Save Our Scenery Bendemeer Action Group

22/04/2026

All 'renewables' are going to cause a heavy toll on our precious water supplies.

14/04/2026

Edit - it has been brought to our attention that the people who live north of the football ground (but still within the village speed zones) will not get any benefit from these batteries when the power goes out but they are the ones who will have to live with this industrial complex at their front door. 😡

BENDEMEER
We live in a small village in the mountains near Tamworth.
Planned to be built under 2 km from our village is half a million solar panels, 9 acres of shipping container batteries and over 70 wind turbines.
6 km from our village is the Kentucky wind turbine project.
Now Essential Energy has informed us that because the power lines from Tamworth need fixing, we need a 'microgrid' (which is code for solar panels and battery containers). This New solar industrial development will be built within the village of Bendemeer.
A few questions for Essential Energy -
*Why not just fix the lines between Tamworth and Bendemeer (and we haven't had that many power outages).
*How are you going to fund this industrial area - are you going to raise the Service to Property charge on our electricity bills?
*Who is the person or people who requested this to be built and why are they destroying our quiet village?
*If you have any questions please place in the comment section.

03/03/2026

From flattened echidnas to koalas ‘finished off with a hard, sharp blow to the skull’, the inexorable rollout of colossal green energy projects in Queensland hides a dirty secret few are talking about.

03/03/2026

18/02/2026

Yay

A massive solar farm which was encroaching on a Hunter Valley community has been scrapped by an energy giant, after a fierce 18-month campaign led by locals.💨⏬
https://bit.ly/3ZG2KqB

17/02/2026

18/01/2026

Please watch. Apparently we have unlimited water supply here in the New England REZ

21/10/2025

This organisation has resources that may be useful in our fight against turbines.
https://australasiandarkskyalliance.org

10/10/2025

Https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/Bowen/media-releases/600-million-community-boost-next-wave-renewable-projects-power-ahead.

The Albanese Government has delivered another major boost to renewable generation and storage through the Capacity Investment Sch

10/10/2025

Bendemeer solar industrial complex advertised by Chris Bowen as a done deal regardless of local's submissions against this rubbish & still waiting for our Independent Planning Commission meeting.
Shows government is more totalitarian regime than democracy.
We are the people yet being steamrolled and ignored.

Https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/Bowen/media-releases/600-million-community-boost-next-wave-renewable-projects-power-ahead

07/10/2025

NEW NATIONAL RENEWABLES TRUTH MAP EXPOSES $1.38 TRILLION INDUSTRIALISATION OF AUSTRALIA

The Truth Map reveals:

31,000 wind turbine towers — six times the current national number to be replaced every 20 years, operating 25% - 35% of the time.
28,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines — longer than a lap around the equator.
7,800 km of undersea cabling — cutting through fragile marine habitats.
44,000 km of new haulage roads — longer than Australia’s coastline.
584 million solar panels covering 443,755 hectares — an area larger than metropolitan Sydney to be replaced every 25 years, operating 18% - 25% of the time.
$1.38 trillion in total costs — overwhelmingly subsidised by taxpayers.

How to Use the Truth Map

Open the Map
Visit https://www.rainforestreserves.org.au/renewablestruthmap
Scroll down to Click Here for Mapping
Load the Data
Allow a short time for project data to upload.
Explore Your Area
Zoom in and scroll across the map
Click on projects to view detailed information (size, type, company)
Filter by Project Type
Use the left-hand menu to select: Wind, Solar, Transmission, or Offshore.
Share the Truth
Copy and share the link with your community, council, or MP.
Tip: Best viewed on desktop for full national data, but mobile-compatible.

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