A great turn out for the RSWUA meeting last Friday (Feb 12) in the Running Stream hall. Our guest speaker Tim Duddy said he was inspired by the event and he certainly inspired us too with the story of his battle against BHP and Shenua on the Liverpool Plains.
As with our concerns at Running Stream, water is at the heart of the issue there. It must be protected against the greed of big business and governments that are not acting in the national interest.
We learned that we already have enough coal for the next 400 years without opening any more mines. And with only $1.47 going to the state government from every $100 extracted by these companies, one has to question the logic behind backing such destructive mining practices.
Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon is lending us her support. Check out these links for more info on coal mines and water:
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