We
don’t need, and cannot sustain, five more mines
in this region!
Tuesday
20 March
11am Rally & March
2pm FREE Conference
info@mudgeeminingthewholestory.org.au
MudgeeminingtheWholestory.org.au
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Wednesday
21 March
Bus trip: The Magical Misery Tour
Lue
Action Group formed to oppose
Kingsgate Silver Mine
"Impacts
from the proposed mine on the Lue district will be life
changing and irreversible".
Open-pit
1km wide x 300m deep
Only 1.5 kms from the Lue village
24hour/7 day operation
blasting 6 days per week
http://www.lueactiongroup.org/
The
beautiful
Bylong Valley
is
under threat from
coal mining
Bylong
Valley Protection Alliance21
Jan 11 | Mid-Western
Regional Council has called for a moratorium
on new exploration and mining in the Bylong Valley
and a study into the effects of mining across
the region
Moolarben
Coal Mine in court over river pollutionBy
2012 the mines in just the Ulan Wollar area are
planning to extract over 40 million tonnes
per year of coal .
This amount of fossil carbon fuel will
produce over 100 million
tonnes of greenhouse gases
exceeding the total emissions from the whole transport
system for Australia
(79 Million tonnes CO2-e - ABS
2004 ) |
FAST
FACTS |
Map of Ulan-Wollar
showing the extent of the
mining
area
The open cut footprint
from these mines
is equvilent to a
1km wide X 52 kms long
pit dug from
Mudgee to the
Goulburn River |
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BRETT
WHITELY MURAL rediscovered
near The DRIP GORGE .
The
ABC article wrongly states the
mural is in National Park ! It is covered
by a EL mining lease.
Saga of Nude Brett Whitely Mural
SMH Article |
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Mudgee
District Environment Group
Enquiries
about this webpage
Email
Webmaster
Chairperson
Di O'Mara
PO
Box 114
Mudgee NSW 2850Contact:
Bev Smiles
bevsmiles@bigpond.com
0263734330
0428817282.
Monthly
Meetings
4th Thursday/month
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........stop
the
Coal industry from destroying our groundwater
and rivers...
Why?
Mining
threatens many
catchments:
Follow
the following links for more information
on mining impacts:
It
also destroys the biodiversity
and natural heritage;
fracture local communities
and fuels climate change...
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STOP
PRESS!!! STOP
PRESS!!!
- Moolarben
Coal Mine
Discharges highly turbid mine site water into
the river again!! May 2012
- see the
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for
the
lastest update
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please sign this online
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PETITION
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present the approved Moolarben Coal Mine (Underground
4) comes to within 500m of the Drip Gorge, 400m
from Corner Gorge and approximately 200m from
the river near the Picnic Reserve on the Ulan
Road. Moolarben Coal also holds an Exploration
License EL6288 over the Drip and Corner Gorges
extending to the north of the Goulburn River.
As well they are installing a Bore Field to
the south of The Drip to extract from 1381 to
a peak of 2446 million litres per year of groundwater
for mine use.
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All
stakeholders agree as to the high conservation
and cultural value of this magnificent part
of the Goulburn River - and the Moolarben
Mine have said they have no intentions for
mining that part… ..If so and we all
agree on its value, what is their problem
with returning this special place to public
ownership in perpetuity so it can be protected
as part of the national estate.
Coal
Mines have a habit of being sold to the highest
bidder. No matter what the current owner promises
the Drip needs to be protected. Who is best
qualified to manage this area and guarantee
public access - a coal company or the National
Parks?
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Moolarben
Coal Mine Stage 2
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out on Exhibition
again! It
gives
NO protection to
The
Drip and Corner Gorges.
The Drip has not been included in any offset
plan
or Statement of Commitment and will be at the
mercy of the Coal Mine who has freehold title
over this iconic section of the Goulburn River.
