The scale and size of the proposed development is not in keeping with the existing agricultural uses in the area. It will have a largely negative impact on the neighbouring properties and the setbacks proposed are too close to existing land holders to be reasonable, particularly property J194 Coriole which have both amenity, property value and agricultural pursuits negatively impacted.

We are concerned about noise, visual impact, lack of consultation and the significant divide such a development will cause in the local community.

I live on property J255 with my parents.
The proposed wind turbines will look out of place in this area.
I am concerned about the wind turbines failing and causing a fire or having a blade break and hit the house.
What will happen to the animals like the wedge tails eagles and my pets?
How will the wind turbines affect my sleep?

I support renewable energy technologies as i am not only concerned about our future but the future of our children. more recent reports have found that humans are contributing to accelerating climate change.

'This project will bring significant economic benefit to the localities and provide important jobs.

Wind and solar provide an energy source without emissions by human processes. This energy is free. Lets use it to. I attended a conference where a professor from a canberra based university said our energy future will be made up of wind, solar, geothermal and pump hydro. The pump hydro will provide the back up base load power required. However wind farms are usually the main tourist attraction. i have taken my children, family and friends on three hour drives from sydney just to see the crookwell and gullen range wind farms. I have done this three times and sure will do it again. On each occasion we stopped in goulburn and crookwell for refreshments or lunch. We filled up petrol in these towns. On one occasion we spent the night in a motel in goulburn. Had the wind farms not been there we would not have done this. I am sure i am not the only one to do this. wind farms help localities and the services they provide. this is a continued benefit to these regions. It looks like Tarago is a very small town. I am sure the services in this locality will benefit from such a project. Not only during construction but for the life of the project.

My points are as follows. The wind industry is proving toxic all over the world. It is in it's last days as all countries are acknowledging the financial disaster to their economies. The job losses, the manufacturing crises and the blackouts loss of the grid eg South Australia is sounding alarm bells, across every country that has fallen for this fraudulent industry. The NSW State government along with the Federal Government has everything to loose and nothing to gain. Especially since this wind farm is for Canberra to feel good about them selves with their useless green movement. Not good enough for the ACT government to host them in Canberra so give the NSW residents the fallout. The notion that they will get green energy from this wind farm is fraudulent in the extreme. The power goes into the grid , of course only when the wind blows. Electrons do not have , post codes, do not have bar codes and do not have tracking numbers. They are quite happy to snuggle up to electrons from coal fired power stations which produce cheap and something the useless wind industry cannot supply , and that is reliable energy. The building of this wind farm will be no different from any other except that it will most likely be worse for the nearby residents in that in comparison with the Gullen range wind farm their output will be approx. 80% more. This in effect will create more infra sound more noise and annoyance to nearby neighbours. I live approx. 4.6 kilometers from the nearest turbines and they have produced a life of hell for me. the notion that 2 kilometers is sufficient is fraudulent and deceptive. Infra sound is causing physical assault on my body, day and night with debilitating spikes when several turbine become synchronous. Sleep deprivation is a normal consequence of not being able to sleep properly sometimes for a long periods , as long as the wind is blowing. Usual symptoms associated are severe head pains, intense ear pain, nausea, chest tightness, eye pain , watering of the eyes it's effects the central nervous system .All of which is denied by Government instrumentalities, wind industry and others bought by the wind industry. Per reviewed studies are available which demonstrates the causal links between wind farms and health of wind turbine victims. Litigation will be coming soon as resentment towards the treatment of citizens by Governments and wind industry it has been predicted by some scientists that this is the next asbestos , and I can certainly vouch for the first hand account of infra sound. The National Wind farm commissioner was given evidence by 3 people that experience bad reactions at my property. Another real prospect for all the neighbours is the disasterous devaluation of their properties. If they can sell at all. Governments absolutely lie when they and wind farms say there is no devaluation. I have the first hand experience in that regard. Took me 9 1/2 years to sell my property, the agents saying in the first instant that I could not replace my home for the price asked and all that time later I sold it for significantly less. Should have nearly doubled in that time. All in all it's a rotten industry hated by all those that have to suffer because of it.

To who is may concern

I strongly object to the proposed Jupiter wind farm project due to the unknown health effects from the turbines, the visual effects, property decrease. This project should not go ahead.

Dear Secretary,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important renewable energy project.

