Thanks for protecting this beautiful part of the world from exploitation and ruin.

A very big thank you to the Independent Planning Commission and the NSW Government for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine. I have lived in Kandos within a collective community of very concientious local residents who have strongly opposed the Bylong coal mine. I want to thank you for saving the future of the land, its growth and for the coming generations of peoples who will benefit enormously from a forward thinking, wise and ecologically sound decision to save a natural farming food belt in the mid western region of New South Wales.

Bravo! Exciting news in an era where big business most often trumps environmental wisdom. Congratulations!

good job done by you all midge

Wonderful news …

Thank you for this well considered finding, taking into account sustainablity and future generations!

Thank you SOOOOO much for making this decision. Just imagine all of the toxic smoke and pollution that WON’T happen, as a result!!! WE NEED TO GO RENEWABLE ENERGY TO SAVE THIS WORLD!!!…EVEN BLIND FREDDY CAN SEE THAT!!! Thank you again for making the right decision and not giving in to the greedy coal mining industry!!!Best wishes, Ian Cannon.

Thanks for saving BYLONG. Your actions in this matter mean so much to all Australians who care about our environment.

Thank you for standing up to the greedy fossil fuel companies and protecting our land, water and air and the future of our people.

Thank you deeply

I would like to express my thanks to the NSW Government and the Independent Planning Commission on the decision to protect Bylong valley and consequently from the effects that coal from the mine would have contributed to climate change as wel as damage to the environment in the area.

Congratulations to the IPC for an historic decision to benefit the Australian people and resist the despoilers by the decision to save the Bylong Valley.

Wise and fair decision. Well done to all involved.

Well done on seeing the light

Water is life

Nothing can survive without it

Mining needs to take a back seat in times of drought🙏👍

Thank you for protecting and preserving the Bylong Valley.

Thanks for saving Bylong from an entirely egregious coal mine in a time of climate catastrophe.

Thank you for all your efforts! What an achievement for our planet, our environment, our current and future generations!

Thank you to the Independent Planning Commission and the NSW Government, for protecting one of the most exploited and undervalued resources in Australia.


Now it’s time to pay the planet back! You’ll find us with the Global Climate Strike @UTS.

I am so happy that Bylong Valley will be preserved for future generations. Sequestering carbon instead of contributing to climate disaster.

Thank you very much for your dedication to a cleaner healthier Australia..

To those that evaluated this mine thank you for making this very difficult decision. Seeing properties destroyed for the sake of coal and in such times of water pressure in regional areas is very distressing. Especially when promises of jobs is so prevalent, when the realities and the destruction is much worse. This decision will provide solace to those that would have had to live near the mine, as miraculously those that are so keen to want them never seem to be the ones that then offer to buy the properties that are next to the site and want to live and look at the gaping holes left in the ground. Your decision is appreciated land is much more precious than massive holes left in the ground. Seeing a solar and wind farm would be a much better sight than the one being offered by a corporation in another country.

Thank you for recognising the principle of intergenerational equity in your decision to reject the Bylong coal mine – and to recognise that prime agricultural land and their associated communities in Australia needs to be preserved. This supports a precedent and hopefully will influence decisions into the future

Thanks for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine!

Thanks for protecting the amazing Bylong Valley!

A very wise decision, we can’t eat or drink coal and with climate change coming down on us we will need all the arable land and underground water we have.

Thank you for recognising the risk that Bylong coal mine posed to the local communities, agriculture in the area, the wider environment and to Climate Change! I applaud your decision to Reject the mining application and see no reason why any further mining expansions should be allowed.

What an amazing, historically responsible decision this commission has made. The future of our next generations is another step closer to having a safe environment to live in. Congratulations to all those that made this happen, a great win for people power and common sense

Thank you for leading the way and saying “no more” to coal projects that threaten our precious land, waterways, ecosystems and our very own existence

How wonderful to hear of this well thought out decision. Thank you!