- Map
of area showing Drip & Corner Gorge proposed
National Park extension
"It is hard to believe that the massive
and awe-inspiring rock formations, which form
the Drip and Corner Gorges, have not been deemed
significantly important to be included in the
Goulburn River National Park; it is an oversight
of monumental proportions – both literally
and figuratively - if only that it fails to
compensate the public for the enormous damage
caused by mining and the noise to neighbouring
properties. However
it is a much bigger issue that mere compensation
to keep people happy; these rock formations
belong to all who walk this planet, both now
and always, and not to any mining company or
any other private enterprise. They must remain
part of the national estate, not only for all
to enjoy but also, for the fundamental reason
of protecting as much of the planet as possible.
To that end, the very least this generation
can do is to be good custodians of as much of
the land as possible; to preserve and protect
it.
These
majestic rock formations must, at the very least,
be included in the Goulburn River National Park.
This is a moral obligation we all share."
M. Hope Submission 2012
At
any stage this coal mine can legally STOP ALL
PUBLIC ACCESS.
It is essential that this area is
permanently protected from damage by mining
and safeguarded for future generations as a
source of inspiration, recreation and learning.
- Submission
Guide
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The
offset package fails to include the culturally
and scenically significant river corridor known
as The Drip and Corner Gorges securing its long
term protection, appropriate management and
on going public access.
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The permanent damage (at least 100 years) to
the Goulburn River and connected groundwater
system is unacceptable
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Mine
disturbance footprint of 1546 ha of native vegetation
including 4.1 kms of Murragamba creek, 4.1 kms
of eastern creek
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Clearing
of over 900 has of native forest (123ha EEC
Box Woodland).
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Biodiversity
offsets are located outside the Hunter Valley
catchment, do not represent ‘like for
like’ nor replace the net loss to the
bio-region
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148
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage sites will be impacted
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Production
17Mt coal or 23.7 Million tonnes
(co2-e) year of Greenhouse Gases fueling further
climate instability
- Please
lodge your objection HERE
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Moolarben Coal Complex Stage 2 _ Preferred Project
Report:
Project No: 08_0135
Due Friday 24 Feb 2012
Send submissions to:
Email: plan_comment@planning.nsw.gov.au
fax: 9228 6466
mail: Mining and Major Industry Projects
Dept of Planning and Infrastructure
GPO Box 39
Sydney 2001
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Land
court challenge to Ulan
West Coal Project continued.......
Legal precedent:
Ulan Coal Mines required
to offset greenhouse pollution
The
NSW Land and Environment Court will set a national
precedent by requiring the Xstrata-owned Ulan
coal mine to offset its greenhouse gas emissions
as a condition of approval for expansion.
'In
principle' approval has been granted by the
Court to the Ulan mine expansion subject to
a number of more stringent environmental conditions,
including that it offsets greenhouse emissions
related to the production and transport of its
coal (scope 1 and 2 emissions).
The
Ulan mine expansion will need to offset 23.5
million tonnes of greenhouse emissions each
year, increasing NSW’s contribution to
global emissions by 0.8% per year.
Legal
action against the Ulan coal mine expansion
was brought by the NSW Environmental Defender’s
Office on behalf of NCC member group the Hunter
Environment Lobby.
Read
the full determination here:
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY OPTIONS for
Mid Western Region
Link
to Notes:
Solar
Thermal Power Plant - Beryl
Slides
, Notes
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The
L & E COURT'S FINAL RULING ARE STILL OUTSTANDING
Moolarben
Coal Operations
(Yancoal Pty Ltd)
in the
Land and Environment Court (9 July 2010)
for a number of pollution events of the Goulburn
River. The Department
of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW)
provided evidence that extensive clearing and
earthworks on the site of the Moolarben coal project
did not have adequate sediment and erosion controls
as required under their
Conditions of Approval.
Stage 2 MCO
is still being assessed
by Department Planning.
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The
Drip and Corner Gorges
on
the Goulburn River are part of a visually dramatic
and culturally significant landscape - inspirational
to many people including the Australian artist
Brett Whitely.
See
interview
with filmmaker Peter Kingston on the mural
This
iconic place is
priceless and should be granted maximum
protection from mining
under the Goulburn
River National Park
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