The Singleton Argus newspaper, established July 15, 1874. Local people covering local news and events.
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Air quality alerts for Warkworth, Aberdeen, Bulga, Camberwell, Mount Thorley and another for Warkworth all for PM10 levels. That makes 292 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year. This dust ain’t good for our health.
Ghosts of Obeid and MacDonald surface as planning laws for Upper Hunter mines bypass usual assessments amid calls from One Nation to abolish IPC. singletonargus.com.au/story/…
A call from the heart of coal country for a 'end-date for coal mining' in the region to achieve a just transition for the Upper Hunter has been made. This message comes after 14 mining projects have been approved in the state since 2023. singletonargus.com.au/story/…
A call from the heart of coal country for a 'end-date for coal mining' in the region to achieve a just transition for the Upper Hunter has been made. This message comes after 14 mining projects have been approved in the state since 2023.
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Four more air quality alerts for Warkworth, Muswellbrook, Bulga and Jerry’s Plains due to PM10 levels. That makes 286 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year.
It’s going to be one of those days with three more air quality alerts for Muswellbrook , Bulga and Warkworth all for PM10 levels. That makes 282 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year.
Air quality alert for Mount Thorley due to PM10 levels. That makes 279 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year.
Three air quality alerts for Singleton South and 2x Mount Thorley for PM10 levels. That makes 278 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year. Numerous politicians visiting the Upper Hunter sadly they never stay long enough to really breathe in this dust.
Air quality alert for Jerrys Plains due to PM10 levels. That makes 275 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year.
Two more air quality alerts for Jerry’s Plains and Merriwa due to PM10 levels. That makes 274 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year. Perhaps any changes to planning laws should focus on eliminating air pollution from mining.
Wonnarua Elder Scott Franks has made an urgent request for the Commonwealth to intervene to protect land now subject to mining approval at the Hunter Valley Operations Continuation Project (HVO) near Singleton.
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And right on cue two air quality alerts for Muswellbrook and Muswellbrook NW due to PM10 levels. That makes 272 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year. Where is the political will to provide our communities with clean air?
In a true battle of the ages two retired school teachers from Muswellbrook have taken on the might of the mining industry and triumphed winning their case in Australia's High Court.
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Two air quality alerts for Camberwell and Muswellbrook NW due to PM10 levels. That makes 270 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year. Did any journalists think to ask the NSW Premier during his visit to HVO about air pollution in or region?
Air quality alerts for Aberdeen, Muswellbrook NW, Warkworth, Jerry’s Plains and Camberwell all for PM10 levels. That makes 268 air quality alerts for the Upper Hunter this year.
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Incredible. Appalling. How on earth do governments, state and local, permit these horrors ? Corruption, I assume, in the grand old tradition laid down in 1788.
The NSW Independent Planning Commission has given carte blanche approval to the Hunter Valley Operations Continued Project, the largest coal mine expansion in the state's history.
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