The potential impact of coal seam gas mining on the Illawarra's spectacular yet fragile environment was at the centre of a Wollongong City Council submission to a parliamentary inquiry yesterday.
Councillors Jill Merrin and Greg Petty joined council officers Peter Kofod and Renee Campbell in addressing a panel of seven MPs in Mittagong during the sixth of seven public meetings being held in NSW.
Cr Merrin said she felt the panel responded well to the issues the council raised.
"I felt like they wanted to listen to what people had to say," she said.
"I initially thought there might be some aggressive questioning, but the MPs approached it with a really open mind."
Illawarra Mercury
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