People in India for the first time in living memory see the Himalayas! Other reports throughout the world indicate an amazing reduction in pollution. Cities such as Paris, New York even Sydney show dramatic reductions.

In last week's Leader was a complaint about the sight of proposed wind-farms on the distant hills! We must all think positive ... Our children are entitled to a pollution free world and we must do our bit.

Which would you rather have in the future, a view of a couple of Windmills or not being able to see the Hills for pollution?

Bladen Brooke OAM, Boambee East

I have been following with interest, and at some times - disbelief, the debate and protest over the question of the proposed wind towers at Hanging Rock. I think the people of Nundle who are doing all the protesting are, in my opinion, short sighted and insular at best, and at worst, selfish and jealous of someone else's good fortune.

How ridiculous to protest something that will bring money and jobs into Nundle! And tourists, people just like us will visit to see the wind towers, and appreciate that they are not only a symbol of progress, but also of environmental responsibility.

I understand that there will be change to the landscape, but in six months' time most people will cease to even notice them, they will become part of the landscape.

My husband and I, in our travels around Australia, have visited several so-called wind farms, and have taken notice of the fact that mobs of sheep and cattle were calming grazing unperturbed amongst the towers, and kangaroos were also very evident, without any ill effect. Also, I fail to see how steel towers could affect in any way the rainfall in the area, but I admit, I am not a hydrologist.

Yes, there will be some clearing to accommodate the towers, but so there is in any other development, and the authorities will make sure its restricted to the minimum, and adheres to environmental guidelines.

The argument that surrounding National Parks will be under threat is also, in my opinion, ridiculous. Ben Hall's Gap N.P is currently not open to the public, however with this development, this could change. At the very least, the company erecting the wind towers will no doubt improve existing roads, and put new ones in in places that will enable more people to get out and enjoy the Parks, thus bringing more tourist dollars to Nundle.

I note with interest that most of Nundle's residents have chosen not to become involved, and the few doing all the protesting are all, like me, "imports", relatively new to the district, and not members of the old original residents.

I just wonder, if they had have been the landowners approached to have the wind towers on their land, with the financial benefits that go with that, would they still be protesting so loud and long? I think not.

A wind farm can be another tourist attraction as they are in other areas.

Jan Hahn, Dungowan

This weekend, my baby turns ten months old, and I will celebrate my first Mothers' Day.

The COVID pandemic means I will not be having the weekend away or a breakfast date in the sunshine I had originally envisaged. However, it has given me time and space to reflect on the joys and responsibilities of parenthood, and my priorities as a mother.

Shortly after my daughter was born, I read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and learned that by the time she is 12 years old, human actions will have decided whether we can avoid the worst impacts of climate change and secure a habitable planet for her future.

Ask any parent and they will tell you that they would do anything for their children. To us, nothing is more important than our little ones' health, safety and happiness; our own comforts and conveniences pale in comparison. It is with this stance - protective, unselfish and open-hearted - that we must approach the climate crisis threatening our children's future.While there's not much time left to make things right, the good news is that we already have the knowledge and technology to solve the problem.

That is why this Mother's Day, I'm not interested in flowers or pyjamas. My want and need as a mother is for our government to commit to a safe, clean post-COVID economy: zero emissions by 2030, and transitioning decisively away from oil and gas by stimulus spending on job-creating renewable energy projects.

T Rainbird, Tamworth

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