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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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  • Nancy Knudsen
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:54 +1000
    Thanks for doing your bit to save Bylong Valley AND the planet
  • Kerry Stokes
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:45 +1000
    Thank you for protecting the Bylong Valley from mining, a strong message for the future
  • Mandy Gange
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:37 +1000
    Thank you! Saving Bylong by saying no to the proposed Bylong coal mine is heartening good news.
  • William Armstrong
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:30 +1000
    Thank you to the IPC for its wisdom in protecting the Bylong area from coal mining. Well done!
  • Kathryn Hunter
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:28 +1000
    Thank you for protecting this beautiful place and safeguarding it for future generations
  • Lee Goller
    commented 2019-09-18 15:37:11 +1000
    Thank you NSW GOVT – you are setting such an excellent and historic decision to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations
  • Peter Innes
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:57 +1000
    Congratulations on a job well done in protecting the Environment and our farmlands from total destruction. This decision will have ongoing ramifications and could well be regarded as a precedent.
  • Tui Hendry
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:57 +1000
    Thanks and congratulations to NSW Independent Planning Commission for using hindsight, insight, oversight and foresight to save the Bylong Valley! Wake up, QLD!
  • Jan Befson
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:57 +1000
    Thank goodness common sense has finally won over this horrific proposal regarding the mine. Thank you so much!!!
  • Jocelyn Geraghty
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:49 +1000
    Thank you for saving the Bylong Valley. It’s a good decision. We need food producing country to be preserved.
  • Anne Dalton
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:44 +1000
    Finally some sanity. Some hope. It is fitting that Peter Andrew’s former property has been spared. We must not mine ourselves into extinction. Thank you for stopping the desecration of our most precious resource. A wonderful legacy for our children and grandchildren. Bravo!
  • Barbara Dunn
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:34 +1000
    Thanks for your decision on Bylong coal mine…a small ray of hope for the future and a big win for Tarwyn Park!
  • Corinne Gonser
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:31 +1000
    A massive THANK YOU for protecting the Bylong Valley!!! Congratulations
  • Christine Spoljar
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:26 +1000
    A heartfelt thank you for your vision in saving the Bylong Valley farmlands and natural area for the future of our next generations and the well being of our own.

    Blessings,

    C.Spoljar
  • Lorraine Brosnan
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:21 +1000
    It is so great to hear the decision of your government. Not only is this beautiful valley saved from destruction but also you are taking a stand for the well-being of our country & our world.
  • Andrew Tilbury
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:13 +1000
    This is a sound decision where we all win and hopefully slow the march towards climate change related disasters.
  • Rosemary Vass
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:11 +1000
    Thank you for this historic decision. It is such a relief to see the Commission reaching a conclusion that reflects rationality, integrity and a true responsibility to future generations. I thank you for my grandchildren and all those yet to come in the hope that we will leave them a liveable planet and that your decision will show the way for further leadership on climate action.
  • Carina Fieseler
    commented 2019-09-18 15:36:06 +1000
    Your decision makes sense,after all, we can’t eat coal or money

    Huge thank you ❤
  • Lynette Sinclair
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:53 +1000
    Wonderful decision! This is what it should be about….. representing the interests of the broader community, protecting our land and water for now and for the future. Congratulations and well done.
  • Kent Wildish
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:45 +1000
    Thanks for rejecting the Bylong Coal Mine. We can’t have new coal, and your decision encourages us to keep insisting on a just transition to renewables and justice for future generations
  • Christine Venner-Westaway
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:42 +1000
    Thank you for being a voice of sanity, vision & courage & listening to people on the ground & protecting our beautiful country for future generations & recognising the deleterious impact of coal mining. You have given me hope & restored an element of trust in government institutions & processes.
  • Emma Cotterill
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:36 +1000
    Huge thanks, you have made the best decision here. Generations will thank you in the future for your foresight.
  • Jedd Rashbrooke
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:35 +1000
    Excellent and hugely encouraging decision. Thank you.
  • William Zappa
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:34 +1000
    Unfortunately I’ve already left the Bylong valley, thinking this was a losing battle. However, this is fantastic news. Thank you. Especially for considering the intergenerational aspects.
  • Richard Leech
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:27 +1000
    A very very welcome decision. Thanks to all. a DEFINITE victory for the people.
  • Pat Ferguson
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:26 +1000
    THANK YOU, THANK YOU IPC and NSW Govt ! So happy you stood up and have been counted – as brave and not afraid of doing the right thing We congratulate you. ♥ Pat
  • Denise Traynor
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:24 +1000
    Thank you for stopping this coal mine from happening. Hopefully Queensland will follow your lead.
  • Trish and John Highfield
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:23 +1000
    The most beautiful farm and grazing land has been saved by your corageous decision to respect the evidence from those who understand what the loss of the Bylong would mean to future Australian generations. We’ll never forget our first visit to this wonderous part of the world, contemplating the awesome beauty, but only to be shocked by the overwhelming aural disruption of coal trains from existing mines up the track. Thank you for acting in the public good over profit for international entrepreneurs seeking quick profits with little concern for heritage and climate damage caused to Australia.
  • Fay Jones
    commented 2019-09-18 15:35:08 +1000
    thank you for saving the beautiful Bylong Valley. A great decision.
  • Margaret de Burgh
    commented 2019-09-18 15:34:48 +1000
    Thank you for displaying good judgement in the Bylong decision to stop coal I wept with emotion at the news.

    We have a government which is pro coal used for old technology. This is ruinous for our water and land.