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1. Although I would like to see additional employment opportunities in the Blayney Shire, object to the proposal on the ground of the transport route proposed for livestock carriers.

   As I understand it, currently the plan is for trucks carrying feral goats (with potential parasites, viruses etc) through Millthorpe. Similarly, via that route, they would have to go through the middle of Blayney, too.

   Evidence of disease: "Feral goats are susceptible to devastating exotic livestock diseases including foot-and-mouth disease, scrapie, rinderpest, Rift Valley fever, rabies and blue tongue. Unchecked, wild herds could play a major role in the spread of infection and act as a reservoir if these diseases are introduced to Australia. Feral goats are prone to a number of diseases currently in Australia including Q fever, tetanus, leptospirosis, brucella melitensis, hydatids, pulpy kidney, blackleg, and various
   parasitic worms of the gastro-intestinal tract." (Source: https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/55200/IPA-Feral-Goat-PA18.pdf)

   Millthorpe in particular involves a lot of pedestrian activity. People walk to school, to the GP and chemist, to the variety of small businesses, to the park and oval. It is a pedestrian village, and also a tourist village. The heritage of the village is very much a draw card and as well as historic buildings, the village has bluestone kerb and guttering and other heritage features. Obviously, large numbers of heavy vehicles could impact on the heritage features of the village.

   The route would take this large number of trucks past Millthorpe Public School, as well as Blayney Public School and Blayney High School, during the period when children are leaving school - this is a health hazard and a safety issue. While the law may say drivers are to observe a 40km speed limit during this period, in my experience, truck drivers are often the worst offenders at speeding through school zones and even if they observe the speed limit, the risk of injury or death is increased as trucks take longer to stop and are heavier - creating a greater impact.

   As well as general safety and the safety of children, there is also the safety of the aged population to consider, as there is a SEPP 55 aged residential facility with direct access to Park St/Orange Road/Millthorpe Road. Older people are at greater risk of falls, disorientation, poor eye sight etc. This presents an additional safety risk as they need to cross Park St in front of the school to get to the GP and chemist.

   If a condition was included in an approval that stipulated a particular truck route that avoided Park St, Millthorpe and the entire Millthorpe village (for example, the developer to improve Guyong Rd and the route to be Millthorpe-Vittoria Rd, Guyong Rd then the Mid-Western Hwy - thus the increased traffic impact would be on a handful of farms rather than an entire village and three schools) then I would be in favour of this application.

   Until or unless the truck route is changed, then I object on the grounds of health and safety, as well as the impact on the amenity of the village of Millthorpe.

   I am a rate payer in Millthorpe (Blayney Shire), we have chosen to build our home there because it is a quiet, safe village with a wonderful school for our children.

   Please do not change that.

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