NSW Farmers has taken a strong stance on mining and gas, adopting a new resources policy to ban extractive industries in areas covered by Water Sharing Plans until nil negative impact can be demonstrated. The new policy, voted in at the Associations annual conference at Luna Park in Sydney will cover NSW’s mining heartland in the Hunter Valley. Gas and coal fuelled a debate which dominated the best part of the conference’s first afternoon. Currently, NSW Farmers is “not opposed to mining or coal seam gas” but advocates that “these resources must be developed strategically and not at the expense of our agricultural land and water”. A significant amount of starch has now been added to the stance on CSG: “All coal mining, CSG… with the potential to impact on groundwater aquifers and recharge areas, where a Water Sharing Plan exists… be immediately suspended until proof of nil negative impact is proven and any impacts on quality and quantity are rectified”.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 03:53:23 +0000
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