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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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  • John Tonkin
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:42 +1000
    Thank you for saving the Bylong Valley. It’s your job to save our assets to make sure they can be of benefit to our children and theirs after them. You’ve done your job. Given that it seems to be the exception for the environment, social heritage and legacy to stand triumphant against miners, developers and others who would degrade the environment, I am very happy to say a huge “Thank You.”
  • Raine Kornfeld
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:27 +1000
    Thank you so much for your decision, which will help to retain a beautiful part of our Australian environment for future generations. Thank you for the recognition of possible impacts on climate change.
  • Richard Kite
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:20 +1000
    Many thanks
  • Paul & Sharon Rourke
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:19 +1000
    Thank You for this most sensible decision for the Australian good.
  • Bob Ashford
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:11 +1000
    Thank you for considering the issues and listening to those that understand them well. Even though I live in the Shoalhaven I appreciate your efforts to consider the wellbeing of both the environment and the community. Thank you.
  • Frances McIlroy
    commented 2019-09-18 15:53:00 +1000
    brilliant news
  • Rae and John Sheridan
    commented 2019-09-18 15:52:56 +1000
    Bravo for being a pioneer in this mater to be on the RIGHT side of history especially for the young and those unborn.
  • Brian Roach
    commented 2019-09-18 15:52:18 +1000
    So wonderful. Well done.
  • Suzy McLaren
    commented 2019-09-18 15:52:18 +1000
    Thank you for being the voice of reason in rejecting the Bylong mine
  • Damian Hyde
    commented 2019-09-18 15:52:16 +1000
    Australia is a beautiful country. Thank you for preserving the Bylong. It is a multifaceted jewel and precious to all Australians. With the sincerest thanks,

    Damian Hyde and Family and all future generations.
  • John Burton
    commented 2019-09-18 15:52:13 +1000
    eureka!!!! all hail to the heroes of Bylong Valley…future generations will thank you
  • Katrina Dukats
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:55 +1000
    Many thanks for such a sensible and correct decision.
  • Megan Howie
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:52 +1000
    Great news. It’s terrific the Independent Planning Commission considered the environment and the mine is not going ahead.
  • Colin Fitzsimons
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:48 +1000
    Thank you for saving the Bylong Valley for future generations to enjoy.
  • Annette Shields
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:47 +1000
    Brilliant – at last some common sense
  • Frederik Vervaet
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:41 +1000
    Thank you so much for putting long-term agricultural and environmental interests before anything else – you have done a priceless service to the community, the state and the nation and history will forever smile upon you for this courageous decision, especially as we are also facing an ever more urgent man-made climate crisis.
  • Roslyn McGovern
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:39 +1000
    Dear Independent Planning Commossipn and the N.S.W. Government, Thank you and Congratulations for your decision to save the Bylong Valley from Coal Mining and for protecting our precious underground water. You have restored my faith in Government Bodies making correct and brave decisions. Thank you. Roslyn Mcgovern
  • Barbara Ciszewska
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:31 +1000
    Thanks for conserving the land and its ecosystems for future generations!
  • Jo Kelly
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:26 +1000
    My deepest and most heartfelt thanks to the NSW Government for making this decision. It gives me and so many Australians hope that we can preserve nature and have a sustainable future with healthy land for the people.
  • Mitchell Jacques
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:16 +1000
    Hi,

    Intergenerational equality is a most excellent concept and will be a household word very soon. Good work for the World, Australia and NSW and tomorrow’s people.
  • Pamela Reeves
    commented 2019-09-18 15:51:11 +1000
    Thank you so much for rejecting the Bylong coal mine proposal. Thank you for listening to the experts and protecting this very special area. It is particularly pleasing to see that the Tarwyn Park property will not be mined.

    Decisions such as these are vital in reducing Australia’s enormous contribution to the world’s carbon emissions and averting climate change.

    No new coal mines or mine expansions can be allowed from now on.
  • Patsy Lisle
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:56 +1000
    Great to hear some good news, thank you.
  • Ruth Cox
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:50 +1000
    Forever grateful. Thanks for saving the Bylong! Cheers, cheers, cheers
  • Paul Costello
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:46 +1000
    Thank you NSW Commission. Great outcome for Bylong Valley and Aussie Farming
  • Claire McAsh
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:28 +1000
    Thank you! How absolutely wonderful that the Bylong Valley and the amazing Tarwyn Park has been saved! I am blown away and so grateful!
  • Dave Redden
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:20 +1000
    Thank you from future generations
  • Sarah Poyser
    commented 2019-09-18 15:50:12 +1000
    Thankyou
  • Colleen Hackett
    commented 2019-09-18 15:49:45 +1000
    Congratulations and thanks for saving the Bylong Valley and it’s precious ground water. Future generations will thank you for your foresight in listening to the experts and acknowledging our precious heritage.
  • Jill Fechner
    commented 2019-09-18 15:49:25 +1000
    Thank you so much, a voice of reason in this world of money ahead of future.
  • Carol Chandler
    commented 2019-09-18 15:49:17 +1000
    A great decision for the future generations. Australia wants NO MORE coal mines, and to stop this proposed huge mine is a wonderful achievement for all involved.