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Farmers claim win in BHP fight

Sydney Morning Herald 6th March, 2010 A GROUP of NSW farmers is claiming a victory over BHP Billiton, after the NSW Supreme Court found the mining giant’s licences to explore for coal on their properties were invalid because the company … Continue reading

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Officials gagged over mine fears

Sydney Morning Herald 1st March, 2010 CRITICAL infrastructure supplying Sydney’s drinking water is likely to be damaged by vast new coalmines planned for the city’s south-western outskirts, government agencies have told the Planning Assessment Commission. But government staff who raised … Continue reading

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BHP mines set to damage life-giving swamps

Sydney Morning Herald 18th February, 2010 EIGHT swamps inside a conservation area which provide habitat for endangered native animals are likely to be lost if BHP Billiton is allowed to go ahead with plans to develop giant coalmines on Sydney’s … Continue reading

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Mining ‘threat to swamps and rock art’

Sydney Morning Herald 30th January, 2009 A VAST new coalmine planned for Sydney’s south-western outskirts will damage the city’s natural desalination plant – the ”hanging swamps” that filter pure water down into the Georges River. More than 50 swamps in … Continue reading

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Decision opens door for legal action on river

Sydney Morning Herald 10th September, 2009 A LANDMARK court decision yesterday cleared the way for an environment group to pursue a power company for allegedly allowing toxic water to spill into the Sydney Water catchment near Lithgow. The Blue Mountains … Continue reading

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New mine could crack dam floor

Sydney Morning Herald 23rd July, 2009 A NEW longwall coalmine directly beneath Woronora Reservoir has the potential to crack the dam floor and cause serious leaks from southern Sydney’s main drinking water supply, say documents produced by the Sydney Catchment … Continue reading

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Black soil, coal and water

Sydney Morning Herald 23rd July, 2009 GOVERNMENTS would be unwise to think they can easily ignore the public concern that is building up over plans to mine coal under the black soil of the Liverpool Plains. The region, with its … Continue reading

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The Good Earth

Four Corners 20th July 2009 This week on Four Corners: “The Good Earth”, the story of the high stakes battle now being fought between government, farmers and mining companies for the control of Australia’s most fertile agricultural land.

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Toxic waste in town’s drinking water

Sydney Morning Herald 15th June, 2009 DOCTORS in Lithgow have protested against the use of industrial run-off in the town’s drinking water, saying it could be contributing to the area having some of the state’s worst rates of cancer, heart … Continue reading

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Go-ahead for mining under city’s water supply

Sydney Morning Herald 26th June, 2009 IN THE first decision made under new mining laws, the NSW Government has approved modified plans for a massive expansion of coalmining under Sydney’s drinking water catchment. The first proposal put forward by a … Continue reading

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