The 730MW Winterbourne wind project near Walcha has been referred to the NSW Independent Planning Commission after drawing more than 1,300 submissions – with a majority supporting its development.

The wind farm that inspired Barnaby Joyce’s “packet of poo tickets” pronouncement has been referred for assessment by New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission, after attracting more than 550 public objections to its state development application.

But the 730 megawatt (MW) Winterbourne wind project, 6.5km north of Walcha, also attracted 770 submissions supporting the project across the two public submission periods – putting those in favour of its development at 56 per cent of the total whopping 1,371 submissions.

Almost half of all the submissions that gave a location were from more than 100km........

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