ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Sutherland Shire and beyond have reacted with dismay to the state government’s approval of Apex Energy’s 16th exploratory coal seam gas borehole in the Woronora Plateau.
The Planning and Assessment Panel approved the latest borehole, in the Woronora water catchment land in Darkes Forest, on November 23.
The approval brings the number of Apex coal seam gas boreholes approved in Sydney Catchment Authority Special Area lands, which are crucial water catchment areas that are off limits to the public, to 11. The company has permission to drill 16 boreholes in total.
Sutherland Shire Environment Centre chairwoman Jenni Gormley said the latest approval of a borehole in the Woronora catchment was ‘‘preposterous’’.
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
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