Current crater next to Pages River

Update
Hundreds of protestors—many on horseback—joined forces to parade through Scone, the Horse capital of Australia, on November 28 objecting against the Bickham coal mine.  The mine is still on the drawing board and many people believe its impacts on the Hunter River tributary, the Pages, and on industries like horse-breeding would be massive. 

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On October 21, the NSW Department of Planning (DoP) released
the coal company’s long awaited Water Resource Assessment and Draft Water Management Plan and these are on exhibition until December 4.

Following a campaign by BCAG and the local community the department undertook a study of the impacts of coal-mining on non coal-mining areas.  As a result of this study the coal company was asked to produce the water reports due to serious concerns about the impacts of the proposed mine--particularly on the local river system.  Click here to access reports.

You'll find here information about the proposed Bickham Coal Mine.

This coal-mine has been under consideration since 2001. First Bickham Coal Company asked permission to take out a bulk sample. This permission was granted and the sample extracted. Click here to see the hole that's left.

Many residents in our area believe - to extract coal at the very head of the Hunter Valley Catchment - is a bad idea.

As more information comes to hand we'll keep you informed.

Meanwhile for information about the history of the project click here

For documents and reports containing facts and figures click here

To view our latest NEW billboards that have been erected across the Upper Hunter Valley click here

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