Nola Taylor whose house overlooks Veness Park, the proposed site of the installation, said: “Should it be necessary, and I certainly hope it is not, I shall be considering an injunction with the Land and Environment Court to prevent further damage to the park lands which an environmental impact statement will soon detail.

“Other options include a complaint to the Local Government regulator of flawed process or a citizen initiated referendum.”

She said she was preparing files to take further action if necessary: “I’m not saying that they can’t do it, just that they have to go through the proper process”.

She said that process involved a development application because the park is heritage listed, and also a full display of the plans and a public meeting.

Ms Taylor is a battler. She said: “I’m not a thorn in the council’s side. They’re a thorn in their own side”.

This is not her first campaign. During the same sex marriage debate, she displayed a gay pride banner on her veranda overlooking the Anglican church where the vicar had opposed gay marriage.

On the current controversy, the council is to discuss the siting of the discarded wind farm blade when it meets on Thursday.

There had been a plan to place it on three plinths in the park but that’s now on hold – a hole for one plinth has already been dug.

The plan has already been changed to now include newly planted trees to shield the blade from the view of residents who don’t like it.

The blade was due to be moved a few weeks ago from its current spot in a yard on the road to Inverell. Time was said to be tight because specialist trucks were only in the area for a limited time.

It's not known if the enforced delay has increased the cost of the project or even scuppered it.

But a report to the council said that new trees would be needed to screen the blade from discontented residents at a cost of $5,000.