I support regional development in NSW as it provides an economic benefit that would otherwise go to other states.
This project will create enough renewable energy to power 150,000+ homes every year. This has significant CO2 reduction and will help our deteriorating climate. We all need to contribute to less carbon emissions.

We all know that farmers have struggled for many decades however climate change is their current biggest threat. Our farmers provide important meats and vegetables to all who consume them. imagine the climate got so bad that we couldn't grow vegetables or provide enough food for animals to eat. We are all part of the food chain and need to contribute to helping our climate and preventing irreversible damage to it. Please NSW lets lead the way in renewable energy take up.

To the secretary,

I would like to thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission on this important renewable energy project.

I would like to also congratulate the NSW government on its commitment to renewable energy and its net 0 omissions by 2050. It is a shame that the federal political bias has affected this industry for so many years and continues to do so. Had tony Abbott remained in government i am sure he would have lost the election. Even Mr Turnbull almost lost the election because of the liberals poor renewable energy commitments. It is even more evident now. Has Mr Morrison gone mad bringing a lump of coal into parliament. What is he trying to prove. It is important to note that coal has many alternate uses such in steel and concrete manufacturing. It is the primitive use of coal in electricity production that is contributing to deteriorating our climate. and we need to transition away from it or find a smarter alternative. Our cheapest and FREE resources are wind and sun.

Climate change is real and is getting worse. Bush fires will in fact get worse with climate change. weather extremes will be more frequent if our generation does nothing about it.

NSW is currently last in Australia for renewable energy yet holds the highest population.Its visual assessment guidelines do not reflect NSW commitments to renewable energy. I am also concerned the department has deleted many sections of wind farm projects because people in the distance can see wind turbines. These are a tourist attraction for gods sake. Why should someone who has no impact on their property but can see a project in the distance cry for visual amenity? Should they prevent innocent farmers who have suffered though periods of drought and continue to suffer because their neighbour doesn't want to look at wind turbines? Should they prevent less economic benefit to the state and loss of income to farmers because sections of the project have been deleted? This is not a very good policy. At the end of the day can they really argue that mitigation is not feasible on their property. Mitigation is feasible on any property. Neighbours should have a right to request a reasonable form of mitigation for their property however they cannot argue that mitigation is not feasible or say i don't want mitigation. They should not influence planning decision based on i don't want to look at it. No project will ever proceed if people don't like the look of something.

This state significant project will provide many jobs and provide a significant economic benefit. The local farmers will have a supplementary income so that they can survive through extreme drought. They have suffered enough in this community and it is time that they can benefit from this project.

The community enhancement fund will also help the localities of boro, mount fairy, mullon and manar. I read that EPYC is speaking with telstra about trying to improve the mobile reception. These localities have nothing. except for a postal service and poor tv and mobile reception. The government is not helping these localities. Let some private industry funding help the residents in these localities.

I really hope NSW leads the way and achieves its renewable energy commitments.
I would also like to add i don't believe anti-project campaigners (mining, wind, solar, west connex etc) should delay industry as keeps occurring. Politics should also not influence state significant projects. large project provide a significant contribution for jobs, education, economic benefit etc. NSW is trying to improve its planning processes to reduce red tape!! Yet has run into delays on its own projects because of anti project campaigners. Communities have a right to be informed and consulted. Consultation is a two way process. They do not have a right to delay a project and or influence its process when they have their own agenda. It has cost the government more money and delayed the west connex development. the same thing is happening to industry. This will eventually frustrate investment out of this state if it continues like this. NSW would not want to lose state significant renewable energy projects to other states because they have a better policy in the planning system. I have mentioned this to the department of industry (resources and energy)

I OPPOSE the Jupiter Wind Farm being built near our slice of paradise.
Recently there has been 2 Bushfires in our area. Both these fires were extinguished with the aid of aerial water bombers. If there was a windfarm built at this time then the efforts of the local fire brigades would have been severely hampered as this aerial aid would not have been available because of the risk to the planes from the turbines. Therefore, the presence of turbines will greatly increase the fire risk to all properties in this area.

There are many small and a few large properties in this district. The high population in this area may or may not be affected by noise, (we have been told there is no guarantee that people will not be affected). I therefore suggest if there is a necessity to generate power by the means of wind turbines then the placement of wind turbines should be in an area where there is as little human population as possible. Australia is a large continent with many open spaces and vast plains where the wind blows just as much as it does in this location. Locate the windfarm in those areas and not here. If this is done then far less people will be affected by the project.

