By Peter Hannam of Sydney Morning Herald - July 11, 2020 On the other side of the mountains, the historic town of Wollombi has also found itself in the potential crosshairs of the coal miners – much to the surprise of local residents. "Why Wollombi? That's our question,"...
Sydney Morning Herald By Peter Hannam July 11, 2020 — 12.00 am Residents of a historic village in the Hunter Valley have vowed to resist plans for mining in their region after a new government map designated the Wollombi region for coal exploration. Wollombi, which means the "meeting place...
On Wednesday 8th July 2020 Simone Smith, President of WV Progress and Chris Davey, executive member of WV Progress met with Georgina Woods of Lock the Gate Alliance as part of the NO MINE IN WOLLOMBI action group. WV Progress Association will be sending out information...
The link will take you to the NSW Government website. CLICK HERE to read more on the strategic statement on coal exploration and mining in NSW Please note, this information is taken from the government's website and may / will be updated/amended overtime. ...
JULY 1 2020 - 12:30AM The inclusion of a new coal exploration area adjacent to Wollombi is outrageous. I have no doubt that the locals will try to fight it off, just as they have in the past with coal seam gas, army bases and a dam. While...
Update from David Burgess on 30th June 2020 Please note, the information will change from time to time. Thank you to David Burgess for compiling this information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE ON WOLLOMBI EXPLORATION LICENCE FOLLOWING THE 'FUTURE OF COAL' STATEMENT As promised … The short version of this can be read...
ABC Newcastle ~ On Drive with Paul Turton Uncle Paul Gordon, a senior Aboriginal elder, tells Paul Turton about the significance of the Wollombi region to Aboriginal people and why it cannot co-exist with coal mining exploration. CLICK HERE to listen. Duration: 8min 44sec Broadcast: Mon 29 Jun 2020, 3:00pm ...
JUNE 29 2020 - 5:00AM ~ Ian Kirkwood of The Advertiser ~ "Lock The Gate Alliance said there was nothing "strategic" about the eight sites Mr Barilaro said he wanted "fast tracked" for exploration. Spokesperson Georgina Woods said politics rather than environmental concerns had driven...