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The federal environment department wrongly skipped a key assessment when approving a water pipeline for Adani s massive Carmichael coal mine, a court has ruled.
The North Galilee Water Scheme would extend a dam and pump water 110 kilometres to the coal mine in central Queensland, to suppress dust and wash coal.
A department official in 2019 decided the project wasn t a coal mining activity or involving a large coal mining development.
Deeming it so would have mandated an assessment of whether the pipeline and other infrastructure had or was likely to have a significant impact on water resources.
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Anti-coal protesters will take part in a Tour De Carmichael 105km bicycle ride to a mine site in Central Queensland in a show of opposition to the project.
More than 100 cyclists left the Gregory Highway on Tuesday morning to begin their ride to the Carmichael mine site.
In a statement, event organisers said the next five days of their journey would include a guided tour of Wangan and Jagalingou country with Coedie McAvoy, as well as passing Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael mine site.
But a Bravus spokeswoman has slammed the group for “putting their own safety and that of our workers at risk”.
A group of Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners opposed to a controversial coal mine in central Queensland are embarking on a 5-day bike ride, to draw attention to the damage they say is being done on their Country.
About 100 cyclists are taking part in the Tour De Carmichael, a 105 kilometre guided ride from the Gregory Highway to Adani’s Carmichael mine site.
Along the way, participants will visit a number of significant sites, including Twin Hills and the Belyando River, and learn about Wangan and Jagalingou’s stories, culture and totems.
Coedie McAvoy (left) is undertaking the ride to protect his ancestral land from the environmental damage posed by the Adani mine.