The former president of the Australian Medical Association may seem an odd figure to lead opposition to a mining project, but Dr Phelps takes what she calls a broad view on health.
"We can't simply risk the water supply in one part of Sydney, without considering the repercussions for the rest of the state and country," Dr Phelps said.Kerryn Phelps is the former president of the Australian Medical Association, is a City of Sydney councillor, and a public health and civil rights advocate.
The recent approval is for long walls which pass directly under the drinking water reservoir. Peabody has been mining in the catchment area for years, but not directly under the dam.CEO and local resident Dr Catherine Reynolds collected 10,700 signatures on a hardcopy petition to oppose the plan, which was presented to parliament by the district's Liberal MP Mr Lee Evans in February.
A department spokesperson told 9News the long walls beneath Woronora Reservoir are part of a decades-long plan which was approved in 2009, "granted after a comprehensive assessment which included public hearings".Approving new mining constructions is a drawn-out process, which can take years and involves consultations with numerous experts both within government and outside it, they added.
FFS !!!
Money 3.5 million lives. government will always choose money. Grubs should be run out of parliament pitchforks and all!
Why US? Why not locals?
Insanity. Water is Australia's rarest commodity...
Bye Gladys
WTF
Great, we have plenty of water, why not contaminate some more. What a disgrace!!
Point the finger at the person who signed off on this - he should be hung , strung and qtrd . This will end up in tears
While they locked you in your house....
Dont blame the us blame our government....the wankers
I HAAAATE this NSW GOVERNMENT.
After they stopped selling to China they sold it to USA instead. Well done.
Yep here it goes, more american companies going to buy Australian land and banks probably calling them to come over as well.
Greed and madness takes hold
Wind and solar power doesn't leak. It doesn't have to be imported or mined. And there's no radioactive waste to worry about. So go green! 💚🌞😎
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All money, just like maddingleybrowncoal and transurban dumping toxicsoil in Western suburbs!
PotCallKtlBlck Vote for labour for sure.
PotCallKtlBlck Where is Sky News when it's about their master's wrong doing?
You arseholes! Cause nothing could go wrong with that could it.............😡
Time for NSw to challenge this one
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Lookyou can choose to be owned by the Chinese or by the yanks... oh wait.. you can’t.. it’s already done!
Wtf? This country is a sellout to the highest bidder. What a disgrace!!!
What is wrong with this country!?!
GladysB you corporate shill carrying on from your predecessor. Sell, Sell, Sell till there is nothing more. corporateshill sellingNSW
All the water will sink mine. Australian government firstly will be load to gain sone votes later they will vanish.
disgusting!
WTF ScottMorrisonMP
GladysB What's the go Gladys?
Well the dams were almost empty not long ago, just trying to get back to that.
liberal party smarts. The bribes work well. OOPS spell check wrongun - donations not bribes
faItsStillMe NSW water with coal
Pretty good article, well researched & presented with: scientific info & facts; & comments from prominent gov & industry people. Public can look at that article & use it to make informed decision. Can the same reporter look at the Chinese infrastructure loan proposal for Victoria
plalor What could go wrong?
FFS!!
How stupid is this woman ...well when the water disappears whom do you blame ...Y
Mining and drinking water do not mix
What fuktard signed off on this bullshit
WTF
They're just giving the people charcoal filtered water, right?
Yes, this is perfect. Coal for lunch, tar to drink and soot for dessert. The humans deserve this. Keep going. Sooner we all die better for the planet. 🍻
In years to come we will be needing bottled water to survive & this stupidity will end up costing us x1000s
After the 'ally' backstabbed all their 'friends' in various ways, why did we think Australia would be spared?
Ffs
Is there any way that we can petition To stop this shortsighted approval? This is a terrible mistake!
QLD for life ✌️😎✌️
Who are these Idiots that think this is a Good Working Outcome .. Plain Stupid .
Preposterous 🤯
Fuck them!!!! 😡😡😡😡
Is this when we pretend to be surprised?