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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
Susan McLean
Justin Haggarty
D'Arcy Mayo
John Butler
Beryl Swan
Louisa-Jill Fowler
Michelle Burdekin
Shelley Stutdert
Susan Buchanan
Mary Arday
Am Lee
Craig Angus
Theresa Rockendorfer
Mariea Whittle
Charlotte Samiec
Maureen Mader
Dusanka Matic
Milla Vincent
Judith Hart
Gabrielle Richardson
Margaret Meek
Kathy Verratti
Claudia Koller
Beattie Mayo
Roger Miller
Pauline Banfield
Damo Gordon
Sharon Ladkin
Bill Gresham

Will you sign?


Showing 30 reactions

  • Susan McLean
    signed 2016-08-09 17:56:48 +1000
  • Justin Haggarty
    signed 2016-08-09 17:43:41 +1000
  • D'Arcy Mayo
    signed 2016-08-09 17:25:44 +1000
  • John Butler
    signed 2016-08-09 17:25:03 +1000
  • Beryl Swan
    signed 2016-08-09 17:24:06 +1000
    It’s time we looked after our heritage – this is very worthy of protection. Please listen to the people, once it is gone we’ve lost some amazing history!
  • Louisa-Jill Fowler
    signed 2016-08-09 17:20:36 +1000
  • Michelle Burdekin
    signed 2016-08-09 17:15:19 +1000
    The big thumb of mining has weighed the scales down in favour of one aspect of society only. There is more to good government than shoring up the interests of corporate players and the brief gains brought to some workers. The treatment of Mr Taggart in his defense of the road stands as an appalling yet symbolic act of the Protected bully boys in this industry, aided and abetted by government.
  • Shelley Stutdert
    signed 2016-08-09 17:12:56 +1000
    So sick of seeing the rape n pilage attitude of the world….STOP!
  • Susan Buchanan
    signed 2016-08-09 17:12:03 +1000
    Susan Buchanan
  • Mary Arday
    signed 2016-08-09 17:05:45 +1000
  • Am Lee
    signed 2016-08-09 17:02:43 +1000
  • Craig Angus
    signed 2016-08-09 17:01:27 +1000
    Craig Angus
  • Theresa Rockendorfer
    signed 2016-08-09 17:00:25 +1000
  • Mariea Whittle
    signed 2016-08-09 16:49:32 +1000
    mariea whittle
  • Charlotte Samiec
    signed 2016-08-09 16:48:36 +1000
    We shouldn’t have to be petitioning the government to protect Australia’s precious heritage, environment and its communities.
  • Maureen Mader
    signed 2016-08-09 16:46:13 +1000
  • Dusanka Matic
    signed 2016-08-09 16:42:02 +1000
    Dusanka Matic
  • Milla Vincent
    signed 2016-08-09 16:40:53 +1000
    Stop this!
  • Judith Hart
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-08-09 16:38:39 +1000
    Sign the petition: Petition to save the heritage Wallaby Scrub Road in the Hunter Valley from Open Cut Mining
  • Judith Hart
    signed 2016-08-09 16:38:20 +1000
  • Gabrielle Richardson
    signed 2016-08-09 16:35:26 +1000
  • Margaret Meek
    signed 2016-08-09 16:34:52 +1000
  • Kathy Verratti
    signed 2016-08-09 16:34:12 +1000
  • Claudia Koller
    signed 2016-08-09 16:33:21 +1000
  • Beattie Mayo
    signed 2016-08-09 16:30:04 +1000
    Can you please stop mining in Australia. You are killing our homeland and destroying flora and fauna just to make a dollar. Why don’t you invest in solar energy that doesn’t hurt anyone.
  • Roger Miller
    signed 2016-08-09 16:23:27 +1000
  • Pauline Banfield
    signed 2016-08-09 16:14:27 +1000
    Pauline Banfield
  • Damo Gordon
    signed 2016-08-09 16:11:59 +1000
    Feel free to add my name and email to all.of your campaigns. Just make sure i recive a remittance
  • Sharon Ladkin
    signed 2016-08-09 16:11:23 +1000
  • Bill Gresham
    signed 2016-08-09 15:52:23 +1000
    We don’t need or want ANY more coal mines.