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The land area destroyed to house a couple of wind turbines (often in pristine forests) compares unfavourably with the area needed to house a single nuclear power plant. See above \u2013 the area gouged out of one of Queensland\u2019s (previously untouched) tropical rainforests to allow space for just two of these things \u2013 huge strips of the area in question will ultimately be bulldozed to make way for hundreds more (see pic below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, there\u2019s the additional (and entirely unnecessary) environmental destruction to make way for the 60-70m blades, tower sections and giant nacelles weighing over 100 tonnes. Navigating those components along narrow tree-lined roads is impossible; so, in the name of saving the planet, the trees are all axed \u2013 irrespective of their obvious environmental and indeed societal value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Such is the case with a tree-lined highway in Oberon, New South Wales. The trees themselves were planted over a century ago in honour of those 330,000 Australian soldiers who fought, and the 68,000 who died, during the Great War; at Gallipoli, in France, Belgium and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we\u2019ll cross to The Daily Telegraph where the wind industry\u2019s latest outrage is outlined. Then we\u2019ll cross to Sky News, where Peta Credlin and Jonathon Duniam pick up the thread and Nick Cater points out that the whole wind and solar disaster could be avoided if only Australia grew up and went nuclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fears new wind farm near Oberon could result in Anzac Memorial Drive trees being slashed<\/strong>
The Daily Telegraph
Lachlan Leeming
15 May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Anzac memorial consisting of a 100-year-old crop of trees is at risk from a new wind farm, with furious locals calling on the Minister for veterans to block the move over fears it\u2019ll kill the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for the Paling Yards wind farm, by the Australian arm of Madrid-based renewable energy giant GPG, features 47 new wind turbines up to 240 metres tall and has caused outrage around the central west town of Oberon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current plans for the wind farm, which is yet to receive final approval, would involve the blades and other components being trucked to the site through the tiny village of O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But doing so could require slashing back the trees which make up the war memorial along the O\u2019Connell Avenue Memorial Drive leading to the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A May update put out by GPG concedes that studies found that contact from the giant blades would impact the trees by up to a metre, although \u201cno material damage is caused to the trees\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGPGA, in consultation with Veteran Affairs, has agreed to certain monitoring and reporting recommendations aimed at the protection of the Avenue of Honour,\u201d the update states, saying a detailed report would be submitted in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The explanation has left local community members and their MP furious over the impact on the memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bathurst MP and shadow police Minister Paul Toole said the trees are an \u201cicon for the village of O\u2019Connell and a meaningful memorial for the families of WWI veterans who served from the area\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis just goes to show that these foreign-owned energy moguls will do anything to make their money making renewable factories, even to the extent of destroying war memorials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is not in the Anzac nor the Australian spirit to prioritise renewable projects over the conservation of a WWI war memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese companies are money hungry enterprises who think they can run over the top of regional communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Muldoon, a local businessman and a committee member of Oberon Against Wind Towers, said despite the explanation, they had fears over what it would mean for their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had written to Veterans Minister David Harris saying the trees could die if cut back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny Anzac memorial is sacred, particularly for a small community like O\u2019Connell who are very protective about it,\u201d he said.
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Residents \u2018up in arms\u2019 over wind farm to bulldoze Anzac monument<\/strong>
Sky News
Peta Credlin, Jonathon Duniam, Nick Cater
15 May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sky News host Peta Credlin says a new wind farm proposed in Oberon is set to bulldoze an Anzac monument as locals are \u201cup in arms\u201d over the concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt might sound like a little issue, but it is really important,\u201d Ms Credlin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLocals in Oberon are up in arms that an Anzac monument \u2026 in honour of fallen diggers will be bulldozed in order to put in a wind farm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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