The Petition of residents and concerned citizens of Yass Valley Council, Upper Lachlan Council and Boorowa Council areas, together with citizens of Australia, brings to the attention of the House their concerns about the construction of Wind Farms in the NSW Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes which pose negative impacts on the

• natural environment (including bushland degradation and water consumption during construction), which includes habitat for endangered Superb Parrot and Southern Pygmy Perch as well as potential impacts on threatened, and migratory and regional populations of at-risk species;
  
  
• personal health of individual residents, business employees and members of the community  including schools, as health issues are still under consideration;
  
  
• visual amenity for individuals and communities, as well as detracting potential new land owners from the area; background noise for individual residents, business workers and community facilities including schools;
  
  
• financial future of landowners who may experience difficulty in securing finance for further purchase or difficulty achieving sale of current property at pre-turbine rate;
  
  
• tourism growth of the region, and at specific tourist venues within view of turbines; effective bushfire defence of property by aircraft.

Industrial Turbine Facilities are not “farms”, are incompatible with the rural character, land use and economic value of the area.

Current Environmental Assessments supplied do not contain specific details of turbine specifications and placement and developers will not adhere to the recommended 2km setbacks advised in documentation.

Rye Park Action Group