LOCK THE GATE: Groups rallied for the protection of natural assets in Rylstone, Kandos and surrounding villages on Sunday.
About 70 people joined the fight for environmental protection in mining communities at Bylong on Sunday.
The group listened to author Paul Cleary speak about his book Too Much Luck before being joined for a discussion with Tim Duddy.
Bylong Valley Protection Alliance secretary Craig Shaw said key themes in the panel discussion included more rigorous land use planning, putting aside government revenues earned during the mining boom for leaner times in the future and water-related amendments to the Environment Protection Biodiversity and Conservation (EPBC) Act, recently proposed by Tony Windsor.
Also on Sunday, about 20 people joined a rally in Rylstone to support the national Defend Our Water campaign.
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