Pottinger Wind Farm

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Save Our Surroundings Riverina

12/06/2025

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POTTINGER WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATING WORKS + BESS - SSD-59235464 - IPCN SUBMISSION OBJECTION Dear IPCN, Further to my previous Submission of Objection to Someva’s Predatory, Parasitic Pottinger Wind Plan …. Hay & Wagga Wagga communities have many things in common - we love our precious biodiversity & treasured landscapes, productive agriculture is a reliable & thriving industry, we are generous hearted, resilient & know how to care for our country, we remember our Diggers who went to War, the Murrumbidgee River sustains us ….. yet here we are ….. the Toxic PFAS plume is about to infect our drinking water, we’re both distressed & tortured relentlessly by vested interest predators & parasites, we’re unjustly forced to fight a cruel & heartless, totally unnecessary battle for public health & safety - because we’re both being seriously assaulted by the antithesis of PROTECTING NATURE - CARING FOR COUNTRY - REVERENCING HUMAN LIFE - THE GREATER GOOD - with scandalously Reckless RenewaBULL - Interconnector Nightmare plans - inflicted on us WITHOUT CONSENT - AGAINST OUR WILL - WITH NO SOCIAL LICENCE - unjustly by stealth - orchestrated by a Cabal of Secrecy - Complicit Corporates, Woke Politicians, Dodgy Bureaucrats, Sneaky, Underhanded Councils & Faux Farming Phonies - combining as an Evil Dictatorial Authoritarian Enemy - with ‘THE LIE’ at their core - intent on wrecking our children’s Intergenerational Equity - as they deliberately entomb & poison our essential, life-sustaining soil & vital water sources forever - under the insufferable governance of the treacherous CCP & complicit ABeijingC - cursing us adnauseam with their ruinous, Fake Green propaganda - giving voice to the RE-Alliance witch’s brew of poisonous potions - to cast her monetary spell over the local pariahs & powers who bow to Treacherous TransGrid & Dodgy Developers - bidding them plunder away our precious countryside, carve up the Snowy Mountains, delight in their tortured, slave labour reliant, sabotaging scam - in gleeful pursuit of their globalist Land Grab & Transfer of Wealth - the RenewaBULL Freeway to the Chinese Yuan! Through our pain we meet the best of humanity - kindred spirits - the real Diggers & Aussies of the bush who love Australia & unite in resistance to this brutal land grab - [REDACTED] The RenewaBULL Swindle/Interconnector Nightmare is NOT a Climate Policy. ‘It’s a global wealth redistribution scheme… [REDACTED] As Dr Jordan Peterson also accurately stated: ‘Eco-extremists are leading the world towards despair, poverty, and starvation’ ‘We are sacrificing our children on the altar of a brutal, far-Left ideology’ ‘Climate Alarmism is a Mental Illness!’ ‘…. the climate doomsayers are possessed by an ideology much more akin to a psychogenic epidemic than they are purveyors of any information remotely scientific.’ And so it is that the great Hay locals are rightfully feeling harshly mistreated, deliberately ignored & seriously tortured by the complicit Council, dodgy NSW DPHI & intimidating IPCN DIRECTIVES! Not once was the Pottinger Wind IPCN Meeting advertised in the local Hay ‘Riverine Grazier’ Paper by the IPCN - instead, the locals had to fork out $220 just to alert their community in time with an Ad! To make matters worse, the biased, Pottinger Wind supporting ‘Riverine Grazier’ staff told locals that they were NOT WELCOME at the IPCN Meeting - that ‘the meeting was only for businesses who registered to come as they were looking to use local operators.’ They were led to believe it was only for contractors to register. Additionally, whilst ABC Riverina had produced the most disingenuously false & huge promotion of Hay locals welcoming TransGrid & ‘renewables’ - as orchestrated by Climate 200 Calare Candidate/RE-Alliance Kate Hook & Hay Council’s deceitful Economic Development Manager - not once have they ever reported the facts of Minister Scully deliberately failing to count numerous, valid Objections - including from Hay & the SW during Engie’s The Plains Wind, The Plains Solar & also for the wrongly exhibited Keri Keri Wind - despite admitting that the Planning Portal was NOT WORKING PROPERLY & advising many of us verbally & via email that all the emailed Objections received by the date Minister Scully’s Jose stated - would definitely be counted! Nor did biased ABC Riverina do a thing to alert the community regarding Registering for the Hay IPCN Meeting - until the very last minute & only because I told the Breakfast Host that Hay locals were complaining to me that they had NOT been notified at all in the media about the Meeting or Speaker Registration. Likewise, ABC Riverina has deliberately refused to report essential, dangerous ‘renewable’ hazards & impactful Exhibitions for years - including the recent Wagga Wagga Lithium Battery Recycling Facility & only spoke about the Junee BESS after the Exhibition had closed - despite being requested by locals to do so prior. ABC RIVERINA IS DEFINITELY WORKING FOR THE PREDATORY RENEWABULL INDUSTRY - AGAINST THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC & AUSTRALIA! [REDACTED] This whole DPHI & IPCN process has been discriminatory, completely unjust & inappropriate towards the South West communities & Hay in particular. References: PDF of the beautiful Hay Plains at Sunset, Productive Irrigated Agriculture - Sheep Grazing & Cotton, The Town that Went to War, Poignant Memorials, War on our Murray Darling Basin & our Hapless Minister for Blackouts. Yours Sincerely, Lynette LaBlack 🦋 ‘Save Our Surroundings Riverina.’

Photo 20_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 1.56 MB)

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12/06/2025

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I’m Annie Hare from Moulamein, I’m an irrigation farmer. With my husband Gary & 3 of our sons being the fourth generation. We have some of the best farm practices and regulations we farm under. The first speaker at Hay Meeting Tim delighted in Cherry pick submission quoting none from locals. The Murray Darling Basin effect millions over a vast area. Microplastics are very small plastic particles—less than 5 millimeters in size—that end up in the environment and do enter the food chain, including what we eat, drink, and breathe. They come from the breakdown of larger plastic items, as well as from synthetic fibers, tires, packaging. Any environmental impacts from large-scale infrastructure near Hay microplastic contamination, have a direct path into the Murray-Darling Basin’s water network, affecting water quality downstream and potentially threatening ecosystem health and agriculture across a wide area. How They Enter the Food Chain: • Microplastics end up in soil, rivers, and oceans. • Marine life, such as fish, shellfish, and seabirds, accidentally eat them, Bird and wildlife can consume them. Australia band PBA’s were ban in 2012 Why aren’t the installation companies being challenge, they are a big polluters. This proposal in the Western Riverina is massive — 247 turbines, each with three blades, means 741 enormous composite structures exposed to weathering, erosion, and mechanical stress over decades. This isn’t just about one project! Its picture of what’s coming across our region. Microplastics and composite particles will shed onto the soil, wash into our waterways, be eaten by livestock and wildlife, and enter the food chain. The environmental burden will be long-lasting and I fear virtually irreversible. What is put in place on their installation to mitigate microplastics, if that is possible.. Ocean integrity works to remove microplastics from our oceans. How will we remove it from groundwater? It would be best to not put it there in the first place. A note on decommissioning. Landholders who host turbines should have been contractually required to contribute to a decommissioning fund, with developers matching dollar for dollar into a protected trust account. Right now, decommissioning a single turbine is estimated at $650,000. Without clear legal safeguards, that cost could fall to local councils and ultimately ratepayers. This project must be seriously reconsidered. The scale of contamination and the lack of future accountability is unacceptable. This will be the biggest environmental disaster of our time. I implore the committee to reject this installation. Annie Hare

