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Plans are underway to build a 350MW solar farm on land, that was once going to become an...
Plans are underway to build a 350MW solar farm on land, that was once going to become an...
As BHP seeks NSW approval to keep millions of tonnes of coal in the ground at Mt Arthur, it has won praise from the coal miner turned federal member for Hunter.
“Merits appeal rights for those who oppose these projects are unavailable so, without an independent umpire, people and industries that are affected by mining have effectively got no say and no protection.” Under NSW laws, communities lose their right to a merits appeal of decisions if the IPC holds public hearings on a project. Stokes as the planning minister is responsible for making the decision as to whether a hearing is held. Woods said Stokes had “stripped the IPC of its independence”. “It is now little more than an extension of the NSW Government and Planning Department, that...
NSW approves coal mine at Jerrys Plains despite protests from nearby horse stud farms TueTuesday 22 Proposals for open-cut mines on the site had been rejected in 2012 and 2017. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in New South Wales has approved a proposed underground coal mine in the state's Hunter Valley, a week after China placed a ban on Australian imports. Key points: The approval comes just weeks after China moved to block Australian coal Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon says the project shows the strength of the mining industry Malabar Resources was seeking...