Hungry Gutted Brainless Queenslanders! Grrr

I call them hungry gutted because their concern is for Money and not the environment and this means these people are not worth the air they even breathe. They pay no heed to the fact this mining will damage the water table.

GVK Hancock has taken the next step in its $4.2 billion coal project Kevin's Corner.   Decision's on the mines fate and the fate of its mining lease application is immediately delayed by the Federal Government's Department of Sustainability until October 30th 2013.

This farmer is exactly the sort of farmer who is dangerous to this country,  the ones who put the dollar first before the state of the land and how it will be effected for times in the future.

Shaun Dillon is a pastoralist where if the approved, 9000 acres of Kevin's Corner Mine will be on his property.
A  compensation arrangement  has already been struck with GVK.

Shaun understands there could be total loss of the water supply on his  land.   He fully understands the impacts of this industry but he doesn't give a damn about it. 

He cites Money as his motivation for peace of mind.   He and most of his neighbours are protected by a flimsy "make good" clause in their contractual arrangements  with GVK.

This decision to sell out like this is going to be the thing that will bring this country to its veritable knees.  These guys are not seeing the big picture.  They have been dazzled by the dollars and the short term gain.

Who are GVK-Hancock Coal?

Hancock Coal Pty Ltd is owned by GVK and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) is a diversified Australian energy and resources company, with a strong record of pioneering the economic development of regional Australia.

Founded by Lang Hancock over 50 years ago, HPPL has a long and proud history in minerals, exploration and development industries in Australia. Since it was established in the mid 1950s, HPPL has demonstrated a strong commitment to the growth of Australia’s mineral wealth, and has continued to seek and develop additional resource deposits across the country.

The pioneering spirit of Hancock that led the development of the Pilbara region in Western Australia is now being directed to the vast potential of the Galilee Basin in Queensland with Hancock Coal Pty Ltd (HCPL) and the Alpha Coal Project.

In the 1970s, resource exploration commenced in the Galilee Basin, which was considered to be uneconomic due to the lack of associated infrastructure on Australia’s east coast. Now, some 30 years later, with more developed rail and port infrastructure coupled with the global demand for coal fired power, there is an exciting opportunity for this area of regional Queensland.

Read more here: GVKHancock Coal Pty Ltd

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