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New South Wales 2711

12/06/2025

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I have attached my submission with 3 separate attachments

Pottinger Wind Farm objection to application submission.pdf (PDF, 198.21 KB)

Attach 1.pdf (PDF, 194.07 KB)

attach 3.pdf (PDF, 288.71 KB)

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12/06/2025

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Halt All Further processing of Pottinger Wind Farm 247 turbines 1,300MW, battery 500MW SSD-59235464 Immediately Today. Sacred are Lands Waterways and Communities SW NSW being Murray Basin Food Bowl Catchments growing Food for the Nation, note. Protect them from Wind Farms and BESS affecting Regions Australian note! Sacred are Migratory Birds without Protection in NSW, why? I am needing all IPCN Commissioners under Investigation for Threats to National and Internationally Protected Migratory Birds for No reason. Urban areas can Host modified wind and solar energy generation. I am needing an Immediate Moratorium on Wind Farms in Australia. I Demand an Immediate Moratorium on BESS upon Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Darling Basin Food Bowl Catchments. Reasons below: [LINK REDACTED] I Demand an Immediate Inquiry into IPCN, an Inappropriate so called " Independent " body, directly connected to NSW Government. How can IPCN possibly be fair to the Australian People? It can't be. [LINK REDACTED] Open and read it. I can't have you people ignorant yet deciding Our, Australians Ours, Futures. You think a Wind Farm isn't an Impact upon environment Dry Continent Australia, Times By, let alone BESS, toxic to Air Lands and Waterways Australian and World's. Erin Brockovich come to Australia please. We need you. All Australians do. You think a area of Land hosting Wind Farms and BESS are Separate from Food Production Catchments that Flow from High to Low? I Demand you each step down Today and Never Ever be able to decide the Futures of Every Australian Dependent on Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Darling Basin Food Bowl Catchments. Our Wildlife Are Under Threats Unlike Ever before and for No reason. Our, Australians Ours, All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's are in the Wrong Hands Absolutely, being NSW Government and Australian Government, Breaching Paris Agreements every day, but how? I Demand an investigation into: - planners NSW Government - ex planners NSW Government or Australian Government Look what they've Done to every Australian note. Look what they've done to All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's. They've Endangered Species and still Do. How come? That's a Question. I Demand a Full Investigation into why Wind Farms are selected by gov.au when Alternatives exist including Coal, a far less impact to Our, Australians Ours, Nation. How Have Urban planners been given a right to decide Our, Australians Ours, Futures? I Demand an Immediate Moratorium on RE transition in at least NSW. Surely Victoria and South Australia state of the environment is why. You have No idea what you are doing to the Driest Continent on Earth in the Wrong Hands Absolutely. Sack yourselves Today, each and Every one of you as IPCN committee and commissioners. You don't know Anything about the Land, Australian. You have to understand you have No right to decide Our, Australians Ours, Futures. The Commonwealth PFAS/PFOS Ban starts 1st July 2025. Um...State too ? Should be, hey. Think of Next 8 Generations. You haven't. Shame on you. Updated Australian Drinking Water Guidelines include various PFAS. What do you Drink? I need to know. I want My Water Pure. Don't you? Surely you do. Aren't we going the Wrong Way re RE transition? Absolutely. Urban Only is the Way for All Wind and Solar, and Made by Australia recycling materials. Shame on you. EIS reports we need Under Investigation, We, Communities Australian. We, Communities Australian, will All be Impacted by RE transition. All - Including All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's. Slave labour Cease employing, Australian Government, NSW Government, Immediately. NSW Government breach, every day, Paris Agreements, as do IPCN Commissioners. I Demand an Immediate Moratorium on RE transition in Australia. I Demand an Immediate Moratorium on Wind Farms in Australia. I Demand every IPCN Commissioner be unable to decide Our, Australians Ours, Futures and that of Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Darling Basin Food Bowl Catchments which Grow Food with Moisture from C l o u d s, affected by 3 Bladed Far Too High Wind Farms Inappropriate upon on into Our, Australians Ours, Lands Waterways and Communities Dry Continent Australia. Pottinger Energy Park will generate up to 1,300MW of clean, affordable and reliable energy - who says that? There's No such thing as Clean Energy. I Demand an Immediate Moratorium on "Clean Energy" farce. A farce. Huge wind and battery project headed to IPC after long-distance objectors forced more hearing, Thank God! Thank God Australians Protested Pottinger Wind Farm and BESS. Thank God. Every Australian needs to. We all Receive from the Lands Waterways and Communities Australian, under Threats Unlike Ever before and for No reason. AGL and Someva Renewables are Multinational companies affecting Every Australian, correct. Deep Gratitude to many Australians protesting Renewables upon Their Lands they Receive produce from. The Pottinger renewable hub is in a sparsely populated region - I beg you pardon. Wildlife Are Part Of The Environment NB therefore need Protection upon on in Murray Murrumbidgee regions. The project received support from submissions from residents within 15 kms. Hmmm. Getting Money I suppose, while we, the Australian People, all Pay a Price Too High re RE transition and electricity prices increasing increasing increasing for No reason at all, but the High Cost of RE transition rollout upon on in Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Basin Food Bowl Catchments. God Please Help Our Murray Basin region be Free of Wind Farms by Yesterday! Thank God most objections came from the Australian people living 50kms away, including interstate! Thank God the Australian People are Protesting RE transition on upon in Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Basin Food Bowl Catchments SERVING AUSTRALIANS Did You Know! You Don't, do you! [CONTENT REDACTED] All Australians should be Protesting Wind Farms and BESS. Every Single one, including nsw.gov.au staff, reading the submissions but Ignoring every single one! Wake Up. Hurry Up. Halt All Further processing of Pottinger Wind Farm and BESS Today! Hay region Protect Today, from Today. Wildlife Protect in Murray Murrumbidgee Lands Waterways Sacred to a species times by 400 plus, some gone, many endangered, more critically endangered and More so than Now. Thank God NSW Government is allowing people outside the state to offer submissions against Wind Farms and BESS, Inappropriate upon Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Farmlands including Murray Basin Food Bowl Catchments! The Commonwealth PFAS/PFOS Ban starts 1st July 2025 Note! Updated Australian Drinking Water Guidelines include various PFAS. You don't seem to understand Where your Food and Water comes from, sadly. Then you are Not Fit to be Biased. Why aren't you Caring for Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Wildlife?? Give me a reply. I can't understand you people approving Wind Farms in Australia you See. It means you know Nothing about this Land nor of the Cumulative Impacts Increasing on in upon All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's. Do you drink coffee? Where's it from? Do you use AI? Ban AI. You're not thinking you see. That's a Real Shame to Every Australian you Affect with every decision you have made and make In Ignorance! Halt All Further processing of Pottinger Wind Farm and BESS application Immediately Today. It's no good for Our, Australians Ours, All On Country Lands Waterways Waterways Communities Australian and World's. When will we Care? From Today. Cease and Desist Wind Farms in NSW And Australia Today. Cease and Desist BESS in NSW and Australia Immediately Today. I Demand an investigation into IPCN committee and Commissioners who are too ignorant and unaware about Our, Australians Ours, All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's they Harm and Cause Loss To for NO reason at all when Alternatives exist that can Benefit Our, Australians Ours, Precious Precious Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's. [CONTENT REDACTED] Murray Murrumbidgee region Protect. Why hasn't it been? Who is doing Cultural Heritage EIS Hay region ? I need them under investigation. Where are Tribal Mob in Hay region? Where ? Not getting heard ? Why ? Murray Murrumbidgee region needs to be Cared for, not Caused Human Caused harm. Why is Human Caused change to environment Australian being Allowed by gov.au? Why ? Why ? Human Caused changes to environment Change the environment. And the only people Causing Human Caused changes to environment Australian are gov.au employees who breach Paris Agreements daily and get away with it but how ? How ? How ? I want to know. Don't you? Well you don't. You're paid a Wage by gov.au. You don't Pay for all the Electricity you use at work do you. But you Eat and Drink from The Australian Environment and World's, don't you. Don't you. You are what you Eat did you know. Did you. Obviously Not. BESS are Toxic to air lands and waterways environment. Allowed by you, IPCN Commissioners. Hmmm. Ignorant aren't you. I Demand Pottinger Wind Farm and BESS be Immediately Halted for reasons stated above. When will you Care for All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's? Well I know how to do it. And it's Easy when you Love Life being Life Planetary All On Country Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's you Lessen your impacts upon. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. How on Earth did Valley of the Winds Wind Farm get approved by 3 Commissioners representing NSW Government nb? That area is Sacred to All Australians Dependent on the Murray Darling Basin Food Bowl Catchments. Our, Australians Ours, Lands Waterways and Communities are in the Wrong Hands Absolutely. It all comes down to Food and Water you see and what You Eat and Drink. There's no such thing as "clean energy". You are supporting a Lie. Clean is meant to be the human race getting Aware of How they Impact Lands Waterways and Communities Australian and World's. There's No such thing as "clean energy ". No such thing. No such thing. Ban BESS in Australia right now! You will be Responsible. No-one else can be. Green is meant to be Growth of Plants Growing Green Leaves , not metal unrecycleable . Humanity are to Clean up their Acts. Each human is to Clean up their act, and plant Trees and Plants for Next 8 Generations into 500 years from now. Stop what you are doing to Our, Australians Ours, nation, OK. Resign today. Feel Shame. Oh Yes. You have No idea what you are doing to Our, Australians Ours, All On Country Lands Lands and and Australian and World's we must Care for , not Cause More Human Caused issues upon! Ban AI Now. Ban BESS in Australia Today. Surely you know why by Now. Ban Wind Farms causing Harm to environment Australian and World's. Why don't you Care for Aerial Habitat Wildlife Migratory? Ask yourselves. You don't live out here in the bush. You have No right to decide Our, Australians Ours, Futures. No right At All. I'm going to report you. Most Australians live in Urban areas you see. But they don't know where their Food comes from nor their Water. Hmmm. When you know you do change your Life. Obviously you don't know what you Eat or Drink. Therefore you are Not able to Decide Our, Australians Ours, Futures, are you. No you aren't. You aren't. I'll be watching nsw.gov.au because they have No Care toward the Custodians yet Claim they do.

