More than 130 appeals, on both sides, were lodged against last month's approval of the expansion of the bauxite strip mine at Worsley, with water and environmental impacts high on the agenda of many.
Residents of several communities in WA's south-west say they're concerned by the expansion of South32 's Worsley Alumina bauxite mine.The Office of the Appeals Convenor is looking at appeals against the EPA's decision to grant conditional approval of the expansion.
The group formed last year after mining operations at Worsley Alumina ramped up and a haul road was installed over Pinjarra-Williams Road.It has since hosted several community information sessions in Boddington and Quindanning to share information and gauge public sentiment about the bauxite mine.
"Nobody told us it existed, and the Community Liaison Committee did not reach out to anybody or even tell us of future plans," she said. The spokesperson said consultation included face to face meetings, community sessions, and the introduction of an online virtual consultation room for people to share their views about the project.Quindanning farmer Tim Mounsey first came to the area in 1985, one year after Worsley Alumina began operations."You start seeing their footprint, their mining footprint has spread out like a virus. It's just getting bigger and bigger," he said.
He said the amount of dust in the area due to the mining operations had always been around, but locals were starting to get more concerned. "I don't have children but I feel for the next generation and the generation after that. The landscape has changed massively," he said.'Rigorous' environmental review of US mining giant Alcoa's sprawling mines to probe Perth drinking water impactHe came up with the Democrats' new favourite insult against Trump.
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