project will be immense and affect upward of 540 homes. There is huge community concern and objection to the project and this has to taken into account by the dept of planning.