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New South Wales 2705

12/06/2025

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I object to this because there are no bonds or conditions which will keep the [REDACTED] honest”. Hay people have not been properly informed, and we risk toxic smoke from turbine fires. At the very least.

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New South Wales 2705

12/06/2025

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I object on many grounds, but particularly because there are no bonds or conditions to overcome the following: • It is simply not possible to transition to wind and solar, either financially or in practice. Coal-based power is required to stabilise the feed. • We are blotting the landscape, in this case of particular Australian historic heritage, with wind and solar turbines and panels. • The highway is going to be totally taken up with these structures and it will be visually disgusting. • turbines generating heat and raising soil temperature in a hot area in summer • “Bird Blenders” – turbines killing off our birds, which for some reason the government could not care about because they are continually allowing and approving wind and solar farms. In this region in particular, the endangered painted snipe will be blended by turbines, as will wedge-tailed eagles and all manner of other birds. • Turbines shed Bisphenol A, which according to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, is the “most toxic substance we know”. This will open up lawsuits that the government will be left dealing with because all the corporations which originally promited it and got subsidies will have long since have been collapsed to avoid just this liability. • There are no conditions to address microplastics or PFAS contamination and we dont’ really know what will be the impact, except to say it will be the asbestos of the future. • We are relying on slave labour, and there are no conditions; if there were, they would be ignored, possibly fined, which would be considered the cost of doing business! • Reuters has reported that the CCP has kill-switch componentry built into renewabull sensors and transformers. This is totally ignored but a national security issue. Furthermore, this has been sneakily imposed upon the people of Hay, and will affect us in the Leeton area because of the toxic smoke which blows in – evidenced by the fact it does when there are fires, so we will not escape it. There was no advertising in the local paper to advertise it or on radio. The locals who knew about it and were against it had to put adverts in their paper, which is DISGUSTING – this should have been done, but it’s the lengths they are going to to cover up their activities and to keep the impacts of them from the locals. Our governments are wilfully ignoring the National Energy rules, because everything is operating outside those rules at the moment and we do not have, as the rules state, an energy grid and service that is secure, reliable, safe and affordable.

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New South Wales 2700

11/06/2025

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The Windfarm proposal is a massive commitment to the region. Farmland will be greatly impacted as will neighbours of the development whether in agreement or against this development. The true extent of the impact from these wind turbines may not be fully realised until project completion. Does the community & those neighbours effected know the negative effects of turbines??? The effects of noise and the radio frequency effects include lack of sleep, headaches, tinnitus, mood/irritability, concentration & memory problems, issues with nausea and dizziness. Concerns for the environment include effects on wildlife, noise and visual impacts for birds,bats and other species of the particular area. Turbines can have a drying effect on the soils around the turbines negatively impacting local farming. The costs of these massive wind farms far out ways the benefits.

