Mudgee Guardian
ROBYN MURRAY
23 Jul, 2010 10:02 AM
The Mid-Western Regional Council has called for a moratorium on approval of new coal mines or expansion of existing mines until the State Government has completed a study into how the region will cope with growth that the mines will generate.
The unanimous vote was prompted by a recent report by Mid-West Regional Council general manager Warwick Bennett, calling for a regional strategic study into the impact of proposed coal developments including Cobbora, Bylong and the Centennial Coal mine at Running Stream.
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1 comment:
Great to see Council acting in the long term interests of rate-payers on this crucial issue.
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