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Coal Action Alliance won't give up
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I have noticed recent editions
of the High Country Herald extolling
the virtues of Stage 3 coal
mine at Acland. I, and others
have noted the uncritical repeat
of claims made by New Hope
about the ‘benefits’ of the mine.
It is plain to see that there are
still those who support coal and
gas mining the Darling Downs.
It is also clear that as the rest
of the world moves away from
coal there are a growing number
of locals who believe that the
Darling Downs is for farming.
They include those who live
and work the farms around the
Acland mine, and those who
farm the plains currently threatened
by gas mining from Petro
China owned Arrow energy.
The Linc Energy disaster and
the fact that farmers are unable
to obtain insurance after fracking
is proof positive of the incompatibility
of mining and
farming. This is especially true
at Acland.
It has been pointed out to me
that New Hope’s ‘prize winning
rehabilitation’ referred to was on
land over the old underground
workings.
It is much harder, if not impossible
to rehabilitate open cut
mined land, and no one seems to
want to acknowledge that the rehabilitation
plan for Stage 3 is to
have large voids, gradually filling
with groundwater over the
next 300 years.
That fact is in New Hope’s
Environmental Impact Statement.
Billions of litres of groundwater
to be interfered with and
lost to farmers also barely rate a
mention.
Sean White
News
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The loss of local dairy
farms, including the biggest in
Queensland, would be a blow
from which Oakey and district
would never recover.
New Hope may have convinced
the Resources Minister
that during 20 years of mining
Oakey had prospered, but everyone
knows that mining did not
really bring an economic boom,
or even keep the shops open.
There is no way that will
change if the mine re-opens.
Some people may benefit in
the short term from mining, but
the Oakey Coal Action Alliance
is not finished and will not give
up protecting the land, water and
opportunities available for all in
future generations.
- Paul King, secretary,
Oakey Coal Action Alliance
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It's time for some leadership
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT MUST STOP
Stop losing what makes Highfields a healthy
place to live!!
The proposed residential development of Odd
Lots (Reconfiguration of Lot 111 on RP902333)
which is located on Cawdor Drive, will have significant
impacts on the Highfields environment
and community.
While I recognise the need for affordable housing,
I am seriously concerned about the density of
this subdivision and the genuine lack of wildlife
habitats and corridors planned.
I wonder what genuine environmental surveys
have been conducted.
I recognise also that this is farming land but
what a great opportunity to restore and renew native
habitat.
The land is currently zoned low density residential,
yet this appalling reconfigured proposal will
see old growth trees removed and the wildlife dispersed,
as has already happened in other areas in
Contentious climate change push
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has openly
declared that he will try to persuade King Charles
to publicly support the net-zero policy of combating
“climate change.”
If Albanese is successful in his quest, he will
have ensured the Monarchy’s public support for
this highly contentious policy.
Our late Queen Elizabeth’s unprecedented success
was based on several qualities, most importantly
non-interference in political issues.
What Albanese is proposing is that the King be
outspoken on the issue of climate change.
The King’s views are already well known, but he
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Highfields. This kind of land development cannot
continue.
I plead with the Highfields community to call
on our local elected representatives to orchestrate
their guardianship and advocate for the health and
well-being of our Highfields community and their
environment.
I am saying ‘NO MORE’ and encourage everyone
in Highfields and surrounds to do the same.
- Judy Hobson, Highfields
• Well said Judy. I'm amazed that Toowoomba
Regional Council has ignored the public
outrcy over the recent destruction of trees and
habitat on Reis Road, Highfields. Full credit to
the former Crows Nest Shire Council who obiviously
had a policy of retaining trees in those
early residential developments in Highfields.
- Neil Lomas editor
knows that by making public statements as King,
on any contentious political issues, would be significantly
damaging to the status of the Monarchy.
Clearly, Albanese is trying to achieve two aims,
one being to get the King’s public support for his
net-zero policy on climate change, and the other
being significant damage to the Monarchy to assist
Albanese’s republican movement.
This is his most disgraceful display yet, making
those public comments even before the Queen’s
funeral, and obviously intended for when the King
is stricken with grief and at his most vulnerable. -
Neil Munro, Toowoomba
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