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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Robyn Matthews commented 2019-09-19 10:13:03 +1000

Thank you for rejecting the Bylong coal mine. This was the best decision and both current and future generations will benefit from this wise choice.
Mick Brown commented 2019-09-19 10:12:49 +1000

Phew great result very happy for all you farmers and associated people

Great work
Jean Tulloch commented 2019-09-19 10:12:05 +1000

Thank you for this forward thinking decision. As a grandparent l appreciate your role in helping us be good custodians of this land.
Angela Michaelis commented 2019-09-19 10:11:58 +1000

Thank you IPC for a considered thoughtful decision, for the people of NSW and beyond. Your judgement recognises the arguments in favour of the mine, but also that this development would create irreversible damage, to local water and soils, and to the global climate. This decision is on the right side of history.
Pauline Simmons commented 2019-09-19 10:11:14 +1000

The planet thanks you.
Murray Howe commented 2019-09-19 10:11:00 +1000

To the men and women of the Independent Planning Commission,

No doubt your decision was made impartially and based on a range of factors broader than those closer to many of our hearts, but THANKYOU for your decision to deny this mine.

Our country is in the grip of climate events unprecedented in our time and like they say ‘you can’t eat or drink Coal or Gas’.

Thank you on behalf of all of us and our children’s children.
Madeleine Innocent commented 2019-09-19 10:10:41 +1000

Your decision may not have been easy with all the pressures you are under, but it is heartwarming to know that politicians CAN make the right decisions. Thank you.
David Crain commented 2019-09-19 10:10:37 +1000

Wow!! What a gem of a decision, thank you so much for applying such insightful, long viewed, criteria.
Oliver Kunz commented 2019-09-19 10:09:28 +1000

Hi there,

I am a solar energy researcher and father of a wonderful 7 year old daughter. I understand the unprecedented existential threat of climate change and that the world needs the most rapid and effective action possible to move away from mining and burning of fossil fuels and to zero carbon living.

With your decision you are giving my daughter a chance of inheriting a planet that may be saved from catastrophic runaway climate change.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Helen Salkeld commented 2019-09-19 10:09:12 +1000

Fantastic decision. Thank you!
Ernest Dunwoody commented 2019-09-19 10:09:11 +1000

Good decision and much appreciated.

Needs to be backed up by changing the whole way we overpopulate and consume evermore stuff.
Paul Payten commented 2019-09-19 10:08:11 +1000

I wish to express my gratitude to you on the decision to protect Bylong from new coal mines. Each such step moves us closer to the transition to renewables. Thank you
Sid Angelopoulos commented 2019-09-19 10:07:59 +1000

Thank you so much for your wise decision to save this beautiful part of Australia.
Bill Ragan commented 2019-09-19 10:07:36 +1000

Great to see government acknowledging reality and taking steps to look after the environment rather than wealth for those who have more than enough. Credit to those involved.
David Sinclair commented 2019-09-19 10:07:30 +1000

Thank you for doing the right thing. Thank you for listening to science. Thank you for putting people first.
Ingrid Crisp commented 2019-09-19 10:07:09 +1000

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your decision gives me hope.
Megan Flint commented 2019-09-19 10:07:01 +1000

I want to express my gratitude and relief in hearing the news of this outcome. I am familiar with this beautiful area and this gives us hope and inspiration of what is possible for other areas under threat. It is an example of what can be achieved when people and communities unite and take a stand. Thank you.
Danja Derkenne commented 2019-09-19 10:06:06 +1000

I have lived and worked in this area fir many years and seen the appalling damage caused by coal mines. Thank you for preserving this beautiful, valuable area for future generations.
Desire Gralton commented 2019-09-19 10:05:30 +1000

On behalf of my two teenage daughters I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Colette Reynolds commented 2019-09-19 10:05:16 +1000

This is brilliant news and it really gives me hope for the future knowing that sensible decisions can be made in order to protect and maintain our unique environment.

Congratulations!!!
Hazel Foote commented 2019-09-19 10:05:11 +1000

A special thank you for decision to stop a new mine and the devastating consequences this would have on our environment. I used to live in Sydney
Hadyn Wilson commented 2019-09-19 10:05:10 +1000

Never give up never give in
Ingerlise Armand commented 2019-09-19 10:04:45 +1000

Thank yu for saving Bylong!
Felicity Kitson commented 2019-09-19 10:04:35 +1000

Thanks for listening to experts and community and saving the beautiful Bylong Valley! This is rare and precious win for conservation at a time when we urgently need it.
Diane Westerhuis commented 2019-09-19 10:04:22 +1000

wonderful approach- sensible and considerate of people and place
Marilyn Cunnington commented 2019-09-19 10:04:13 +1000

Thank you from the enviroment
Sally Hunter commented 2019-09-19 10:04:06 +1000

the Natural Sequence Farming techniques used for decades on Tarwyn Park are now protected for future generations to learn from – this is how we renew agriculture and preserve our lands
Dean Wheeler commented 2019-09-19 10:01:28 +1000

Well done on saving this natural resource and protecting our environment.
Alana Jessop commented 2019-09-19 09:57:13 +1000

Thank you Independent Planning Commission for doing your job and acting independently, listening to the concerns of the community and rejecting the Bylong coal mine proposal. Your courage in the face of powerful fossil fuel lobbyists is encouraging and inspiring. Thank you!
Marie Cowling commented 2019-09-19 09:54:56 +1000

Planning Commission :) Thank you so much for saving Australia’s beautiful Bylong Valley. It will now remain for our children’s children. The farmers in that area are understandably delighted. Your pristine understanding on environmental issue is on display. Thank you again