Dawn Heath and Leeanne Undery, founders of the Southern Downs Protection Group, hosted the meeting.
TEN years ago the township of Acland, situated less than two hours from Warwick, had a population of 300 but since the establishment of an open cut coalmine just 2km from the centre, it has been reduced to a one-man town.
A meeting at the Warwick Cowboys clubhouse on Saturday heard as the mining company applies for stage three of its permit, Oakey residents are now looking nervously over the hills in fear of what an expansion could mean for their homes, health and lifestyle.
“Don’t allow mining to gain a foothold in your region as it has in ours,” Peter Faulkner from Oakey Coal Action Alliance told the crowd of 50 or so at the meeting. Read More
Warwick Daily News
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