Five-year-old local Tom Green spells out the community's opposition to the proposed Ambre coalmine. Picture: David Martinelli Source: The Australian
ANGRY Queensland farmers say Ambre Energy is acting in "contempt of government policy" by attempting to push ahead with a controversial coalmine.
In the company's latest controversy, a group of farmers staged a rally yesterday following revelations that Ambre was still pushing to develop the mine in southeast Queensland, despite government objections.
In March, incoming Queensland Premier Campbell Newman confirmed a pre-election promise that the fiercely opposed project would not proceed.
Queensland Mines Minister Andrew Cripps reaffirmed the government's opposition last week, saying the proposed mine -- situated on prime farmland in the Felton Valley about 30km west of Toowoomba -- was "not in the public interest".
Local farmers and opponents of the mine were angered after recently receiving letters from a consultant working for Ambre, which is seeking to obtain a "social licence" for the miner in the area.
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