Thanks for saving Bylong!

Please write a very short message, in your own words, to the Independent Planning Commission and the NSW Government for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine. Congratulate them for listening to the experts and protecting this incredible area for its rich soils, precious groundwater and unique heritage values. This means the historic Tarwyn Park property, the home of Natural Sequence Farming, will not be mined.

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Jane Paterson commented 2019-09-19 19:12:48 +1000

THANK you for saying ‘NO’ to coal mine in Bylong valley and yes to saving the environment. It feel as if a glimpse of sanity has arrived.
Brooke & Cory Stapleton & Woods commented 2019-09-19 19:10:55 +1000

Decency and vision are great qualities, thank you for observing them. Your decision will pave the way for a better life. We are all grateful.
Chris Cairns commented 2019-09-19 19:08:40 +1000

Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Janelle Gervasoni commented 2019-09-19 18:58:05 +1000

Thank you, thank you, thank, for saving a beautiful, unique valley and recognising its agricultural and cultural values. It’s so heartening that we have an independent commission who looked at the science and has saved a community and the Bylong environment.
Robert Kent commented 2019-09-19 18:56:49 +1000

At last a smidgeon of hope for the future!
Felicity Davis commented 2019-09-19 18:54:59 +1000

Thank you so much I.P.C and the NSW Government for acting properly. I am so thrilled. At last we have some decency and responsibility! You actually listened to the experts. I can’t believe it! Congratulations. Keep it up.
Belinda Jermyn commented 2019-09-19 18:54:47 +1000

Thanks so much for standing up for our environment against climate wrecking big money coal mines!
Vicki Coombes commented 2019-09-19 18:50:27 +1000

Thanks for making the correct decision preventing the coal mine in the Bylong Valley. Groundwater & agricultural land are so precious.
Peter Thompson commented 2019-09-19 18:46:56 +1000

You have earned the name ‘independent’ by listening to reason and science and considering all the impacts that the Bylong mine would have had, including intergenerational damage.
Kylie Monty commented 2019-09-19 18:44:49 +1000

Thanks for finally seeing the big picture, and not just the short term gain. The future generations will thank you.
Valerie De Rome commented 2019-09-19 18:44:39 +1000

Thank you so much for recognising the significance of your decision for the future of the environment and our children. WE rely on commissions like yours to genuinely review the actual consequences of development proposals in the long term. Well done
Lyn Mansfield commented 2019-09-19 18:35:45 +1000
Glenn Thompson commented 2019-09-19 18:32:33 +1000

Thanks common sense at last
Ronald McMahon commented 2019-09-19 18:31:44 +1000

Thank you

A brave and foresighfful decision.
Trevor Bendle commented 2019-09-19 18:30:12 +1000

Great outcome, maybe at last we’re starting to keep the b’s honest. Well done.
Matthew Lambourne commented 2019-09-19 18:25:24 +1000

Thank you for saving the beautiful Bylong valley from this coal mine and our grandchildren from more climate change.
Alan Abitbol commented 2019-09-19 18:23:50 +1000

Thank you and congratulations for a sensible informed decision to protect our valuable natural assets for the long term.
Mark Rich commented 2019-09-19 18:23:18 +1000

Thank you for rejecting the Bylong coal mine. Thank you for listening to the experts and protecting this incredible area for its rich soils, precious groundwater and unique heritage values.
Stuart Ridgway commented 2019-09-19 18:20:35 +1000

I am very grateful that the Bylong valley has been saved from a very destructive coal mine.

I am also grateful that this amount of greenhouse gases will not be released into the atmosphere to ruin our planet.
Jean is Kirwan commented 2019-09-19 18:16:09 +1000

Hope lights the future much brighter & cleaner than coal. Thank you!
Sue Hamparsum commented 2019-09-19 18:11:47 +1000

This is sensational news. Thanks for considering our environment, water resources and the future of farming by preserving this valley from mining.
Paula Sillars commented 2019-09-19 18:04:05 +1000

Thank you for protecting the natural heritage instead of destruction for monetary gain.
Justine Dodd commented 2019-09-19 18:03:51 +1000

Thank you for helping save this precious piece of nature !
Shelley Williams commented 2019-09-19 18:02:43 +1000

Thankyou to the thinking people behind saving the Bylong valley from mining. The destruction , erosion, toxic waste, pollution etc from the proposed mining has saved a precious part of Australia to remain a place of tranquillity. maybe some of those who voted to save it might just spend a few days down there , to enjoy what they have done for the people of Bylong. Now to save more of Australia from the advancing terrorism of mining from International companies
Michael Rourke commented 2019-09-19 18:00:26 +1000

Thank you to the New South Wales government for having the foresight to see what your community wants, For generations to come and I appreciate what you have done for the climate as well.

Again thank you very much .
Marilyn Jurlina commented 2019-09-19 17:59:01 +1000

Finally a decision in the best interests of the future of Australia. Instead of the short term interests of big business/
Noela Kirkwood commented 2019-09-19 17:58:03 +1000

Thank you so much for saving the Bylong Valley from miningI don’live anywhere near it but have supported the cause for 10 years. The future doesn’t look so bleak for me after all
Merri Mulherin commented 2019-09-19 17:53:00 +1000

Sincerely thrilled by your decision that demonstrates we CAN make intelligent decisions in Australia.
Patricia Gemmell commented 2019-09-19 17:50:56 +1000

I can hardly believe the news, but as someone who has been following and supporting this campaign for some time now, I am extremely grateful.
Dr Lindsay Sharp commented 2019-09-19 17:50:54 +1000

This was a fine, well thought through decision. Thank you for saving this beautiful valley. Now let’s stop all other new coal mine projects. The earth’s livable climate can’t survive them. All we are doing is exporting our massive carbon ouput to somewhere else.