Proposed mine will affect our water too

Today (November 12) the case brought by the Coal Alliance of Citizens fighting for our water supply to the Land and Environment Court began in Sydney.

It was pleasing to see around 60 people travelled from the Central Coast to the Domain to rally and protest but I noticed that most of the participants live in the north of the Central Coast which reflects the locality of the campaigning over the past 20 years.

However, this issue is of central importance to those of us who live in the south.

Why? Because the proposed mine will draw water from our water supply, will fracture the country rock and lower our water table and thus our supply of water, and will channel its used, dirty, and poisonous waters into our public water supply.

The water supply for the north is the same as the water supply for the south of the Central Coast.

There are many reasons why this mine should be scrapped.

The main reason, for those of us in the south, is our water supply.

A related matter which concerns me, as a lover of our beaches, waterways, and wildlife, including sea life, is the proposal, again by big corporations, to set up oil/gas derricks offshore to explore for gas.

Our local Coast and beaches should not be subjected to accidents, oil spills, explosions and drill-rig fires.

It is time for us in the south of the Central Coast to become better organised and more vocal about our future.

Email, 12 Nov 2018

Dr Van Davy, Pearl Beach