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New South Wales 2711

10/06/2025

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I am attaching my submission

John Clark Submission.pdf (PDF, 70.13 KB)

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06/06/2025

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Please see attached

Ross Johns 6.6.25 submission 4 redacted.pdf (PDF, 135.19 KB)

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Save Our Surroundings

New South Wales

05/06/2025

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See submission

Lynette 12.06.2025 submission_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 720.2 KB)

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Save Our Surroundings Murrumbidgee

05/06/2025

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Postal

Please see scanned submission

Noel Hicks written submission.pdf (PDF, 5.48 MB)

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05/06/2025

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Email

Please see attached

Ross John 5.6.25 submission 3 Redacted.pdf (PDF, 104.03 KB)

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Australian Environment Foundation

Victoria 3181

05/06/2025

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See attached document

Pottinger Wind Farm; final.pdf (PDF, 209.03 KB)

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04/06/2025

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Please see attached email and attachments

Ross email and attachements combined redacted.pdf (PDF, 8.42 MB)

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Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association

New South Wales

04/06/2025

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Appendix submissions to day 1 public meeting

Ross Johns Appendix A to presentation.pdf (PDF, 108.68 KB)

Ross Johns Appendix B Blade shedding.pdf (PDF, 11.96 MB)

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The Energy Realists of Australia

New South Wales 2089

04/06/2025

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General objections to all unreliable energy projects, wind, solar, batteries, pumped hydro. For a start, stop using the term renewables, just tell the truth and call them unreliables. Similarlly, stop talking about clean energy because there is nothing dirty about CO2 (plant food) and the unreliables are filthy by comparison. 1. The ABC of intermittent energy. A. Input to the grid must continuously match the demand. B. The continuity of RE is broken on nights with little or no wind. C. There is no feasible or affordable large-scale storage to bridge the gaps. The ABC explains that the transition to wind and solar power is impossible with current storage technology. Consequently we are approaching a tipping point when coal capacity runs down to the point where there is not be enough dispatchable capacity to meet demand on windless nights. https://newcatallaxy.blog/2023/07/11/approaching-the-tipping-point/ 2. Consider the human and environmental impact through all the stages from mining in remote places overseas to the disposal of toxic junk in local landfill 3. Protect farmland. See Article 2 from the Paris Agreement in 2015. This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the Convention, including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; That means no solar projects, no wind projects, no battery projects on rural land. 4. There is no business case for the unreliable energy providers in the absence of subsidies and mandates. 5. The rising cost of energy has driven many energy-intensive enterprises to the wall or overseas, with more to come. 6. National security is undermined by sourcing most of the expensive and unreliable energy infrastructure from a potentially hostile nation. 7. Count the OPPORTUNITY COST, not just the number of billions that is added to the national debt, think about the hospitals, school, houses, roads, bridges and NDIS services that could be provided using the resources that are buried in the ground underneath wind turbines. AND WE ARE APPROACHING A TIPPING POINT when coal capacity runs down to the point where there is not enough to meet the base load, the minimum supply required day and night. TWO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS A. THE DRYING EFFECT DOWNWIND OF TURBINES (WAKE EFFECTS) This has two effects that are explained in the paper by Ivan Kennedy attached. First, the risk of ignition is enhanced when the vegetation is dried out. Second, with less moisture in the vegetation, it burns HOTTER after it catches fire. B. TOXIC CHEMICALS IN PANELS AND WINDMILL BLADES THAT WILL LEACH INTO THE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER

General objections to wind and solar projects.pdf (PDF, 257.41 KB)

Ivan Kennedy on the wake effects of wind turbines, submitted at a hearing for the Valley of the Winds proposal at Coolah.+_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 1.04 MB)

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New South Wales 2354

02/06/2025

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Contamination and Waste Management are issues that are being swept under the carpet. It’s time the government stop putting renewable targets ahead of the nation’s public health and food security. Please see my attachment for further details:

Wind Turbine Blade Contamination .pdf (PDF, 215 KB)

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Redacted

01/06/2025

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I live in the 2nd flat place on earth I love this fact as sunsets and sunrises are one of the only places in the world you can see both at one time not only are you destroying the view you can’t recycle this machinery where I agree we need to find something for our World but this just isn’t it for us out here we are not going to get any benefits from the energy and you’re destroying our income with tourism. and they can’t be recycled the farmers will not do anything with it and it’ll be landfill as a local of a very small town. All I hear about how good the farmers are going to get paid. What do we get? I want the future for my children’s children to be clean and safe and no I’m not indigenous. I’m just a white born Australian. I don’t know whether it’s Right but I’ve been told you cut down rainforest to actually make the blades for the wind blades. How is that helpful for one Environmental issues to another?

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Australians for Better Government

New South Wales 2478

30/05/2025

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The justification for projects such as this is based upon two false premises: 1. Emissions of carbon dioxide of humans must be minimised because such emissions pose a danger to life on earth. 2. Wind and solar generation facilities will produce cheaper electricity than will coal fired power stations. The first justification is based upon fraud. There is no evidence that carbon dioxide appreciably warms the earth’s atmosphere. As one who has studied thermodynamics to 4th year university level with honours, I am certain that, within in the laws of Physics, carbon dioxide cannot appreciably warm the earth's atmosphere. Its effect is greatly over-shadowed by the effect of water, conduction and convection. In this opinion I am joined by three of the world's most eminent atmospheric physicists, Professor Dr Will Happer, Prof Dr Richard Lindzen and Prof Dr John Clauser. Please watch https://climatethemovie.net and then watch: https://rumble.com/v6s1xd9-the-climate-scam-with-prof-dr-will-happer-hosted-by-commanding-the-narrativ.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp and https://rumble.com/v6ssgz3-how-temperature-records-have-been-falsified.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp Faced with the fact that Anthropogenic Global Warming, now called "Climate Change", is based on a huge well-orchestrated fraud contrived by large financial institutions and backed by the Communist Party of China, the Independent Planning Commission of NSW should have no doubt that proceeding with projects such as this is NOT in the interests of the citizens of New South Wales. The next justification for introducing these systems is that they will produce electricity cheaper than conventional coal-fired power stations. As a mechanical engineer who has, at one time in my career, been responsible for largescale electrical reticulation, I can positively assure you that is not the case. Wind and Solar generation systems, because of their intermittency and the need for large-scale storage, are many times more expensive than conventional coal fired power stations and are destructive to the low-cost operation of baseload generators. The CSIRO report, Gencost, upon which the Government justifies the introduction of these wind and solar systems, is a dreadful, mendacious piece of scholarship. All that matters is, "What is the cost of electricity generated by any system and what is the confidence level that this system will satisfy demand?" Gencost fails to adequately address this. Any supplier of these systems must, as a basic performance specification commit to providing electrical power at a certain cost per kWh and guarantee a certain confidence level that supply will satisfy demand. This has never been done. I have provided you with a paper I have written scoping an 8GW pumped hydro system powered by solar. This paper deduced: 1. To be certain of supply satisfying demand, the storage for such a system would require 4 Warragamba Dams perched at an average height of 800 metres above sea level. This is simply not possible and the cost of this would be huge. 2. The cost of electricity from this facility would likely be in the vicinity of 21 cents/kWh. This is far more than the cost of electricity generated by brown coal, for example, which is somewhere between 2.5 and 3 cents per kWh. Faced with the fact that: 1. "Climate Change" is a huge fraud and there is therefore no point in minimising emissions of carbon dioxide; 2. the cost of electricity generated by wind and solar generators is around 6 times more expensive than that which is produced by coal; and 3. Suppliers of these systems are unable to commit to a meaningful performance specification; namely, the cost of electricity generated by this system and the confidence level that supply will satisfy demand; the Independent Planning Commission must not allow any of these projects to proceed. They are definitely not in the interests of the citizens of New South Wales.

