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 Chambers commented 2019-09-22 21:54:04 +1000

Great to see that the power of the people prevailed and common sense won. Thank you
Meredith Rourke commented 2019-09-22 21:52:36 +1000

Thank you for your decision rejecting coal mining. This decision to protect this area, and not further contribute to climate change and pollution is applaudable and shows commitment our environment and future.

Yours sincerely,

Meredith Rourke
Lorraine Bull commented 2019-09-22 21:52:05 +1000

Very gratifying that the law now recognises that future generations have the right to expect that this generation should act in their best interests. We need to preserve water sources, soils and agriculture, and a safe climate for humanity to prosper.
Tracey Porter commented 2019-09-22 21:43:00 +1000

Thank you for protecting the future of Bylong and all the generations that will follow .So very precious and important , bless you for listening to people who know it needs to be saved !
Alana Lee commented 2019-09-22 21:20:56 +1000

I was so overwhelmed with the news that Beautiful Bylong would not be ruined with a coal mine that i wept! Congratulations! At this point in time this will become an historical decision.
Michael Niemira-Dowjat commented 2019-09-22 20:57:18 +1000

Thank you, from all things that live!
Julie Brand commented 2019-09-22 20:38:54 +1000

Thank you for rejecting the Bylong Coal mine !! This is great news for the area’s soil, groundwater and heritage. BRAVO !!
Darren Bird commented 2019-09-22 20:19:29 +1000

Thank you, thank you. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Now, it is safe.
Paul Reynolds commented 2019-09-22 18:41:00 +1000

thank you for stoping the bylong coal mine.feature generations will thank you for a cleaner environment
Susan Thomson commented 2019-09-22 17:23:16 +1000

THANK YOU!!

So happy that common sense prevails!
D Lynn commented 2019-09-22 16:38:02 +1000
pat strong commented 2019-09-22 16:09:59 +1000

Thanks there is a least one intelligent group in Australia who have used it to contribute to our Land and not tried to destroy it
Gabrielle Duigu commented 2019-09-22 15:54:25 +1000

Thank you for doing the right thing by our environment, our heritage, our legacy for the coming ones, and for giving us hope that this will become a beacon for future decisions. It’s time!
Angela Swan commented 2019-09-22 15:23:03 +1000

Hi thank you for rejecting the Bylong Coal mine. It shows that you care about our country and our world cheers Angela
Kate Lyons-Dawson commented 2019-09-22 14:15:32 +1000

Thank you for listening to everyone’s concerns, for your intelligent consideration and your life-changing decision. We are all breathing .. a long sigh of relief!
justin morris commented 2019-09-22 14:08:09 +1000

Thank you for saving this beautiful Valley from the rape and pillage of coal mining. You only have to look to what has been done to Muswellbrook shire as an example of the destruction that coal mining reaps.
Marie Belcredi commented 2019-09-22 12:16:17 +1000

Thank you from me, my children and grandchildren for saving the Bylong Valley
Susan Munro commented 2019-09-22 11:05:04 +1000

Thank you
Nona Harvey commented 2019-09-22 10:46:54 +1000

Thank you for your decision to refuse the Bylong Coal mine permission to go ahead. Not only for protecting the local values of the area, but marking a milestone in preventing the opening other coal mines which will deplete and possibly pollute our precious groundwater, and most importantly, help reduce the increase of Greenhouse Gas emissions which has already brought us to a Climate Change crisis
Philippa Morris commented 2019-09-22 10:25:14 +1000

Thank you. Now this level of decision needs to be replicated across Australia. It is not saving Tarwyn Park (iconic though it is) that matters so much as all the emissions that won’t happen if the coal is kept in the ground.
Adrianne Haddow commented 2019-09-22 10:14:24 +1000

Thank you for making a decision in favour of preserving some of the last fertile farmland, vital groundwater and beautiful scenery in the Hunter region against the further ravages of coal mining avarice.
Bron Dahlstrom commented 2019-09-22 10:13:15 +1000

Thank you for refusing the Bylong Coal mine permission to go ahead. Your decision is the only sensible one and has protected this incredible area for its rich soils, precious groundwater and unique heritage values.
Helen Mofit commented 2019-09-22 10:12:26 +1000

Such decisions are to be applauded, for they hold the weight of forward thinking and intelligent insight. Thank you, thank you, from all Australians.
Frances Michaels commented 2019-09-22 09:57:32 +1000

Hope for the future is an important resource for the human spirit – so thank you for creating some
Anne Densley commented 2019-09-22 09:38:57 +1000

Thankyou for listening to the scientists & experts. Hopefully the start of some sensible decision making for a difficult era to come..
Christine Sturgess commented 2019-09-22 09:15:12 +1000

I am so appreciative that the Independant Planning Commission and the NSW Government have had the wisdom to take heed of the advice of experts regarding this area which includes Tarwyn Park, the home of natural sequence farming.
Donald Skerman commented 2019-09-22 08:08:45 +1000

It is so wonderful that the rich and beautiful Bylong Valley won’t be destroyed by mining. It would have been tragic to lose more productive land and precious groundwater needed to sustain future generations.
Philip Armit commented 2019-09-22 07:56:53 +1000

Thanks for saving Bylong. I hope it’s the beginning of thoughtful, rational planning and resource management decisions by Australian state governments.
John Teagle commented 2019-09-22 07:25:57 +1000

Thank you Commissioners for standing up against big corporations and protecting our environment which is already experiencing severe harm caused by mining in this country.
Catherine Sutherland commented 2019-09-22 06:59:54 +1000

Thank you for not allowing this mine and caring about our precious land and water.