Monday, August 15

Vic Woman's Farm at Mercy of Coal Miners

As the Australian Greens prepare to introduce legislation giving farmers the right to deny coal seam gas miners access to their land, a Victorian woman is waiting to hear whether her land will be at the mercy of miners.

Kate Tubbs and her husband grow wheat and barley and run a harness racing stable on their 100-hectare property near Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne.

Last month, she was told that Western Australian minerals exploration company Mantle Mining would drill 15 holes in her area, including a 20-by-10-metre hole just outside her property.  Read More 

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