A_RoughScopingOfAn8GigawattSystem with AnnexA.pdf (PDF, 1.99 MB)

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Save Our Surroundings (SOS)

New South Wales 2852

27/05/2025

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It is clear to anyone who analyses the facts that the claims made for this proposed industrial project and all similar projects will not be achieved. Our attached papers "Ruinables vs Renewables V1" and "Do you need to detour?" are based on information provided by proponents, governments, industry bodies, overseas and local actual experiences, and others. Please refer to these papers and reject this destructive proposed project.

SOS - Do you need to detour 250504.pdf (PDF, 686.86 KB)

Ruinables vs Renewables V1.pdf (PDF, 943.91 KB)

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New South Wales 2711

27/05/2025

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As someone that worked on other wind farm projects I have some insight 1 there are no local jobs it all drive in drive out or residential role so we take our caravans an move to a local caravan park that make us local 2 who’s responsible for the clean up at end of life ? The land holder that’s who 3 the little local town can’t support a project of this size all the camp food fuel etc is organised though large groups that can supply on short notice You try ordering 500kg of rump steak form a local butcher

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Someva Pty Limited

12/06/2025

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See attached

Applicant submission_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 2.67 MB)

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Edward River Council

New South Wales 2710

12/06/2025

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Please refer to the attached ERC Submission

ERC Submission - Pottinger Wind Farm IPC 2025_Redacted.pdf (PDF, 3.39 MB)

831

New South Wales 2710

14/05/2025

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This is a development I wholeheartedly support. Visual impact of our unique big sky area will be nought to very limited. I am prepared to put my trust in the hands of the developers as a grassroots Australian company . While our financial gain is minimal as non of the towers will be on our farm, i acknowledge the economical boost to our region and in particular our struggling small Booroorban Sporting and Social Club The Pottinger/Someva team has been welcomed into the Booroorban community with open arms.

1271

Victoria 3517

12/06/2025

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It is important to develop energy infrastructure in a way that doesn't have detrimental effects on the environment or local community, and I believe that this project meets those criteria. It will result in the development of renewable energy infrastructure and create jobs and opportunities for locals, while preserving the local landscape, being away from the Cobb Highway.

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WB Pastoral Pty Ltd

New South Wales 2710

12/06/2025

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To whom it may concern, I am writing to provide my support for the Pottinger Wind Farm and Energy Park Project. As a hosting land owner for the project we have now been working alongside Someva Renewables and AGL for a number of years and have been very happy with their approach to working with landowners, neighbours and both the immediate and broader community. Located in the middle of the South-West REZ with two high voltage transmission lines running through our property, we have always been aware of the important role that our region could play as part of the energy transition. The significant factor for us has been to have successful projects that would be sympathetic to the needs of the local community, work with us to understand how energy generation and farming can co-exist, and ensure that benefits are spread across the area ensuring that neighbours see real benefits as well. We believe that Someva and AGL have struck the right balance putting in a significant amount of work up front to ensure that we were able to ensure that our operations will continue to develop and the farming business passes between generations. We are confident that our agreements with Someva and AGL that our farming business will continue to grow and thrive alongside the windfarm and we will in no way be held back as a host for the project. Combined with the social licence that they have built across Booroorban, Hay and Deniliquin communities we feel confident that Someva and AGL are well placed to deliver a project that understands and meets the needs of landholders and communities of the region. It was also important to us that we are partnering with an Australian owned company, which is extremely important when looking at the length of the project / relationship between our business and the energy park project. Additionally, Someva and AGL understood from the outset the importance of the natural environment and farming heritage of the area, building on this over the years with: - real social licence in the community; - strong community and project benefits through the Community Benefits Fund; - generous neighbour agreements; - preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway; - providing stimulus to the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth; and - commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups.

1411

New South Wales 2711

12/06/2025

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To whom it may concern, I am writing to provide my support for the Pottinger Wind Farm and Energy Park Project. As a hosting land owner for the project we have now been working alongside Someva Renewables and AGL for a number of years and have been very happy with their approach to working with landowners, neighbours and both the immediate and broader community. Located in the middle of the South-West REZ with two high voltage transmission lines running through our property, we have always been aware of the important role that our region could play as part of the energy transition. The significant factor for us has been to have successful projects that would be sympathetic to the needs of the local community, work with us to understand how energy generation and farming can co-exist, and ensure that benefits are spread across the area ensuring that neighbours see real benefits as well. We believe that Someva and AGL have struck the right balance putting in a significant amount of work up front to ensure that we were able to ensure that our operations will continue to develop and the farming business passes between generations. We are confident that our agreements with Someva and AGL that our farming business will continue to grow and thrive alongside the windfarm and we will in no way be held back as a host for the project. Combined with the social licence that they have built across Booroorban, Hay and Deniliquin communities we feel confident that Someva and AGL are well placed to deliver a project that understands and meets the needs of landholders and communities of the region. It was also important to us that we are partnering with an Australian owned company, which is extremely important when looking at the length of the project / relationship between our business and the energy park project. Additionally, Someva and AGL understood from the outset the importance of the natural environment and farming heritage of the area, building on this over the years with: - real social licence in the community; - strong community and project benefits through the Community Benefits Fund; - generous neighbour agreements; - preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway; - providing stimulus to the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth; and - commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups.

1261

Victoria 3690

12/06/2025

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Great Spot for wind turbines, Creating Jobs, doesn't impact farming.

1301

Booroorban Sporting & Social Club

New South Wales 2710

12/06/2025

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Booroorban Sporting & Social Club (BSSC) supports Pottinger Wind Farm’s development proposal. Our community has already benefited through Community Benefits Funds with further promised support for our volunteer run, not for profit group to follow. Considerable consultation has taken place, publicly & individually, with the community regarding the development proposal. Visually, Pottinger has been mindful of preserving the Hay Plains landscape by setting it back from the major roads, being Cobb Highway. Employment opportunities through the project for local residents & services are vital in our rural area. BSSC is supportive of the necessary transition to renewable energy provided by this project.

1276

Redacted

12/06/2025

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I support the Pottinger Wind Farm because it represents the kind of smart, forward thinking progress we need for the community, the environment, and the future. Being the only Australian-owned project in the South-West Renewable Energy Zone really matters! The team behind the Pottinger Wind Farm have built strong connections with the community, and have taken the time to listen and do things properly. They have considered the impact the Wind Farm will have, from where the turbines are placed (well back from roads like the Cobb Highway to keep the Hay Plains landscape intact) to making sure the project sits on land owned by Australian farming families. It’s not just about clean wind energy (although that’s a huge part of it), it’s about supporting regional growth, creating local jobs, and investing back into the towns that are part of it. There is also a clear commitment to supporting First Nations groups and investing in long-term community benefit through dedicated funding This is the kind of renewable energy project I want to see more of. It is a smart, locally led step toward a cleaner energy future.

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E. B. Mawson & Sons Pty Ltd

Victoria 3568

12/06/2025

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As responsible corporate citizens and significant consumers of renewable electricity (all mains supplied power fully offset since September 2020) Mawsons support the respectful development of renewable energy projects to help Australia achieve our carbon reduction targets. Mawsons are pleased to supply concrete and quarry products for the construction of energy infrastructure that is critical for the protection of our environment and living standards.

