Rise Against Coal: Blue Mountains Community Action Festival

For more infomation and petition, please visit: https://www.nature.org.au/no_coal_pollution_in_our_water

The Gardens of Stone Alliance, together with Young Nerve, is urgently convening a community meeting and protest concert to push back against coal pollution impacting Sydney’s drinking water catchment and the sensitive Gardens of Stone region and World Heritage area.

Underground coal mining is damaging groundwater, destroying endangered peat swamps, and threatening nature.

Groundwater is laced with toxic heavy metals and Centennial Coal is approved to dump its wastewater into the headwaters of our catchment.

We can’t allow this to happen. Our drinking water should not become a dumping ground for coal waste. We need a public, independent inquiry now: Say no to coal mine expansions or extensions in the sensitive Gardens of Stone.

We strongly encourage you to attend one or both of the following events:

Community Meeting with Speakers:

Join us as we hear from leading water expert, Dr Ian Wright, Blue Mountains MP Trish Doyle, Greens MLC Sue Higginson and Blue Mountains mayor Mark Greenhill.

Saturday 9th August 10:30am – 12:00pm

Katoomba Community Centre

81-83 Katoomba St

FREE - RSVP via "Get Tickets"

AND

Hardcore For A Cause Protest Concert

Saturday 9th August 3:00-8:00pm

Katoomba Community Centre

81-83 Katoomba St

$25 Tickets via "Get Tickets"

Lineup:

Phantoms

Dance

God Hates A Coward

Burn In Hell

Temporaryrelief (oflocalpainandinflammation)

Goethe

AND

Sign the petition here: https://www.nature.org.au/no_coal_pollution_in_our_water