This is wonderful news. Let’s put money towards cleaner energy progress and studies towards more efficient cleaner energy.

The IPC has made a very commendable decision on this, taking into account available water, agricultural activity & Climate Change. These type of decisions must be duplicated by our Governments & other regulatory bodies! As well the good people defending their regions must be protected from long term indecision.

To the Independent Planning Commission,

At last our precious Environment, water supplies, animals & future generations have been considered first!

Congratulations on a Logical, Educated & Informed decision!

Well done, great decision! Thanks from the bottom of my heart

Thank goodness. At last a sensible decision. Thank you.

Thank you NSW gov and IPC panel for your responsible decision re Bylong coal mine. Now the town/community needs support to grow and prosper with sustainable jobs for a secure future.

Thank you to all involved . Knowing that lives of future generations will not be harmed by damage from this Bylong mine is the BEST news!!

I cannot tell you the amazing feeling to know that the iconic Bylong Valley will be saved for future generations. On behalf of my family and generations to come I thank you from the bottom of my heart for rejecting the destruction of our iconic environment. Here’s to water, science and future generations who care!

Awesome! Great decision.

Congratulations and thank you for your wise council. It is such a relief on many levels.

Dear Commissioners and Ministers,

Thank you so much for listening to expert advice and refusing the application to have a coal mine at Bylong.

All efforts to move towards a fossil free energy future for Australia are greatly appreciated!


Regards

Jennifer Jackson

Hurrah! I’m so glad that sense has prevailed.

Thank you so much! For making a decision which shows wisdom and consideration of things that matter so much. It’s a glimmer of hope for our country.

Thanks for saving the Bylong and so protecting our beautiful country.

I really appreciate what you have done by saving the Bylong baller.

Thank you

A big thanks to the NSW Government and the Independent Planning Commission for your magnificent decisions to reject the Bylong coal mine.


I’m very thankful that this environmentally precious and valuable heritage area will be preserved for now and future generations. This is so important, given that our world’s natural environment is under threat and we must act as custodians, not as users for short term economic gain.


Thank you for your consideration and forward thinking decisions.


Helen Oxnam

Ground water saved! Thank you so much it’s tremendous news

This is a great outcome for locals, the country and the planet.

Could you now kindly invite the QLD government over for a cuppa and a chat, to espouse the benefits of clean air, best quality farming soil and good all-round common sense? Much appreciated.

Thank you, this decision represents an instance of sanity among a clamouring of dangerous risk taking for self interest.

My highest regards

Paul Sargeant

Thank you for standing up against the blind destroyers, and for saving life, water, air and a future for our children. Congratulations; this shows us there is some integrity in our State Government. A huge relief. Now the farms, tourism and all the healthy jobs they require, can continue and sustain us.

Great effort well done thank you

Thank you thank you great decision

Thanks so very much

Thank you very much for standing up for action against Climate Change and the key causes of it. We can’t wait for corrupt and criminal politicians to do something. They should all be brought before the international Courts for their part in DELIBERATELY carrying out the largest genocide EVER to happen on our planet. What they are doing makes the atrocities of war seem like kindergarten stuff while water and rainfall is becoming incredibly scarce.


All they talk about is building more dams or drilling for water but those measures are useless and imbecilic if it doesn’t rain anymore.


Go to a school strike tomorrow and send the politicians a message.

Ban fracking worldwide now. CSG mining releases Methane gas which is over 80 times worse than CO2 and if they contaminate the ground water it will take 250,000 YEARS BEFORE IT WILL RECOVER . The risks are far too high for a short term profit.

Thank you for helping to protect my grandchildren future, wish we could see more outcomes like this. Lindy

There was rare integrity and deep consideration in the decision to disallow the Bylong Mine.

It could have been easy to continue the usual pattern of short term thinking and priorities. But the Commission and Government’s decision recognises that the decisions we make have wide and long lasting effects.

All involved deserve thanks for their strength and commitment to our future.

A big Thank You to the Independent Planning Commission and the NSW Government for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine. It is wonderful that common sense has prevailed over big business! The Valley’s farmers can continue to produce their top quality animals/fodder etc.

Thanks for making the only sensible decision available – we are in a climate crisis and it’s good to see independent decision-makers make the right decisions, properly implementing the precautionary principle which is a legislative requirement that is often incorrectly ignored. It gives hope & sends a msg to the coal industry that political lobbying will not continue to work.