Impact on me by the loss of our beautiful birdlife from the blades of turbines will be severe.Superb Parrots, Swift Parrots, Eagles and others are reported on and enjoyed greatly by me and many other people in this whole district.I will resent their demise as they are part of our natural heritage.

I reserve the right to add further comments to this submission at a later date.

I support the Rye Park wind farm. We live about 15 km from the wind farm and might be able to see it on the horizon. I think it's a good thing to bring money and jobs into the area for local people. There'll be community grants which can be used to build facilities for Rye Park and nearby villages and towns. Even though my family won't benefit in any direct financial way from the project, I think it's a good thing for the area. It also helps the environment to use the abundant wind, instead of burning coal to make electricity.
I have seen that other communities in NSW have benefited already from having wind farms.
I hope the Planning Department can go ahead and approve the project.

I object very much to the degradation of the local vistas across the countryside in the vicinity of the proposed Rye Park Wind Farm, and to the fact that it will be impossible not to see them from a great distance.Why spoil the aesthetic value of districts which have enjoyed and would expect to enjoy large numbers of national and international visitors. What a great disappointment for them, and probable loss of income for the shire businesses!!
I reserve the right to add comments to this statement at any later date.

I am very disturbed by the apparent lack of care for and sensitivity to people who are experiencing health problems as a result of wind turbines being installed and switched on in the proximity of their homes, either as neighbours or hosts of them.I cannot believe that their claims are not truthful. NO family in their right mind would put themselves through the stress of shifting from house to house during a week or so unless there was a VERY convincing reason for them to get away from turbines to relieve the health problems. All activity should be stood aside until VERY thorough investigations are undertaken.I reserve the right to add any further comments to this submission at a later date

I am extremely disturbed by the prospect of approval being given to the Rye Park Wind Farm to go ahead and object very strongly to that decision being taken. It is impacting on me already in my role as a Hospital Pastoral Carer where we hear experiences of families already being impacted by wind farms in close proximity to them. I dread the continuing very stressful impact on me and other families in the vicinity of the Rye Park Wind Farm, should it go ahead.
I reserve the right to add extra comments to this submission at a later date.

The wind is free, and the turbines do not contaminate the atmosphere. Construction involves minimal disturbance to the countryside. They keep the options open for the distant future because should they become redundant their removal would leave their area virtually as it originally was, unlike as would be the case with housing developments, for instance. I have been living in close quarters to a major wind farm for several years and can vouch that scare warnings put forward by opponents do not hold true

I support the RYE PARK windfarm. I believe energy from renewable sources is the way of the future, an inevitability. I believe Australia should be a leader in this sector and that this windfarm can contribute to our renewable energy future. The RYE PARK area has a very good wind resource and is overwhelmingly farmland. I think the synergy between wind and agriculture is one that farmers can take advantage of. Lease payments from the windfarm will dramatically increase financial resilience during drought and low commodity prices for the farmer and the local community. If TRUSTPOWER are proposing to inject about $2 million per year for the next 20 years into the local community this has to be a positive outcome for RYE PARK.
I believe all of the environmental concerns raised by opponents of the windfarm have been comprehensively addressed by TRUSTPOWER.
It is important to remember that windfarms do not use any water, which is becoming an increasingly scarce resource.

I am concerned that if the proponant goes outside the approved project there does not appear to be any safeguards or penalties. For example if the proposed traffic counts and heavy vehicle types are exceeded what penalties are bought to bare?

I object to the loss of property values in areas adjacent to wind turbines and the loss of the ability to take out loans on the affected land A number of residents have chosen to live around Rye Park seeking a rural and tree hugging lifestyle. Their dreams will be smashed if the project goes ahead.

The effect of widespread, uncontrolled clearing of native vegetation undertaken in the preparation of tower sights, the possibility of erosion and the destruction of native flora and fauna habitat is of particular concern to the objectives of sustainability supported by Landcare.