Bending straightaway to the whims of large corporate mining companies is what Shire councils do when BIG MINING comes to town. They seem to either lose their respect for the job they have or they are on the take in some shape or form with kick backs later on promised to secure contracts being unfettered.
People are desperately trying to protect their land and their water from contamination from mining and the Narrabri Shire Council gives these constituents no support what so ever and choose to side with the corrupt complaints of mining to force people against their will to leave the area and cease to protect the land and water from contamination and degradation to habitat and culturally significant areas.
Local Farmer Cliff Wallace invited the protectors onto his property to camp because they were evicted by council from the original camp after 550 days. He is just one farmer who is trying to do what ever he can to protect the most important thing to us all - clean water and uncontaminated aquifers. He isn't a young man and he has lived here all of his life and he gets zero respect from the local council.
This should be an eyeopener for all people in Australia to see how their rights have been eroded away to nothing.
The council is now trying to bully Mr Wallace by ordering him to evict the protectors from his private land and have issued an order to him. Cliff is a tough old character and he knows the score. He is very worried about the future of his and other land holders futures. He has no intention of backing down because he knows Australia is watching now and he knows he has the support of the Australian people behind him.
This story about the Narrabri Council is the same scenario being played out in towns across Australia at the present moment. All councils using the same bullying approach to achieve the goal of the large corporate entities with the threat of legal action if their wishes are not fulfilled.
There appears to be some bullying going on as Mr Wallace clearly pointed out to council that they were willing to act on one letter of complaint but do nothing for the people regarding the complete walk over by big Mining.
The fight continues as many across Australia flock to help the Pilliga and Leard's regions from sure disaster from Coal Mining and Coal Seam Gas Mining.
I empathize with the people of this land because we are under attack from our supposed own citizens. This is a silent war and they are killing us slowly by poisoning the water for human and animal and flora use.
Images @ Eminpee Fotography
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