Dear slarmidale.org,

Working my way through the NSW Draft Wind Farm Guidelines led me read the slaati submission.

It is excellent to see community groups with large numbers such as this put a voice into this vital area.

My interest is derived from the clear Science on Climate Change and the urgent need to curb Human impact on the Planet, to do otherwise is self destructive.

Even so I am alarmed that the NSW Government will undo so much of the forward thinking of the prior policy mix and ignore the signals from the Federal Government as well.

It is indeed hard to be optimistic with so much greed in place.

I see it like this, my town of Mudgee is a mining town now and its mix is changing rapidly to the point where as a basic Grazier I am unlikely to be able to afford goods and services from that town.

It is as I see it a policy mix today of:

“the right is about ME and the left is about YOU”

Therefore with so many for the “all about ME” YOU is not very popular any more, perceived as anti employment and wealth.

My family has operated the same landscape here since 1880 and today it is in finer condition with biodiversity and sustainable management than ever, unfortunately these don’t cover costs so well but we try.

Yes, climate change is utterly evident here and if the NSW Government wakes up to itself the Wind Farm developers’ that have a licence over the huge ridges on my property may one day generate power for about five thousand standard homes.

Finally, I wish my location wasn’t so remote, it is very difficult to locate like minded people where I live, but I will keep trying.

Yours,
Neville.
By: Neville Mattick