THE Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the decision by the NSW Planning and Assessment Commission to refuse consent for the Drayton South open cut coal mine near Muswellbrook.
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“Lock the Gate congratulates the Upper Hunter thoroughbred horse studs, industry and communities for their determination to protect their industry from this and other coal mines,” Lock the Gate NSW coordinator Georgina Woods said.
“It has been clear for some time that the horse studs could not co-exist with the Drayton South mine, and so we welcome the PAC’s sensible decision that the project was not, on balance, in the public interest.
"This decision is a welcome relief for the businesses and communities that were directly threatened by this mine, but the anguish of this protracted battle could have been avoided by upfront protection for areas that should always have been off-limits to coal mining."
