PHIL Piper is furious and horrified.
He found out – via the metropolitan media – that a mining company wants to slap an exploration licence on his peaceful lifestyle property in Mirboo North. Phil has lived on 10 acres in St Ellens Road for 26 years and, as an ardent member of Landcare, has done a lot of revegetating.
He knew nothing of Mantle Mining’s plans.
“I was shocked,” he said. “It’s outrageous. This is a food bowl. It’s really scary.
“It’s bad enough when you look at the prime agricultural land close to Melbourne that’s being built on. “What are the priorities? “I’m angry in more ways than one.
“Now that we have a (State) Liberal Government it will be open slather all the way round. It’s not good. You have no rights.” Read More
The Southern Star Gazette (March 2011)
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