Proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm
Heard about proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm? Engie proposes a large-scale wind energy generation project, named Hills of Gold Wind Farm, with up to 64 x 230m high wind turbines on a 24km stretch of mountain range from Hanging Rock, to Head of Peel, Crawney Pass and Timor. A battery energy storage system, substation/s, power lines and switching station would be required to transfer energy from the proposed project area to transmission lines near Wallabadah.
Hills of Gold Wind Farm is being Determined by the Independent Planning Commission. Progress can be monitored here.
Preliminary Environmental Assessment available here
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act referral here reference number 2019/8535
Disbanded Hills of Gold Wind Farm Community Consultative Committee minutes are available here.
Hills of Gold Preservation Inc was formed representing residents and landholders at Nundle, Hanging Rock, Bowling Alley Point, Head of Peel, Crawney Mountain, and Timor. Its current project is research and assessment of information regarding Engie’s proposed Hills of Gold Wind Farm. For further information contact public officer Teresa Eather sacsonjenkins@icloud.com 0418 866 072 for a membership form. See website and socials Facebook Instagram
This is a State Significant Development because of its value (more than $30 million). Progress may be monitored on the NSW Department of Planning website Major Project Register. See here for assessment procedures for State Significant Developments and State Significant Infrastructure.
Wind Energy Guidelines (Dec 2016)
Wind Energy Visual Assessment Bulletin (Dec 2016)
Wind Energy Noise Assessment Bulletin (Dec 2016)
Community Consultative Committee Guidelines
National Wind Farm Commissioner Andrew Dyer’s 2017 Annual Report
National Wind Farm Commissioner Andrew Dyer’s 2018 Annual Report
National Wind Farm Commissioner Andrew Dyer’s 2019 Annual Report
National Wind Farm Commissioner Andrew Dyer’s 2020 Annual Report
Nation
Media Archive
Northern Daily Leader Letters to the Editor: Monday May 25, 2020
Ben Fordham goes into bat for little town with special place in his life (2GB 21/2/20)
National Wind Farm Commissioner ABC New England North West interview (19/3/19)
Keep an open mind on Nundle wind farm, experts urge community (The Northern Daily Leader 9/3/19)
Tamworth candidates weigh in on divisive Nundle wind farm (The Northern Daily Leader 16/2/2019)
Wind farm worries (Prime News 14/1/19)
Harnessing the wind (Prime News 18/10/18)
Nundle wind farm preliminary environment impact report lodged (The Northern Daily Leader 18/10/18)
Nundle wind farm delayed by extra visual and noise studies (The Northern Daily Leader 21/9/18)
Divided communities struggle with wind projects (The Land 31/5/18)
Nundle digs in for fight (The Land 20/4/18)
Opinion Brietta Hague, Nundle wind farm (The Northern Daily Leader, 14/4/18)
Hanging Rock urges Nundle to consider wind farm jobs (The Northern Daily Leader, 4/4/18)
Nundle airs concerns about wind farm in packed community meeting (The Northern Daily Leader 22/3/18)
Nundle businesses fear $600m wind farm will blow away tourists (The Northern Daily Leader, 20/3/18)
Proposed Hanging Rock/Nundle wind farm site by drone (Fabian Norrie)
Nundle mulls wind farm benefits, jobs and visual impact, (The Northern Daily Leader 8/3/18)
Plans for wind farm at Nundle, ABC New England North West
Nundle says $600m wind farm won’t divide community (The Northern Daily Leader 6/3/18)
Hanging Rock Nundle Wind Farm mtg summary 5 March 2018
Community meetings on proposed wind turbines near Nundle (The Northern Daily Leader, 4/3/18)
