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Hunter stud owner shuts the gate to stop mining companies bolting across his land

Sydney Morning Herald November 25, 2010 IT WAS the cradle of a national plan to regenerate farms and fight salinity, but a Hunter Valley horse stud is now a target for a new coalmine. Peter Andrews developed the practice of … Continue reading

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Rivers SOS petition lodged in parliament

Our Rivers SOS petition regarding mining impacts in the Southern Coalfields, launched at our community meeting in Picton Shire Hall earlier this year, has now been lodged with the Legislative Assembly by Brad Hazzard, Shadow Minister for Planning. Rivers SOS … Continue reading

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Quarterly meeting this Saturday

Rivers SOS is having a meeting this Saturday 27th November, in Lithgow.

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Singleton Shire Healthy Environment Group

Singleton Argus 19th November, 2010 FOR the first time a panel of state government representatives fronted the community in Singleton last Thursday in an open dialogue exchange seen by some as the start of a new era of dealing with … Continue reading

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Mining strategy delayed

Newcastle Herald 8th November 2010 The state government is lagging behind its timetable for a new coalmining strategy to address land-use conflicts across NSW as it continues to process plans for multimillion-dollar new and expanded Hunter mines. A new cabinet … Continue reading

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Mount Pleasant coalmine project opposed

Newcastle Herald 23rd November, 2010 THE NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water has publicly criticised Coal and Allied over plans to expand the Mount Pleasant coalmine at Muswellbrook. In what is believed to be the first public challenge … Continue reading

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Green win signals shift in mine approvals

Sydney Morning Herald 28th October, 2010 BHP Billiton has shelved plans for a vast new coal mine under a conservation area south of Sydney, after a scathing review by the state’s Planning Assessment Commission found that society would be better … Continue reading

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List reveals toxic chemicals used in coal seam mining

Sydney Morning Herald 19th October, 2010 AUSTRALIAN mining companies are using highly toxic chemicals to extract coal seam gas during the controversial process known as ”fracking”, documents obtained by the Herald show. A government list of 36 chemicals used in … Continue reading

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Fracking and water don’t mix

Sydney Morning Herald 27th September, 2010 The catchment for Warragamba Dam is a vast area: a 9000-square-kilometre swathe of land stretching from north of Lithgow almost to Canberra, in which farming and other land uses are subject to varying levels … Continue reading

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Coalmine discharge fouls Georges River

Sydney Morning Herald 4th August, 2010 CONTAMINATED water from a coalmine is flowing into the Georges River, south of Sydney, at levels that are toxic to aquatic life, an independent water quality report has shown. A plume of saline water … Continue reading

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