Gloucester Shire Council has voted to write to Gloucester Resources Limited (GRL) officially objecting to their application to develop a mine in the shire.
GRL has lodged an application for Director Generals requirements with the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure to develop a mine known as the Rocky Hill Coal Project off McKinley’s Lane.
In a mayoral minute to last week’s council meeting Mayor Geoff Slack said he believed the company had taken that step because “of the pressure that this council has placed upon the NSW State Government requesting refusal for exploration licences held by the company.”
The mayor said “this has forced GRL Limited to by-pass an application for the renewal of the licences and to tell the community of their intentions which up until this time has not been forthcoming.”
Cr Slack said the council, since 2008, has consistently requested the state government not to renew the GRL exploration licences.
Gloucester Advocate
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