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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Lisa Intemann commented 2019-09-21 14:06:07 +1000

Massive thank yous for protecting the productive Bylong.
Sandra Robison commented 2019-09-21 14:01:58 +1000

Thank you for seeing the past the present and helping to preserve our land and water for the future generations!
Sandra Robison commented 2019-09-21 14:01:58 +1000

Thank you for seeing the past the present and helping to preserve our land and water for the future generations!
Peter Van Beek commented 2019-09-21 13:30:48 +1000

Thank you for adding the principle of intergenerational equity and climate change to the values you recognised of groundwater, heritage and the best agricultural soils. You have given us in Queensland hope and encouragement to keep fighting for what is right.
Graeme Tychsen commented 2019-09-21 13:16:56 +1000

I worked with the leading representatives of energy companies in the 1980s and 1990s, upon the ExxonMobil and Shell bulletins. I cannot believe that such serious matters have been ignored for so long. It is decisions like yours that will do what needs and can be done. Of course the huge expansion of Hunter Valley open cut simply fouls the region.
Gilli Patterson commented 2019-09-21 13:01:07 +1000

Brilliant news that Bylong will be naturally maintained for generations to come and great news for our fragile environment.
Susan Tate commented 2019-09-21 12:30:53 +1000

Finally, some good news
Alison Cooper commented 2019-09-21 12:27:42 +1000

Thank you for this heartening, timely and very wise decision. It enables us to look forward with optimism.

yours faithfully Alison Cooper
John Murray commented 2019-09-21 11:48:55 +1000

On behalf of my children and grandchildren, thank you to the Independent Planning Commission and the NSW Government for taking responsibility in rejecting the Belong Coal Mine proposal. The solutions to the climate crisis lie in the hands of each and every one of us.
Andrew Leniart commented 2019-09-21 11:16:08 +1000

Good decision. Thanks for listening to our kids and future generation. 👌👍
Polina Patroucheva commented 2019-09-21 11:11:38 +1000

I want to thank you for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine. Thank you for liatwning to experts and thank you for protecting this area for all that it has to offer and it’s great historical value. Thank you for choosing to not contribute further to the global climate crisis.
Polina Patroucheva commented 2019-09-21 11:11:38 +1000

I want to thank you for rejecting the risky Bylong coal mine. Thank you for liatwning to experts and thank you for protecting this area for all that it has to offer and it’s great historical value. Thank you for choosing to not contribute further to the global climate crisis.
Kayla Neich-Wilson commented 2019-09-21 11:10:38 +1000

Thank you! You made the right decision.
Alana Lee commented 2019-09-21 10:13:45 +1000

This news made me weep with joy! Finally politicians are listening to their people. The tide turns and sense prevails. To have sacrificed this magnificent area would have been a disaster of monumental proportions. Well done all!
Rad Mackenzie commented 2019-09-21 09:44:54 +1000

Just wanted to express my personal gratitude for recognising the value of generational equity, precious farmland & landscape over that of expediency.

Kind regards,

RAD Mackenzie
Linda Reid commented 2019-09-21 09:30:45 +1000

Thankyou
Paul Scherek commented 2019-09-21 09:26:15 +1000

Dear members of the IPC – thank you for rejecting the Bylong valley coal mine. It is heartening that sometimes the majority opinion of informed citizens can be heard and considered alongside international money men. You have helped restore faith in society.
Greg Gill commented 2019-09-21 08:40:21 +1000

Thank you for showing some some foresight and courage.
Alan Baker commented 2019-09-21 08:06:14 +1000

Thank you for putting our long term future ahead of short term profits.
Maddy Butler commented 2019-09-21 07:28:25 +1000

Thanks for doing the right thing!
steph Miller commented 2019-09-21 07:19:22 +1000

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. This decision means the world.
Suzanne Marks commented 2019-09-21 06:39:11 +1000

Thank you for your visionary and ethical decision in saving the Bylong Valley. Present and future generations will also thank you.
Marion Cherry commented 2019-09-21 05:30:31 +1000

Thank you for saving this wonderful area. I have been following Tarwyn Farm and natural sequence farming for years with great interest.
Lois Katz commented 2019-09-21 05:01:27 +1000

Many, many thanks for protecting Bylong with your rejection of the coal mine!! Thank God good sense prevailed. Australia needs to protect our water table. Great result.
Fiona Kirton commented 2019-09-21 04:18:28 +1000

Thank you for a common sense decision that will safeguard the future of our childten
Margaret Knights commented 2019-09-21 04:02:10 +1000

Thank you for putting the land first. We need more forward thinking people who will put the future first.
Gregory McNulty commented 2019-09-21 02:56:55 +1000

Well done to all of you. Fridays for Future
Simon Tait commented 2019-09-21 02:53:50 +1000

Thank you for listening to the experts and protecting this incredible area for its rich soils, precious groundwater and unique heritage values. This decision has gone some way to restore my faith in government bodies.
Robert Boulton commented 2019-09-21 02:02:50 +1000

I’m an expatriate Aussie currently living in the U.S. but have watched in horror over the years as irreplaceable beauty and habitat have been ploughed under in reckless slavery to the almighty dollar in Australia as in other countries. Thank you so much for having the clarity of vision to see what would have been lost, and the courage and determination to save it.
Rob Dexter commented 2019-09-20 23:32:07 +1000

Thank you for protecting the Bylong Valley and deciding against non-sustainable coal.