Kevin Taggart (Wonnarua traditional custodian) and John Krey (Bulga resident) give Premier Mike Baird a time capsule of local items including wine and honey : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Kevin Taggart (Wonnarua traditional custodian) and John Krey (Bulga resident) give Premier Mike Baird a time capsule of local items including wine and honey / kateausburn
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| 説明 | Premier Mike Baird and Planning Minister Rob Stokes visited Bulga on Tuesday 28 April 2015 to make good a pre-election commitment to better understand the impacts of mining on local communities.Baird and Stokes were joined by local MP Michael Johnsen before meeting locals at the Bulga community hall and then hearing a presentation from the Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association about local opposition to the expansion of Rio Tinto's nearby Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine. WHAT’S IN THE TIME CAPSULE AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?Red wine – thriving Hunter wine tourism industryPhoto of critically endangered Regent Honeyeater – risks to environment Beer mat from the Cockfighter Creek Tavern – our community Bottle of water from Wollombi Brook -precious water supplies and Aboriginal land, culture and spiritualityPhoto of St Marks Anglican Church (1856) – representing heritageSand from the Wollemi Brook - loss of Warkworth Sands WoodlandsJar of local honey - loss of agriculture and produce.OVERVIEW OF THE MINE EXTENSION BATTLEThe Bulga community, alongside the Wonnarua traditional custodians, have been fighting for over five years to stop a massive Warkworth coal mine expansion by Rio Tinto that will obliterate their town and countryside.Both the Land and Environment Court, and the NSW Supreme Court (Court of Appeal), rejected Rio Tinto’s plans but in mid 2014 Rio Tinto resubmitted for approval an almost identical project to that already rejected by the courts. Earlier, the NSW government joined Rio Tinto in its appeal and changed mining regulations to sidestep the Land & Environment Court’s judgment. As a result, the economic significance of a coal resource is now the principal consideration for mining development approvals, above impacts on water, biodiversity, amenity and other land uses.On 5 March 2015 the Planning and Assessment Commission found the application to extend the coal mine was “capable of being approved”, despite having been knocked back twice already in court. One of its suggestions was that the town of Bulga be moved.As a result of new laws, the Bulga community no longer has appeal rights to the Land and Environment Court on the merits of the decision - a right ICAC recommends to prevent corruption.The community now awaits a final Planning and Assessment Commission decision. If the expansion goes ahead it will create severe noise and dust impacts for residents, destroy a critically endangered woodland and impact on 110 registered Aboriginal cultural sites. |
| 撮影日 | 2015-04-28 16:14:43 |
| 撮影者 | kateausburn , Sydney, Australia |
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| カメラ | Canon EOS 5D Mark II , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.025 sec (1/40) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 28 mm |