1266

Victoria 3690

12/06/2025

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Building renewal infrastructure, creating employment and renewable energy for local and regional growth

1281

New South Wales 2711

12/06/2025

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To whom it may concern, I am writing to provide my support for the Pottinger Wind Farm and Energy Park Project. As a hosting land owner for the project we have now been working alongside Someva Renewables and AGL for a number of years and have been very happy with their approach to working with landowners, neighbours and both the immediate and broader community. The response from our community and neighbours has been overwhlemingly positive and I feel this is due to Someva's extensive work and strong commitment to creating a real social licence. Furthermore, the community benefit schemes will create significant change in my community for future generations. The project itself will compliment our farming practices to ensure we can continue producing throughout the life of the project. Someva has contributed greatly to this through extensive consultation and understanding of our business. Additionally, Someva and AGL understood from the outset the importance of the natural environment and farming heritage of the area, building on this over the years with: - real social licence in the community; - strong community and project benefits through the Community Benefits Fund; - generous neighbour agreements; - preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway; - providing stimulus to the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth; and - commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups.

1256

New South Wales 2640

12/06/2025

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This is a wonderful initiative that will benefit both the Hay and Deniliquin communities now and into the future. Environmental and other risks have been well considered and the turbines will have low impact on farming. I wholeheartedly support the Pottinger IPC.

1296

New South Wales 2710

12/06/2025

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To whom it may concern, I am writing to provide my support for the Pottinger Wind Farm and Energy Park Project. As a hosting land owner for the project we have now been working alongside Someva Renewables and AGL for a number of years and have been very happy with their approach to working with landowners, neighbours and both the immediate and broader community. Located in the middle of the South-West REZ with two high voltage transmission lines running through our property, we have always been aware of the important role that our region could play as part of the energy transition. The significant factor for us has been to have successful projects that would be sympathetic to the needs of the local community, work with us to understand how energy generation and farming can co-exist, and ensure that benefits are spread across the area ensuring that neighbours see real benefits as well. We believe that Someva and AGL have struck the right balance putting in a significant amount of work up front to ensure that we were able to ensure that our operations will continue to develop and the farming business passes between generations. We are confident that our agreements with Someva and AGL that our farming business will continue to grow and thrive alongside the windfarm and we will in no way be held back as a host for the project. Combined with the social licence that they have built across Booroorban, Hay and Deniliquin communities we feel confident that Someva and AGL are well placed to deliver a project that understands and meets the needs of landholders and communities of the region. It was also important to us that we are partnering with an Australian owned company, which is extremely important when looking at the length of the project / relationship between our business and the energy park project. Additionally, Someva and AGL understood from the outset the importance of the natural environment and farming heritage of the area, building on this over the years with: - real social licence in the community; - strong community and project benefits through the Community Benefits Fund; - generous neighbour agreements; - preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway; - providing stimulus to the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth; and - commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups.

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CUC (Country University Centre) Southern Riverina Steering Committee

New South Wales 2710

12/06/2025

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Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission in support of the proposed Pottinger Wind Farm. The Southern Riverina region is undergoing significant economic changes, with over $30 billion in renewable energy projects projected for the Riverina area and challenges facing the irrigated agriculture sector as a result of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and irrigation water entitlement buybacks. The Pottinger Wind Farm project will support the region through this transition providing increased local employment, business diversification and growth opportunities, and access to Community Benefits Funding for local projects and community initiatives. It is estimated the project could create up to 550 jobs at peak construction and 35 ongoing roles throughout its operational life. The project will provide the local community with a career pathway in to the renewable energy sector and the opportunity for a transitioning agribusiness workforce to reskill and upskill to fill these new roles. The Country University Centre (CUC) Southern Riverina Steering Committee is a community committee formed in partnership with Edward River and Berrigan Shires in early 2023 to secure Government Funding and industry and community sponsorship to establish two CUCs in the Southern Riverina region. Someva Renewables and AGL have pledged Community Benefits funding to support the establishment of the CUC for our region. The Pottinger Energy Park Project and CUC hubs in partnership will provide pathways for residents to up-skill or retrain, enabling them to participate in the region's economic transition. By offering courses in areas such as engineering, business and environmental sciences, the CUC hubs will help build a workforce capable of supporting the growth in the renewable energy sector.

1156

Victoria 3225

11/06/2025

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I am writing this submission in support of the proposed Pottinger Wind Farm. While I do not live locally to the proposed wind farm I have been a regular visitor to this area for 50 years, visiting usually once a year for about a week. My main reason for supporting the proposal is my very strong belief in the need for Australia to continue, and increase, the use of renewable power. Secondly I feel the project is well located away from the Hay road and will not be visible to the vast majority of people visiting or traveling through the area. I sincerely hope that the project is approved. David McKeown.

1211

New South Wales 2710

11/06/2025

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I strongly support the Pottinger Wind Farm. The South West Rez is an ideal region for renewables and the Pottinger Wind Farm is a magnificent spot with in the South West Rez. Thanks

1146

Victoria 3619

11/06/2025

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We are preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway The project is on lands belonging to Australian farming families Supporting the energy transition to renewable energy Stimulating the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth

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Hay Shire Council

New South Wales 2711

11/06/2025

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See attached submission

Hay Shire Council - IPC Submission - Pottinger Wind Farm - Final.pdf (PDF, 512.29 KB)

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Redacted

11/06/2025

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I believe Pottinger Wind Farm will become a leading example of Renewable Energy Parks with the combination of a renowned grazing enterprise, wind turbines, a lake system ( Wargam Lakes preserving bird and frog life for perpetuity), the preservation of biodiversity areas for wildlife such as the plains wander, the identification of indigenous areas and sustainable management of the historical grass lands of the Riverina. All these facts combining to make our country a better place to live.

1221

New South Wales 2710

11/06/2025

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I would like to write a submission to support the Pottinger project. It’s going to give our community extra opportunities now and well into the future.

1151

Redacted

11/06/2025

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As a regular visitor to the area for over 25 years I have been an interested observer of this application for several years. I support the managed transition from mainly coal fired generation of electricity to renewable sources. It is important that this transition focusses on the need to minimize impacts on landscape and visual amenity and optimize economic efficiency. The area of land impacted by this project is well away from major roads and has low population density, so the visual impact is small. The proposed turbines are located close to the major transmission line so the costs for connection are very low, and economically efficient. The landscape beneath the turbines is relatively low value and grazing is the major use. The turbines will have minimal impact on current land use. Farmers impacted by the turbines endure many climatic impacts on their operations, particularly drought, and the income from the turbine company will provide valuable stability of income to the benefit not only of the farmers, but to the broader community in the area. I therefore support the approval of the proposed Pottinger Wind Farm

1141

Victoria 3619

11/06/2025

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We are preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway The project is on lands belonging to Australian farming families Supporting the energy transition to renewable energy Stimulating the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth

1131

New South Wales 2710

10/06/2025

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As the only Australian-owned project in the South-West Renewable Energy Zone (SW-REZ), I’m proud to see a leading role in Australia’s clean energy transition. The deep roots in the region have helped them build strong social licence within the community — earned through genuine engagement, trust, and a shared commitment to delivering long-term benefits. The project brings more than clean wind energy. They’re supporting the local economy by creating regional jobs, sourcing local services, and investing in community priorities. They’ve proposed strong community and project benefits, including Community Benefits Funds to directly support what matters most to the people who live and work here. Set thoughtfully in the iconic Hay Plains, the project has been designed to preserve the landscape, with key setbacks from major roads such as the Cobb Highway. They’re proud to be working on lands owned by Australian farming families and remain committed to respecting their legacy while contributing to a cleaner, more secure energy future. They're also focused on making this transition inclusive — with a firm commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations communities. By generating cleaner, renewable wind energy, they’re helping reduce emissions and move toward a sustainable future that benefits all Australians.

