decrease's the value of the land
and is a bush fire hazard

EPYC is a corrupt company that is only interested in lining their own pockets
there for they think it ok to decrease the value of the land for the company's benefit
i end this with what we think EPYC stands for
Evil
Pissants
You
Can't trust

My partner and I are first home buyers. We struggled and worked very hard to get our deposit together to purchase this block. In the dream to build a house and start a family. This is supposed to be the Australian dream. We are not happy with the proposed wind farm develop for the many following reasons. We will see a 300 degree view of wind turbines. Three of which are within 2 kilometres. We are in a significantly affected area of this wind farm development. This has been stated at the town hall by the host on our street that we will be severely affected by the wind turbines on their property. We enjoy the beauty of a country landscape which will be thoroughly ruined due to being surrounded by wind turbines. The previous owners did not disclose the wind farm project and there lack of honest was supported by the current laws which we feel the Government and EPYC are obligated to ensure all land owners are not affected by this project being proposed.

Our concerns with raising a family here is due to the minimal research regarding potential health risks. We are within 2 kilometres from a substation and wind turbine number 4, 6 and 32. They state there isn't evidence of damage but EPYC evidence presented could be bias and not in the best interested of the residents in the area. Was the research conducted under similar circumstances to our wind farm development including weather (wind speeds), high community dwellings, long term side effects to community, land and health, is the research about wind turbines 178 metres tall. We question how the research can cover all our concerns due to it is the first time 178 metre wind turbines are planned on being built in Australia. Another concern for health concerns is infra sounds and having turbines within 2 kilometres of our house. Will we be able to sleep? The possibility to sound proof is possible but expensive causing residents not receiving any benefits from this project having to go out of our way and pocket not be irritated by the wind turbines.

I'm concerned due to the infra sounds EPYC compares the wind turbines noise to waves in the ocean, waterfalls and thunder. All of these especially thunder are very loud. Thunder only occurs in weather not all year round. Oceans and waterfalls are beautiful and increase property price. I think the research is stupid and bias and most likely paid for by EPYC. I wonder how the noise won't be an issue considering EPYC hasn't even chosen the equipment (EPYC stated that in their newsletter on 20.1.17). Therefore how can any sound disturbance reports be accurate?
We have not been offer any benefit sharing in a significantly affected area due to our DA is in the progress of approval and have not completed our home. It is not right that benefit sharing is not offered to all land holders. We have invested in the interest to live full time on our property and commute to our jobs in the ACT. Especially since the laws do not protect buyers to be informed about the project. For first home buyers this law does not seem right or Australian.
Why would anyone want to buy a property completely surrounded by wind turbines with no benefit sharing and only a few trees to block the view of 178 metre wind turbines? Will we have to wait until we are 75 years old and then just maybe the trees will block the view of the wind turbines? The property value is a huge concern due to we only recently purchased our property in July 2016. If we build, is it a waste of money? There is no point wasting out limited funds on a property that doesn't increase in value. We have found online research claiming that wind turbines close to your home can decrease property value by 20%. Therefore without being compensated via annual benefits or voluntary land acquisition we are financial screwed.

We don't understand why the Tarago, Boro, Mount Fairy, Mulloon and surrounding areas being affected by the EPYC project have been chosen in the first place. It is the highest populated area on record to have been chosen for this type of project. A solar farm wouldn't affect noise, visual and many community concerns. Solar power is a more effective and reliable source of power. Perfect for Australian conditions. Wind is unpredictable and wind turbines are high safety risk to the community. What if a wind turbine fell over?

The size of the investment raises concerns of government bias towards the project. The research the government has conducted is bias. And the independent body is paid for and bias towards the government. We have only received consultation from EPYC on 17.01.17 after purchasing the property in July 2016. Which we believe is due to the fact that if we didn't know about it we couldn't get started on building our new house to be included in the benefit sharing which they are ending in April 2017. This short cut-off date is leaving us without any options. Our concerns of even considering voluntary land acquisition in a worst case scenario is that the EPYC and government's independent land valuers are bias.

Weather conditions such as wind storms or tornados can damage wind turbines causing safety concerns for employees and residents in the area. Can the wind turbines reach the 1:100 wind speeds? What research supports your decision? How will the wildlife be effected? The development of large wind turbines will require large holes of probably cement to hold the turbines in place raising serious concerns of how this will effect soil erosion and soil moisture content. These large wind turbines could permanently damage the water aqueduct networks under the ground which feed the local spring which the community uses for the animals and irrigation. This would severely affect our water supply.

The wind turbines will affect television and mobile reception. This is the one issue EPYC will try to improve is the phone reception but will the television interference be fixed. Will the reception issues be worse the closer your home is to the wind turbines and substation?

There will be a lot of damage to the road due to the construction. Will costs to fix the roads be paid for by EPYC not our rates? What delays will be caused due to the construction? Safety concerns on the roads, due to the extra traffic on country roads not designed for traffic will increase in the possibility of bad and frequent car crashes.

