FEARED large-scale coal mining near Ipswich has been shelved as Premier Anna Bligh announced plans yesterday to shut out miners from urban areas.
The Premier announced yesterday the government would force mining companies to keep away from people’s homes by banning all exploratory digging near urban areas.
Ms Bligh said the ban would apply to centres such as Ipswich, surrounding rural areas and Toowoomba.
“We will legislate that with towns of 1000 people or more, you cannot have an exploration permit within a two-kilometre buffer zone,” she said. Read More
The Queensland Times
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