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Aboriginal Land Council Prospecting Application Covers Mullumbimby

COAL SEAM GAS – PROSPECTING IN BYRON SHIRE

PLEASE SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO DEPT OF RESOURCES http://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/community-information/comment (not the Aboriginal Land Council as they may not pass them on).

Submission-writing session at Mullumbimby Community Gardens 2pm Sat 1st December (deadline is 5th Dec).

An advertisement published in Tweed Border Mail on 7 November 2012 reads thus:

Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority Application
Notice is given that Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority Application No 55 for petroleum has been lodged with NSW Trade and Investment by New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, ABN 82 726 507 500, over an area of about 12 blocks or 900 square kilometres which is located about 10 kilometres west of the town of Byron Bay, as shown on the diagram below.

Information regarding this application can be obtained from Sally Skyring, Manager – Strategic Initiatives on ph (02) 9689 4520. More information will be provided in the next edition of Tracker magazine.

General information regarding petroleum special prospecting authorities and landholder"s rights is available from http://www.resources.nsw.gov.au

Invitation for Public Comment

Public comment on the impacts of exploration due to this application or any petroleum special prospecting authority granted in satisfaction of this application may be made with 28 days of this advertisement. Comments received that relate to production will not be considered in this process as a petroleum special prospecting authority does not permit production activities to occur.

If you are interested in making comments on this application, you are encouraged to review the Department's Public Comment Process document which may be obtained from the applicant or at http://www.resources.nsw.gov.au or by contacting NSW Trade and Investment staff on 02 4931 6512.   The Department reserves the right to make all or part of any submission publicly available however, personal information identifying an individual will be withheld from publication.
END OF AD

NB: The Department of Resources website has the publication date of 6 November (not 7th) with a closing date for public comment of 5 December. The link to make comment is: http://www.resources.nsw.gov.au/community-information/comment/titles

INFORMATION ON SUBMISSION MAKING will be at our public meeting in Mullum 28 Nov (see flyer on home page).

SUBMISSION-WRITING SESSION - Mullum Community Gardens, Stuart Street - Sat 1st Dec 2pm.
 

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  Comments

I object to gas exploration ANYWHERE on this planet. I live in
Mullumbimby, but I do not have the attitude Not in my backyard'. This form of mining
is devastating. Anywhere.Also, people thinking of buying (and using) gas cookers and
hot water systems, think again. Obviously, renewable energy will be supplied as
electricity. I bought an induction stove and have not experienced an increase in my
electricity usage - thanks to my cook top, lack of appliances, solar hot water
system and solar panels. (Note: I did not have a stove for three years before I
bought my induction stove).

Rebecca Grenfell Mullumbimby