RESIDENTS in the Liverpool Plains in New South Wales are standing strong in their 11th week of a blockade to prevent BHP Billiton from drilling on their land.
BHP is hoping to set up a longwall coal mine in the area, which will involve intensive exploratory drilling on farmers’ land.
Residents are concerned coal mining will have a negative impact on the environment and threaten the region’s water supply.
The blockade began after the government awarded BHP access to farmers’ land without their approval or conducting environmental studies.
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