Greens Propose Compulsory Acquisition for Bambara

Greens Councillor Hillary Morris will move that Gosford City Council, at its meeting on July 8, requests the State Government to finalize the incorporation of the remaining private properties at Bambara near Kariong, into the Brisbane Water National Park by commencing compulsory acquisition proceedings. Concurrently, in the NSW Parliament, MLC Mehreen Faruqi, Greens’ spokesperson on the environment, has also posed …

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Wallarah 2 Coal Mine Might Be Stopped with New Water Trigger

Amendments to Federal environmental laws, which allow the Federal Environmental Minister to intervene in projects which affect water, have passed the Senate. These proposals are the culmination of much hard work by Independent Tony Windsor, and The Greens. The Central Coast Greens welcome this water trigger, because it may allow the Federal Minister to call a halt on the Wallarah …

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