Hamish & Sarah
0412016219

My partner and I are first home buyers. We struggled and worked very hard to get our deposit together to purchase this block. In the dream to build a house and start a family. This is supposed to be the Australian dream. We are not happy with the proposed wind farm develop for the many following reasons. We will see a 300 degree view of wind turbines. Three of which are within 2 kilometres. We are in a significantly affected area of this wind farm development. This has been stated at the town hall by the host on our street that we will be severely affected by the wind turbines on their property. We enjoy the beauty of a country landscape which will be thoroughly ruined due to being surrounded by wind turbines. The previous owners did not disclose the wind farm project and there lack of honest was supported by the current laws which we feel the Government and EPYC are obligated to ensure all land owners are not affected by this project being proposed.

Our concerns with raising a family here is due to the minimal research regarding potential health risks. We are within 2 kilometres from a substation and wind turbine number 4, 6 and 32. They state there isn't evidence of damage but EPYC evidence presented could be bias and not in the best interested of the residents in the area. Was the research conducted under similar circumstances to our wind farm development including weather (wind speeds), high community dwellings, long term side effects to community, land and health, is the research about wind turbines 178 metres tall. We question how the research can cover all our concerns due to it is the first time 178 metre wind turbines are planned on being built in Australia. Another concern for health concerns is infra sounds and having turbines within 2 kilometres of our house. Will we be able to sleep? The possibility to sound proof is possible but expensive causing residents not receiving any benefits from this project having to go out of our way and pocket not be irritated by the wind turbines.

I'm concerned due to the infra sounds EPYC compares the wind turbines noise to waves in the ocean, waterfalls and thunder. All of these especially thunder are very loud. Thunder only occurs in weather not all year round. Oceans and waterfalls are beautiful and increase property price. I think the research is stupid and bias and most likely paid for by EPYC. I wonder how the noise won't be an issue considering EPYC hasn't even chosen the equipment (EPYC stated that in their newsletter on 20.1.17). Therefore how can any sound disturbance reports be accurate?
We have not been offer any benefit sharing in a significantly affected area due to our DA is in the progress of approval and have not completed our home. It is not right that benefit sharing is not offered to all land holders. We have invested in the interest to live full time on our property and commute to our jobs in the ACT. Especially since the laws do not protect buyers to be informed about the project. For first home buyers this law does not seem right or Australian.
Why would anyone want to buy a property completely surrounded by wind turbines with no benefit sharing and only a few trees to block the view of 178 metre wind turbines? Will we have to wait until we are 75 years old and then just maybe the trees will block the view of the wind turbines? The property value is a huge concern due to we only recently purchased our property in July 2016. If we build, is it a waste of money? There is no point wasting out limited funds on a property that doesn't increase in value. We have found online research claiming that wind turbines close to your home can decrease property value by 20%. Therefore without being compensated via annual benefits or voluntary land acquisition we are financial screwed.

We don't understand why the Tarago, Boro, Mount Fairy, Mulloon and surrounding areas being affected by the EPYC project have been chosen in the first place. It is the highest populated area on record to have been chosen for this type of project. A solar farm wouldn't affect noise, visual and many community concerns. Solar power is a more effective and reliable source of power. Perfect for Australian conditions. Wind is unpredictable and wind turbines are high safety risk to the community. What if a wind turbine fell over?

The size of the investment raises concerns of government bias towards the project. The research the government has conducted is bias. And the independent body is paid for and bias towards the government. We have only received consultation from EPYC on 17.01.17 after purchasing the property in July 2016. Which we believe is due to the fact that if we didn't know about it we couldn't get started on building our new house to be included in the benefit sharing which they are ending in April 2017. This short cut-off date is leaving us without any options. Our concerns of even considering voluntary land acquisition in a worst case scenario is that the EPYC and government's independent land valuers are bias.

Weather conditions such as wind storms or tornados can damage wind turbines causing safety concerns for employees and residents in the area. Can the wind turbines reach the 1:100 wind speeds? What research supports your decision? How will the wildlife be effected? The development of large wind turbines will require large holes of probably cement to hold the turbines in place raising serious concerns of how this will effect soil erosion and soil moisture content. These large wind turbines could permanently damage the water aqueduct networks under the ground which feed the local spring which the community uses for the animals and irrigation. This would severely affect our water supply.

The wind turbines will affect television and mobile reception. This is the one issue EPYC will try to improve is the phone reception but will the television interference be fixed. Will the reception issues be worse the closer your home is to the wind turbines and substation?

There will be a lot of damage to the road due to the construction. Will costs to fix the roads be paid for by EPYC not our rates? What delays will be caused due to the construction? Safety concerns on the roads, due to the extra traffic on country roads not designed for traffic will increase in the possibility of bad and frequent car crashes.

I live on a beautiful piece of bush countryside and do not want the ugly view of some large 88 wind turbines as my view. I am concerned with impact they will have when bush fires occur in our area (we have had one fire in December and another very large one in January in our area). If it were not for the DC10 dropping fire retardant and helicopters dropping their buckets of water we well may have lost our home.
Why can't they be built in non residential areas - the people who live here are the same as those who live in suburbia - we just have larger back yards.

