QLD mayor fights for mining ban

A Queensland mayor is calling for a moratorium into the mining industry in the Brisbane valley only weeks after the Scenic Rim called on the government to cancel mining permits in the region.

Graeme Lehmann, Somerset's mayor, has put forth a moratorium to push for the council to become the first in the state to ban coal mining and coal seam gas, the Queensland Times reports.

Lehmann said he move was driven by community fears of the affects the mining boom may have on the region.

"There has been a great deal of concern in the local and broader community about the potential impacts of the proposed coal exploration and potential for coal seam gas mining in the Somerset region," he said.

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