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Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council

New South Wales 2710

10/06/2025

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- As the custodians of Country around Deniliquin and the broader Hay Plains, the Deniliquin Local Aboriginal Land Council warmly endorses the Pottinger Wind Farm proposal. Through open and respectful dialogue, the project team has consistently demonstrated genuine commitment to our people—honoring cultural heritage surveys, embedding pathways for First Nations employment and training, and setting the turbines well back from key cultural corridors and the Cobb Highway to safeguard the sweeping plains that hold deep spiritual meaning for us. Their Australian ownership, transparent engagement, and clear respect for our Country give us confidence that Pottinger Wind Farm will be a responsible neighbour and long-term partner. - We also recognise the wider benefits the project will deliver dependable local jobs and contracting opportunities for Aboriginal businesses, a well-structured Community Benefit Fund that can help close the gap, and a meaningful boost to the South-West Renewable Energy Zone’s clean-energy momentum. By generating wind power on family-owned farmland, Pottinger Wind Farm will stimulate regional growth while advancing NSW’s energy transition and emissions goals. For these reasons, we urge the Independent Planning Commission to approve SSD-59235464 so our community—and all of NSW—can share in the cultural, social, and economic prosperity this thoughtfully designed project promises.

1121

Redacted

10/06/2025

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We must have renewable energy for the future of generations to come. The Riverina Plains is an area of Australia very suited to wind and solar energy generation. Pottinger Park is out of sight and out of mind of the public. Wind turbines combined with grazing enterprises is a wonderful way Australian farmers can contribute to the growth of our communities and country.

1101

Redacted

10/06/2025

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To Whom It May Concern, I would like to write in support of the Pottinger Wind Farm for a number of reasons including: - Someva and AGL are both Australian owned companies, - The project is in a great region for renewables as it will create much needed long term employment in the region, - The region doesn't have dense populations like many other renewable zones and will bring fantastic community benefits to the local communities through proposed community benefits schemes, jobs and economic growth, - Supports NSW transition to renewable energy generation creating cleaner energy for Australia going forward, - The setback from major roads preserves the landscape of the Hay plains and It is being built on land which is owned by long standing Australian farming families who value the land and what it can produce, the most important thing for these families is leaving the land in a better state for the next generation and the Pottinger Windfarm helps to achieve this goal with areas already locked up for the Plains Wanderer and the protection of the Wargam Lakes. Kind regards.

1126

New South Wales 2710

10/06/2025

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To whom it may concern, I am writing to provide my support for the Pottinger Wind Farm and Energy Park Project. As a hosting land owner for the project we have now been working alongside Someva Renewables and AGL for a number of years and have been very happy with their approach to working with landowners, neighbours and both the immediate and broader community. Located in the middle of the South-West REZ with two high voltage transmission lines running through our property, we have always been aware of the important role that our region could play as part of the energy transition. The significant factor for us has been to have successful projects that would be sympathetic to the needs of the local community, work with us to understand how energy generation and farming can co-exist, and ensure that benefits are spread across the area ensuring that neighbours see real benefits as well. We believe that Someva and AGL have struck the right balance putting in a significant amount of work up front to ensure that we were able to ensure that our operations will continue to develop and the farming business passes between generations. We are confident that our agreements with Someva and AGL that our farming business will continue to grow and thrive alongside the windfarm and we will in no way be held back as a host for the project. Combined with the social licence that they have built across Booroorban, Hay and Deniliquin communities we feel confident that Someva and AGL are well placed to deliver a project that understands and meets the needs of landholders and communities of the region. It was also important to us that we are partnering with an Australian owned company, which is extremely important when looking at the length of the project / relationship between our business and the energy park project. Additionally, Someva and AGL understood from the outset the importance of the natural environment and farming heritage of the area, building on this over the years with: - real social licence in the community; - strong community and project benefits through the Community Benefits Fund; - generous neighbour agreements; - preserving the landscape of the Hay Plains with the project set back from major roads including the Cobb Highway; - providing stimulus to the local economy through local jobs and services / regional economic growth; and - commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups.

1091

Victoria 3517

08/06/2025

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I am a previous owner of one of the properties included in Pottinger Wind Farm. The landscape of the Hay Plains will be preserved due to the project being set back from the Cobb Highway by approximately 20 kilometres. The visual impact of the Pottinger Wind Farm will also be minimised due to the large area of land this project can command resulting in approximately one turbine per 500 acres. The low density of turbines will also eliminate any impact the project could have on the biodiversity of the area.

1081

New South Wales 2711

07/06/2025

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I do believe the site chosen for the Pottinger Wind Farm development is suitable to construct wind towers. There won’t be a great deal of change to The Hay Plains landscape, and the visual impact for me would be minimal, from my personal familiarity with the project. I cannot envisage any diverse environmental impacts that the development will have on the surrounding area, and with an uninhabited area I cannot see any social impacts. I can see a great economic boom for the local farmers, which is a huge tick. This is just one step to Supporting the transition to renewable energy.

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HAY INC RURAL EDUCATION

New South Wales 2711

07/06/2025

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Hay Inc Rural Education Program supports the Pottinger Wind Farm. The proponents have built a big social license in the local community to be a valuable operator of a renewable energy park. They are seeking to preserve the aesthetic landscape of the Hay Plains as the project is set back from rural residences and major roads, principally the Cobb Highway. The project will assist with much needed stimulation of the local economy with employment and regional economic growth especially in agriculture which will assist the goals of our Hay Inc program. There will be community benefits funds with promised support for not-for-profit organisations and charities in the local community. Regards, Duncan Fraser Hay Incorporated Chair

981

02/06/2025

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To whom it may concern I am expressing my interest in employment on the project as I have experience on solar farm projects and I have spoken at a few toolbox talks Therefore I support the Project Yours Sincerely Kurt Longford

