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UPDATE #15

Hello, Walcha community

What’s in this update?

 
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1. Draft Wind Guidelines

Submissions from the public

Deadline: 29th January 2024

 

2. Reckless Renewables Rally

Canberra Road Trip

Date: Tuesday, 6th Feb 2024

THE DETAILS ...

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Draft Wind Guidelines – Submissions from the Public

Deadline: 29th January, 2024

Following the release of the Draft Guidelines in late 2023, the Planning Department have (clumsily) hosted a number of community meetings, explaining the content and purpose of these guidelines. One such meeting was at Walcha Vet Supplies on the 30th November, where many of the Walcha community attended gave a strong reception. Thank you to the community for taking the time to attend and asking such a variety of informed and pointed questions. Again, the Walcha community stepped up and gave a clear and united message.

The framework is now on public exhibition until 11:59 pm on 29 January 2024.

> Link to NSW Energy – Energy Policy Framework 
> Link to Wind Energy Guideline

Up until this time, we are asking all community members to make a submission. To do so, we have outlined a number of concerns that we have with the guidelines. 

>   Click here to for a Step by Step guide to making a Submission to the Department of Planning. You will also find a list of issues we have identified that you can use as a starting point for your submission.

Make sure our voice is heard. 

 
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Reckless Renewables Rally

Canberra Road Trip – Tuesday 6th Feb 2024

We are not the organisers of this rally, but we support its purpose. 

It is clear that politically, much has happened in the last 12 months. There is a groundswell of support for regional areas that are being asked to bear the heavy lifting of the renewable energy rollout. This is in the face of a panicked government that is making urban-centric and reactionary policy on the run, without fair thought to regional communities or their landscape. 

In the big picture, regional areas will be completely ignored and exploited if the message is not sent – via a political platform. 

If you would like to make the trip, and encourage other to do so, please get in touch so that we can report back to the organisers the level of support they can expect from this region.  

Further to this, If you are interested in bus transport or being part of a car pool (as a driver or passenger) please email us@voiceforwalcha.com with as many details as you can so we can assist in organising transport.

Link > For up to date information regarding the rally on the 6th February 2024, please visit the Facebook Page Reckless Renewables Rally.
 

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