Acland Farmers Celebrate Small Win
Farmers in the Acland area are celebrating following a decision by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science to reject environmental approval for New Acland Coal’s Stage 3 mine expansion.
Farmers in the Acland area are celebrating following a decision by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science to reject environmental approval for New Acland Coal’s Stage 3 mine expansion.
Farmers will be rejoicing following a decision which effectively axed the Stage 3 expansion of Acland Mine
The anti-mining group Lock The Gate has alleged that New Hope Coal has been paying royalties to itself from the controversial Acland coal mine.
More than 1300 people have objected to the proposed expansion of New Hope’s Acland mine, according to the Lock The Gate Alliance.
A community petition supporting the amended Acland Stage 3 mine project has been presented to State Parliament.
The anti-mining group Lock the Gate has welcomed comments by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Sydney radio about the proposed expansion to the Acland coal mine.