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FLASHBACK: A KCCG meeting at Kingaroy Town Hall in August drew an overwhelming vote against Moreton Resources’ proposed Kingaroy Coal Mine project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group has welcomed the inclusion of extra conditions on Moreton Resources’ proposed Kingaroy coal mine.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the KCCG said the group had made 31 recommendations about the draft Terms Of Reference for the mine’s Environmental Impact Statement in a 127-page submission to the State Government, and appreciated the inclusion of some of these in the final document.<\/p>\n

However, the KCCG believes it will need to continue campaigning for extra measures to safeguard community health.<\/p>\n

KCCG spokesperson John Dalton said the proposed mine was upwind of Kingaroy and so close to town he thought it would be surprising if the government ever approved it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The probability of health impacts from dust in the air and in tank drinking water is considerable,” Mr Dalton said.<\/p>\n

“So is the problem of having a mine with chemically unstable overburden in the town’s water supply catchment.”<\/p>\n

The KCCG believes the mine would pose such a risk to community health that pre-mining baseline community health data should be included in the Environmental Impact Statement.<\/p>\n

“This would be needed in the event that predicted problems with the mine lead to legal action by the local community,” Mr Dalton said.<\/p>\n

“Pre-mining health data would be essential information to have in order to prove the anticipated health effects, and we will continue to request this be considered by government.”<\/p>\n

Some of the measures the KCCG have asked the EIS to address include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Dust in drinking water from tanks<\/li>\n
  2. Drying of bore water supplies<\/li>\n
  3. Loss of valuable cropping land<\/li>\n
  4. The stability of soils, contaminants and overburden in the Kingaroy town water catchments<\/li>\n
  5. The quality of community engagement by the company<\/li>\n
  6. The likely effect of the mine on property prices<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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