Groundswell Gloucester Chair, Julie Lyford OAM, says Gloucester community needs certainty

By Shannon Dann
Updated January 13 2018 - 9:21am, first published January 12 2018 - 9:50am

Their is a positive vibe resonating throughout the community after the Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) refused the development application from Gloucester Resources Limited (GRL) to develop an open cut coal mine in close proximity of the town centre –  and only 900m from the Forbesdale residential estate. After a protracted and punctuated determination process, the time and energy residents expended on protecting their homes, farms, waterways, and the amenity of their picturesque valley, can now be channelled into creating progressive industries for a sustainable future. Energise Gloucester is already in the process of applying for funding so they can conduct a feasibility study into a solar energy project. But for this to happen Gloucestor Groundswell says the government needs to provide the community with some certainty by extinguishing all the mining and petroleum Exploration Licenses (EL’s) that cover the region. The non-profit, process-focused group of concerned residents who came originally came together over a decade ago to stop AGL pursing coal seam gas extraction in their valley, are determined to finally hold the government accountable.

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