I bought my land and built my home with the intention of living in a rural area with a view of trees and animals and birds. Not seeing extremely over sized wind turbines of 173metre high from my home.
I would not have bought my property 10 years ago if I had know that wind turbines would be built in the area that I now call home.

While I agree fundamentally with the need to move to renewable energy and accept that the impact of a wind farm is significantly better than that of a coal mine, I feel that there are some issues that need to be addressed with the current proposal.
The EIS gives the impression that the project is being implemented in a sparsely inhabited farming area. While the properties are zoned as rural, the soil quality is such that there is no way that people could survive off farming the 40 hectare blocks. Increasingly the properties in this area are being purchased by people interested in a `lifestyle' choice and commuting to nearby Canberra and Goulburn for employment. I am concerned about the number of wind turbines placed so close to the clusters of housing estates in the area.
I am also concerned that the developer does not seem to understand this fact, given that many of their consultation sessions have been during business hours when most of the locals are absent due to work obligations. An example of this was a recent consultation session on the EIS which was run from 2 - 6pm on a Friday. Given that I work over an hour away from Tarago, I was unable to leave work early enough to attend.
I also have some concerns about the potential for the reduction in property values. The discussion in the EIS is mostly based on the fact that the area is farmland, and therefore the property values would remain unchanged because the ability to use the land for this purpose remains unchanged. The issue, as I mentioned above, is that most of the surrounding properties aren't farms, they are lifestyle blocks and as such, given the variety of choice in the area surrounding Canberra, the existence of a very large wind farm so close to houses could well influence the decision of a purchaser. I am also concerned that even if it does not influence the price directly, it could influence the ability to find a purchaser at all. To date properties in the area have been very saleable and turnover has been relatively quick. I am concerned that the wind farm will make the area less desirable for those considering the move to the area.
I am concerned about the impact of the construction phase on the local roads. Being single lane roads, it is important that the construction traffic is not on the roads during typical commuting times (6 am - 8am and 5pm - 7pm). The planned reduction in speed limits and the construction required on the turnoffs will add time to an already significant commute. If slow moving trucks were added to this, it would be very frustrating. The local school buses at the southern end of the Goulburn-Braidwood road also need to be considered as part of the planning process.
The road surfaces of some parts of the Goulburn-Braidwood road are already very poor with the current traffic volumes. I have concerns about the ability of the road to withstand the increased traffic on the road, particularly with heavy machinery. It is important that the road conditions are required to be improved and maintained as part of this approval process.
While, given the topography of my property I am unlikely to be able to see much of the wind farm from my house, I am a little concerned about the mitigation proposed for other local properties, in terms of large trees being able to block out a lot of the view. I am not sure that this is taking into account the very poor soils, animals and low rainfall in the area that make it very hard and very slow to get even native trees to grow in the area. I am concerned that it would take a very long time for newly planted trees to grow to the sizes required to sufficiently block the view. There is also the significant bushfire risk associated with increased vegetation around homes in an already bushfire prone area.

I refer to your request for an Airservices assessment of the Jupiters Wind Farm at the locations/areas specified in Tarago, NSW.

Airservices has compared the original assessment's wind turbine coordinates and heights with this new assessment which and they were found to be the same. Therefore original assessment advice is still valid as indicated below:

Airspace Procedures
With respect to procedures designed by Airservices in accordance with ICAO PANS-OPS and Document 9905, at a maximum height of 940.4m (3086ft) AHD, this wind farm will not affect any sector or circling altitude, nor any instrument approach or departure procedure at Canberra or Goulburn Airports.

Note that procedures not designed by Airservices at Canberra or Goulburn Airports were not considered in this assessment.

Communications/Navigation/Surveillance (CNS) Facilities
This proposal for the Jupiters wind farm at the provided location and to the maximum heights provided will not adversely impact the performance of any Airservices Precision/Non-Precision Nav Aids, Anemometers, HF/VHF/UHF Comms, A-SMGCS, Radar, PRM, ADS-B, WAM or Satellite/Links.

Myself and my Family are completely against a wind farm being established in or around 158 Willow Glen Rd. Lower Boro.
This is a Monastery design for people to regain their lives from tragedy & desperation and the effects of the wind farms will destroy the very purpose it for hundreds of Family's.

I object to the jupiter wind farm, I have lived in Bungendore for 60 years and i have seen the surrounding areas over developed and the rural atmoshpere of our quiet country area damaged. Tarago and Bungendore now have construction and industry that take away from the rural atmosphere, people dont like travelling the country roads anymore due to the scenery damage caused by all the turbines and the smell from the Tarago Woodlawn Bio reactor, to add another heap of wind turbines that would over tower even the sydney harbour bridge is damaging to our landscape and its not wonder the people of this area are feeling like NSW Government is dumping it all onto us! people move out of the towns and cities for the quiet country views, old fashioned country views that dont have giant metal structures in it. This area in particular has been popular for people to move out of the growing Bungendore area, there are so many rural residential properties in the Tarago area its not fair to dump the wind turbines in this area. If they are going to be powering new sydney suburb homes, then take them back there, isnt it enough Tarago already has sydneys rubbish in the bio reactor that they have to do 'odour' diaries for!