Almost 400 residents in the Camden Haven banded together at the Laurieton United Services Club for the public forum on mining intentions in the region last week.
The event, hosted by the Camden Haven Anti Fracking Group, saw keynote speaker, Dr Marian Lloyd Smith, co-chair of the renowned international organisation IPEN (International Persistent Organic Pollutants Network), speak of her experiences with the environmental and social trauma which the coal seam gas (CSG) industry has had on rural communities.
Both Steve Robinson of the Gloucester Barrington Stroud Preservation Society and Lansdowne farmer Deborah Willis (regional representative for NSW Farmers Association), spoke of the lack of transparency in the approval processes for CSG mining.
Hastings oyster farmer and NSW Farmers Association Oyster Specialist, Mark Bulley, gave interesting insights into the dependence of the oyster on water purity, confirming the belief that CSG and the oyster industry simply cannot coexist in the Camden Haven.
Over 300 signed letters and petition signatures were received, encouraging our politicians to act in the interests of the public
