Minister ignores failed Terms of Reference; Community launches internet campaign

The Maules Creek Community Council recently received a letter from the Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard, stating that he would NOT intervene and make the Planning Assessment Commission go back and properly implement the Terms of Reference for the Boggabri and Maules Ck coal projects.

The MCCC has responded by launching an internet campaign targeting NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke, calling on them to step in and save Leard Forest and surrounding farmland from open-cut mining.

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