Mudgee District Environment Group
The Drip A Study of Visitor Attitudes To ascertain community sentiment on visitor attitudes to The Drip gorge, MDEG conducted a study interviewing members of the public who were visiting to The Drip as a stakeholder group in February 2022. These people have experienced and witnessed The Drip, have no […]
MDEG has been a long-time member of the Nature Conservation Council – the Voice for Nature in NSW. The Voices for Nature podcast is a regular live program, hosted by Chris Gambian and Jacqui Mumford of NCC who discuss contemporary environmental and other issues with expert guests. Riled Up […]
Media Release from the EDO (Environmental Defenders Office is a legal centre dedicated to protecting the environment.) The NSW Court of Appeal has today upheld the decision to refuse the Bylong Coal Project. The decision comes two years after the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) first rejected the 6.5 million-tonnes-per-year greenfield […]
What is going on? Proposed Lead Mine at Lue: Submissions are called for the Amended EIS for this project. So many questions – so much confusion… Why have Bowdens submitted an amended EIS for their proposed lead mine? A powerline requires realignment, but this was not assessed within the initial […]
Hawkins-Rumker potential release for coal exploration Braving cold temperatures and rain, MDEG held an information stall to inform Mudgee people about the threat to our region if the Hawkins-Rumker Preliminary Regional Issues Assessment (PRIA) recommends that the area be released for coal exploration! The response was fantastic! Maps were examined […]
This exciting news and the background story (copied below) is from the website of the Environmental Defenders Office. https://www.edo.org.au/2020/12/18/bylong-valley-coal-mine/ “In a historic win, the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) – represented by the Environmental Defenders Office – has successfully defended the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) refusal to approve a brand new coal mine on prime agricultural land in the Bylong […]
The Campaign to Save The Drip Gorge in New South Wales has been running for years, but the women on the front line still aren’t satisfied. This was the heading used by journalist Tom Melville after he interviewed locals and heard about the long and on-going battle to protect the […]
FROM ABC CENTRAL WEST FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ abccentralwest/posts/ 3469880096365483 Protection has been secured for a rock formation of Aboriginal significance near Mudgee. The NSW Government has announced 33 hectares, which are home to ‘The Drip’, have been compulsory acquired from mining company Moolarben Coal. The Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean […]
Mudgee District Environment Group has much pleasure in joining with Dr Julia Imrie in presenting a copy of her doctoral thesis to Mid-Western Regional Council Library: “Changing land use in an uncertain climate; Impacts on surface water and groundwater in the Goulburn River, NSW” Electronic access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/172041 A key aim […]