GREENS MINING AND WATER FORUM 2008
A public forum to discuss the impact of mining on local water supplies in Western NSW.
Home Recent Media: ABC Orange news BACKGROUND: Greens Mining and Water campaigns Long Wall coal mining campaign overview Greens motion for 1km mining buffer zones to protect rivers
Greens Coal Communities report, 2005 (2MB pdf) Greens Coal Communities flyer (113K pdf) Greens Coal Communities Overview, 2007 (4MB ppt) LINKS: Caroona Coal Action Group - farming communities against coal exploration in Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains. Save Lake Cowal - campaign against the cyanide leach gold mine in pristine Lake Cowal wetlands. Rivers SOS - an alliance of some forty environmental and community groups concerned with the wrecking of rivers in New South Wales by mining operations.
| ** See the report on the Forum outcome. ** When: Monday 25th August 2008 Where: Environmental Learning Facility Why: A one day public forum to discuss the growing campaign to stop mining companies from damaging local water supplies, and to compel the NSW Government to place the future of our state's water resources ahead of the interests of mining companies. Western NSW is awash with mines that are threatening scarce water supplies. Locals are battling these mines independent of each other, up against the divide and conquer tactics of mining companies. The forum is an opportunity to come together and seek a common way forward. See Forum Agenda Who: Hosted by NSW Greens MP and mining spokesperson, Lee Rhiannon. ph fax (02) 9230 3550 RSVP - miningandwater@gmail.com MINING AND WATER - COMMUNITIES REPORT We invite all participants or groups to contribute a summary of their local issues and concerns relating to mining and water. We want to publish these summaries in a report, similar to the report we prepared following the Coal Communities forum held in 2005. (download report - 2MB pdf) By sharing ideas and experiences communities can collaborate to get better outcomes for their local water supplies and to protect the environmental values of mining affected areas. Please submit the following:
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