Dear all....
I'd like to share something that you
might feel compelled to also share.
This is about mining our (aussie) farmlands - the damage it does to farmland and
the environment, to families and rural communities. I'm lucky that our farm is
not directly threatened (at the moment.... the big survey planes scanned our
area for mining potential last year.... we seriously considered bringing out the
shotgun and taking a potshot at the low flying bastards.... but I
digress...)
For those of you not aware - Australian farmers do not own the mineral rights on their properties. This is controlled by the government (generally this means State government) - and the government can (as it does) give any company it favours open slather on our farms. Our nation's prime farmlands are being turned into mining wastelands and farming families and rural communities are tossed aside without a thought (and even less financial compensation... not that your heritage has a price tag). All for a minuscule mining royalty (please follow the given links for all the facts and figures - including the percentage of overseas ownership of mining operations). It is a desperate and dreadful situation and one that I feel personally incensed by.
For those of you not aware - Australian farmers do not own the mineral rights on their properties. This is controlled by the government (generally this means State government) - and the government can (as it does) give any company it favours open slather on our farms. Our nation's prime farmlands are being turned into mining wastelands and farming families and rural communities are tossed aside without a thought (and even less financial compensation... not that your heritage has a price tag). All for a minuscule mining royalty (please follow the given links for all the facts and figures - including the percentage of overseas ownership of mining operations). It is a desperate and dreadful situation and one that I feel personally incensed by.
Art & Etc Blog - Rhondda Ayliffe
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