PHOTO: 2014 Community protests over the proposed mine.
Darkinjung Land Council says the lodging of a development application for the CASAR motor precinct wouldn’t stop the Wallarah 2 coal mine moving ahead, should negotiations resume.
The controversial mine project, put forward by ‘Kores Australia’ needs a 200 metre wide passage of Aboriginal land, for rail access into the mine.
Land Council CEO, Sean Gordon says the two projects COULD co-exist, but matters are at a standstill.
“We’re not working out whether Wallarah 2 will reach an agreement with Darkinjung or not we’re moving on with business”, Mr Gordon said.
The future of the mine is in Darkinjung hands, after a Land and Environment Court ruling last year.
The Land Council has agreed to a 60-year lease with the proponents of the motor precinct.
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