Thursday, October 13

Stroud Vigneron joins Coal Seam Gas Battle



Stroud winemaker Helen Gillard. Picture: Dean Osland

Celebrated Stroud winemaker Helen Gillard relies on nature as much as technique to produce her vintage.

She has no doubt the underground water systems that run across the Gloucester Valley are an essential factor in her vineyard's success.

That's why she will be joining Sunday's coal seam gas national day of action.

"My concerns are fairly typical of anyone with a bit of insight," Ms Gillard, who established Mill Creek Vineyard in 1997, said.

"Until we have some real knowledge about what is going to happen with the aquifers, particularly in this valley where the geological formation is so interconnected, we shouldn't be tampering with things."

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Newcastle Herald

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