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Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining

We the undersigned demand the Premier of NSW Mike Baird and his Roads Minister Duncan Gay refuse to close Bulga's Wallaby Scrub Road to allow Warkworth Mining Limited (Rio Tinto) to destroy our convict built heritage road for open cut coal mining.

The owner of the road, Singleton Council, has reaffirmed its objection to the closure of Wallaby Scrub Road by voting against the closure at their recent meeting. Council is supporting the Bulga community, and we call on the Baird Government to do the same.

Baird's State Government has ignored the Land and Environment Court and the Supreme Court and abandoned the people of Bulga and Milbrodale in the Hunter Valley. The Commonwealth Government has worked hand in glove with the NSW Government to allow the destruction of world unique woodlands and aboriginal culture and history.

Wallaby Scrub Road is a heritage road built by the convicts and must be preserved as part of our European heritage. We must not allow a profit driven international mining company to destroy our heritage against wishes of the community and to mine a product which is destroying our planet.

Who's signing
Ilana Whitmarsh
Dr Nigel Westlake
Tanya Anstey-Mudd
Sheree Montgomery
Rebecca Spindler
Suzie Gold
Roslyn Leary
Harry Elliffe
Philipa Tlaskal
Denis Wilson
Stuart Andrews
Derek Finter
Diane O'Mara
Janelle Coleman
Anne Daw
Margaret Serini
George Kushnir
Sarah Johnstone
Chris Jonkers
Sharyn Munro
Graeme Gibson
Faith Harris
Fiona Clark
Ana Teixeira
Dawn Garrett

Will you sign?


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  • Ilana Whitmarsh
    signed 2016-08-09 15:46:06 +1000
  • Dr Nigel Westlake
    signed 2016-08-09 15:40:19 +1000
  • Tanya Anstey-Mudd
    signed 2016-08-09 14:30:30 +1000
  • Sheree Montgomery
    signed 2016-08-08 13:51:06 +1000
    What is the mine going to do next – swallow up the village of Broke as it is getting VERY CLOSE VERY QUICKLY?

    Or maybe just destroy all the groundwater so they can get rid of the wineries and olive groves too?
  • Rebecca Spindler
    signed 2016-08-08 08:23:30 +1000
  • Suzie Gold
    signed via 2016-08-07 19:04:15 +1000
  • Roslyn Leary
    signed 2016-08-07 17:59:39 +1000
    Roz Leary
  • Harry Elliffe
    signed 2016-08-07 17:12:47 +1000
    the NSW govt should support this message and cancel the proposed extension of the coal mine in the vicinity of the village of Bulga now threatened by the proposed Warkworth mine.
  • Philipa Tlaskal
    signed 2016-08-07 15:23:22 +1000
  • Denis Wilson
    signed 2016-08-07 07:43:43 +1000
  • Stuart Andrews
    signed via 2016-08-06 20:40:29 +1000
  • Derek Finter
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 09:46:34 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining
  • Derek Finter
    signed via 2016-08-06 09:44:09 +1000
  • Diane O'Mara
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 07:15:42 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining
  • Diane O'Mara
    signed via 2016-08-06 07:15:21 +1000
    The Federal and NSW State Governments have gone against decisions of the Land and Environment Court and the Supreme Court in granting Warkworth Mining Limited (Rio Tinto) permission to destroy the village of Bulga. Now the mining company is being allowed to destroy Wallaby Scrub Road, a heritage road built by convicts, This is part of our European heritage, can never be replaced or repaired, and should not become part of an open cut mine. It is also beyond time we stopped all new coal approvals and extensions, as climate change wreaks global havoc and climate scientists tell us that effects of global warming are happening faster than predicted, NO NEW COAL!
  • Janelle Coleman
    signed via 2016-08-06 06:12:56 +1000
    Enough! No more pointless destruction.
  • Anne Daw
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-06 00:30:38 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining
  • Anne Daw
    @AnneDaw2 tweeted link to this page. 2016-08-06 00:30:34 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining http://www.lockthegate.org.au/petition_wallaby_scrub_road?recruiter_id=25486
  • Anne Daw
    signed via 2016-08-06 00:30:06 +1000
  • Margaret Serini
    signed via 2016-08-05 19:26:39 +1000
  • George Kushnir
    signed via 2016-08-05 17:33:42 +1000
  • Sarah Johnstone
    signed via 2016-08-05 17:12:34 +1000
  • Chris Jonkers
    signed via 2016-08-05 17:00:50 +1000
  • Sharyn Munro
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-05 16:41:08 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining
  • Sharyn Munro
    signed 2016-08-05 16:40:48 +1000
    A public road is NOT for facilitating private business.
  • Graeme Gibson
    signed 2016-08-05 11:31:08 +1000
    Coal royalties are no excuse for the destruction of our fragile environment and danger to our water supplies.
  • Faith Harris
    signed 2016-08-03 16:14:03 +1000
  • Fiona Clark
    signed 2016-08-03 09:20:36 +1000
  • Ana Teixeira
    signed 2016-08-03 08:44:55 +1000
    Stop the destruction
  • Dawn Garrett
    signed 2016-08-03 08:22:27 +1000