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Barrier Range, a Remnant Silverton Building in the Foreground - The
Iconic Desert Landscape and Site of a Proposed Wind Farm The German renewable energy company Epuron wants the Barrier Ranges to be home to a 282 turbine wind farm, with a further 316 to be added later. The site is public land and leaseholders are reminded of the arrangement in any dealings with the government. Opposition to the wind farm has been ignored, like everywhere else, and locals remain distressed about the impact on the direction their community has taken which relies heavily on tourism. This is not only an important Australian Landscape but because of the unique character of the Silverton Broken Hill region it is one of international significance. |
The photographs below have been
sent to us by Marion Chapman, following a recent visit that she made to
the area, which is famed not only for its beauty and uniqueness but its
importance as a centre for artists. The
desert landscapes are reflected in a unique style of art that derived
from early miners sketches.
Click on the thumbnails
for larger images, and scroll down for more information about the area
and links to local galleries, items of interest, etc. |
 Emus |
 Silverton House
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 Natural scene
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 Broken Hill sculpture |
 Broken Hill architecture |
 Emus on Silverton Road
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 Real or Art?
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 Red kangaroo
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 Real or sculpture? |
 Crested Pidgeon
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 Emu Bush
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 Broken Hill window box |
 Broken Hill grave marker |
 Dragon
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 Red gum on river bed
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 Broken Hill architecture
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FAUNA Desert
birds include Major Mitchell Cockatoos, Little Corellas, and a range
of other parrots that fly around the area.
Wedge-tailed
Eagles, Peregrine Brown and Black Falcons, Black Breasted Buzzards
are just some of the raptors that soar along the Barrier Ranges.
This
is
one of the few places where solar would be better than wind for power
generation, but with storage, and solar would not be so
intrusive on the landscape and destructive to birds and bats. |
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ART The following websites provide some more information about art in the area (please note, artists mentioned in these links have not been contacted, so we do not know whether or not they support the wind farms) http://www.horizongalleries.com.au/gallery/artists http://www.horizongalleries.com.au/gallery/album20 http://www.prohart.com.au/ |
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Some links to films taken at Broken Hill/Silverton. |