I OPPOSE the Jupiter Wind Farm being built near our slice of paradise and its fauna.

We have lived on our property for the last 30 years and have enjoyed and protected the Wedgetail eagles that have their eyrie (large nest), in our mountain. The wedgetail eagles breed every second year at this eyrie and we have had three beautiful eagles soaring majestically over the area at various times. Their range is not just our property - it is kilometres around their eyrie. What happens when they swoop near a wind turbine? And what about the loss of their habitat?

Other birds of prey - Falcons, Harriers, Hawks, Kites, as well as an endangered Owl have been observed or heard in our area. What of them with wind turbines in the area?

Glossy Black Cockatoo, Yellow Tail Black Cockatoo and Red Tail Black Cockatoo, which are all in rapid decline in numbers because of their reduced native habitat, nesting on our property and in the area of the Jupiter Windfarm. These birds mainly feed on the She-oaks (Casuarina) on the properties on and around Manar - Mulloon area and across to Barnett, and Duckfield. We also have King parrots, Mountain Larry Parrots, Rosella Parrots, Gang Gang Parrots resident in this habitat. Will they know not to go near the turbines?

Please protect all these birds by not destroying their habitat with the introduction of windfarms.

I would like to state I have major concerns about the proposed wind turbines.

One major concern relates to reported ill-health caused by the effects of the wind turbines. The magnitude of possible health effects is not known as there are no conclusive research studies into the cumulative effects of being exposed to multi-directional industrial turbines, and certainly not for the high number of turbines proposed being within 5km of Tarago with Woodlawn having 23 built and Jupiter's proposed 88 being a total of 111, as well as the nearby Capital Wind project. According to the EIS there are 140 dwellings within 3 kms. There are more than 250 residences within 5 kms and hundreds more not far beyond that distance. Plus there are large numbers of properties within those distances which have residence rights but have not been built on.
Windfarm proponents state that the NHMRC reported that there is no evidence that wind farms cause medical problems. However the NHMRC actually states that: "After careful consideration and deliberation of the body of evidence, NHMRC concludes that there is currently no consistent evidence that wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans. Given the poor quality of current direct evidence and the concern expressed by some members of the community, high quality research into possible health effects of wind farms, particularly within 1,500 metres (m), is warranted." NHMRC Statement: Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health February 2015 NHMRC ref # EH57.
The NHMRC CEO Professor Anne Kelso stated that "existing research in this area is of poor quality and targeted funding is warranted to support high quality independent research on this issue". The operative words being "high quality" and "independent" as most of the opinions quoted by wind farm proponents are made by `interested parties' with no medical qualification only a degree in sociology. The Nov 2014 judgement of the Environment Resources and Development Court of South Australia is cited by other wind farm proponents as proof that detrimental health effects of wind farms do not exist. In this case, an `expert' witness Professor Wittert referred to a study which looked at all 51 Australian wind farms with a total of 1634 turbines. Professor Wittert (an endocrinologist) who undertook the `research' said that the methodology in the study was robust. A search in Google Scholar identified that this `research' was conducted by accessing data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to compare medical prescriptions of people living in areas with and without turbines. This study purportedly involved 12,000 people living within a 10km radius around wind farms in South Australia and Victoria and concluded that "There is no hint of any effect on a population basis for an increased use of sleeping pills or blood pressure or cardiovascular medications whatsoever". This cannot be classed as robust research as for this to be relevant the groups compared would have to be identical in all aspects including physical, psychological and socio-economic. Other writers have described Professor Gary Wittert as "the paid medical expert for Acciona".
Researchers, commissioned by Pacific Hydro, took sound measurements near the company's Cape Bridgewater wind farm, in south-west Victoria. A correlation was recorded between the noise made by the turbine and the sensations felt by residents. It was the first time reactions like this had been included in a wind farm study."What we found was that previously they were complaining about the noise, but it wasn't really the noise, it was sensations." Pacific Hydro external affairs executive manager Andrew Richards said it was not the company's role to contribute further reports about the noise made by wind turbines, including medical studies.
Even the National Wind Farm Commissioner, Andrew Dyer states that "there is always noise from wind farms". This noise impact affects sleep, peaceful enjoyment of one's property and, in some instances, causing headaches, nausea and long term harm to health.

I reserve the right to submit further submissions