966

Victoria 3149

02/06/2025

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The Plains Renewable Energy Park, located in the Hay Plains of New South Wales, stands as a testament to Australia's commitment to sustainable development, community engagement, and economic growth. This project not only contributes to the nation's renewable energy goals but also fosters local prosperity and environmental stewardship. As one of the few Australian-owned initiatives within the South-West Renewable Energy Zone, The Plains Renewable Energy Park exemplifies local leadership in the transition to renewable energy. The South-West REZ is pivotal in NSW's strategy to achieve a 70% emissions reduction by 2035, with the region attracting significant investments in solar, wind, and battery storage projects. ENGIE, the project's developer, has prioritized building strong relationships with the local community. Through information sessions and consultations in Hay and Booroorban, ENGIE has actively sought local input, ensuring that the project aligns with community values and needs. The project is thoughtfully designed to minimize its visual impact on the Hay Plains. By setting back from major roads, including the Cobb Highway, the development preserves the region's natural beauty while integrating renewable energy infrastructure. Situated on lands owned by Australian farming families, The Plains Renewable Energy Park demonstrates a harmonious blend of agriculture and renewable energy. The integration of wind, solar, and battery storage systems alongside existing agricultural activities ensures that farming operations continue to thrive while contributing to clean energy production. The project is set to inject significant economic benefits into the local economy. By creating local jobs, supporting regional services, and attracting investments, The Plains Renewable Energy Park stimulates economic growth and enhances the resilience of the community. The integration of wind, solar, and battery storage technologies at The Plains Renewable Energy Park contributes to the generation of cleaner energy. This initiative supports Australia's transition to renewable energy, aligning with national goals to reduce emissions and promote sustainability. ENGIE is dedicated to engaging with First Nations communities to ensure that their rights and interests are respected throughout the project's development. By fostering inclusive dialogue and collaboration, The Plains Renewable Energy Park aims to contribute positively to the reconciliation process and support First Nations groups. To further support the local community, The Plains Renewable Energy Park plans to establish Community Benefits Funds. These funds will be dedicated to initiatives that enhance community well-being, support local infrastructure, and promote sustainable development, ensuring that the benefits of the project are shared broadly. In summary, The Plains Renewable Energy Park is a model of sustainable development that balances environmental responsibility with community engagement and economic growth. Through thoughtful planning and collaboration, the project exemplifies how renewable energy initiatives can positively impact both the environment and the communities they serve.

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Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre Aboroginal Corporation

New South Wales 2710

02/06/2025

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Yarkuwa supports developments where Indigenous cultural heritage values are respected and that there is a commitment to closing the gap and supporting First Nations groups. This includes engaging with local traditional owners at every stage of the project which has been undertaken for this development. Yarkuwa expects that developers of projects look for short medium and long term partnership opportunities that also build sustainable employment. It is important that developers recognise that they are impacting on a cultural landscape and demonstrate benefits for local traditional owners. This only comes about through genuine engagement of which this project has undertaken. There are also opportunities to work with partners to find mutual benefits using the same land that is the subject of development. This approach is one which is supported by our organisation

956

New South Wales 2710

01/06/2025

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I support the transition to renewable energy. The Pottinger Wind Farm would be a significant step towards this transition whilst also providing a significant economic benefit to the local community. I also support the project as the only Australian-owned project in the SW-REZ and one that has engaged positively with the local community.

941

Victoria 3149

30/05/2025

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It is important that we are moving away from fossil fuel to support our energy. Therefore by creating this wind farm would generate a lot of renewable energy that can be used instead of fossil fuels significantly benefiting the environment and reducing climate change.

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Giz A Break

Victoria 3630

29/05/2025

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Giz A Break is a small charity that wraps intensive youth work into an off-road touring format. We have been working closely with the Hay community since 2019, when we developed a drought relief program for young people from isolated, heavily agriculture-dependent communities in drought affected New South Wales. We've run close to 20 multi-day mental health prevention programs with young people from Hay since. Our time spent in the community very much showed us quite how dependent the prosperity of Hay is on the climate and agriculture. Hay has lost a comparatively large number of community members to suicide – both old and young – and we have no doubt that the boom and bust of the agricultural cycle has an impact in this regard, as has the lack of access to youth and mental health services. An increase in diversity of opportunities for people living in Hay (in all regards – recreational, educational, access to services, and access to secure employment) would strengthen this and other remote communities enormously. We note that the proposed development would result in significant employment opportunities during the construction phase, and sustained, climate-proof employment opportunities for the next decades. We can see how this diversification and expansion of employment options will help strengthen the social fabric of the remarkable community of Hay.

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New South Wales 2711

28/05/2025

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I agree with the proposed development to support the town and essential fuel/energy sources

911

New South Wales 2711

27/05/2025

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I am writing in support of the proposed plan for the Pottinger Wind Farm. As someone who works closely with young people in the community, I see this project not only as a positive step toward environmental sustainability but also as a valuable opportunity to create meaningful career pathways for our local youth. The development of this wind farm has the potential to bring a range of benefits to our region, including job creation during construction and operation, increased demand for local services and businesses, educational opportunities through training and apprenticeships, and a strengthened sense of community resilience through investment in renewable energy. I sincerely hope the company follows through with its commitment to support neighbouring properties and provides genuine community incentives that reflect the needs and values of the region.

891

New South Wales 2711

23/05/2025

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The project offers significant benefits for our region through investment in renewable energy infrastructure, job creation, and contribution to NSW’s emissions reduction targets. We commend the proponent for its engagement with local stakeholders and alignment with the goals of the South West Renewable Energy Zone (SW REZ). However, we respectfully raise a concern regarding the project’s plan to establish a self-contained accommodation camp for the workforce. While such camps offer convenience during large-scale construction projects, they risk diverting economic benefits away from local businesses—particularly established motels and service providers in nearby towns like Hay. Regional accommodation providers have the capacity and infrastructure to host a portion of the project workforce and would benefit significantly from participation in the project’s economic activity. Utilising existing local accommodation: Strengthens the regional economy through direct and indirect spending Avoids unnecessary duplication of temporary facilities Builds stronger ties between the project and local communities We encourage the Commission and the project proponent to consider a hybrid accommodation model, where a proportion of the workforce—such as management staff, contractors, and short-term consultants—are housed within the community, enabling more equitable economic outcomes for local businesses. This submission is made with the intent to strengthen regional collaboration and ensure that local businesses share in the long-term benefits of this major infrastructure investment. Thank you for considering this perspective. A local business operator Hay, NSW

871

New South Wales 2711

21/05/2025

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I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed Pottinger Wind Farm development. As a nearby resident, I believe this project represents a significant step forward in promoting sustainable energy and long-term environmental responsibility in our community. I have a professional background as a licensed electrician, and I am particularly interested in the opportunity to contribute to this project not only as a local supporter but also as a skilled worker. I would welcome the chance to be part of the team that brings this important initiative to life and would be grateful for any opportunity to be considered for relevant roles during its construction or ongoing maintenance phases. Renewable energy is vital for our future, and I’m proud to see this kind of forward-thinking development being considered in our area. I look forward to the positive impact this project will have on our community, both economically and environmentally.

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New South Wales 2710

14/05/2025

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I 100% support the Pottinger proposal on the basis the developer is an Australian company and i have found the team to be trustworthy and earnest in their endeavours to do the right thing by the community and by landholders- including neighbours. None of the land on which the proposed development is considered is sensitive or high-value farmland. I have lived in this area for 72 years and am excited for this to proceed, even though we do not benefit financially as a host landowner. Pottinger in my view has done everything right by the community.