Harness racing stable owner Kate Tubbs on her property five kilometres from Bacchus Marsh, where Mantle Mining has a licence to drill for coal. Photo: Angela Wylie
NOT long ago Bacchus Marsh was a country town notable for two things: its Avenue of Honour elm trees honouring World War I soldiers and the produce from its market gardens.
It is now at the heart of a population growth corridor between Melbourne and Ballarat, and home to a growing number of commuters. This week some landowners learnt they could have a new neighbour: an open-cut coal mine. Read More
The Age
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