Town of Bulga vows to not give up fight against Rio Tinto coalmine
by Guardian staff from on (#VWK2)
Residents explore legal options to overturn decision by state government commission to approve expansion of Mount Thorley-Warkworth open-cut mine
A town in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales has vowed to continue fighting the battle against the expansion of a Rio Tinto coalmine.
The village of Bulga lost its fight on Friday with the government's planning and assessment commission, which approved the expansion of Mount Thorley-Warkworth open-cut mine.
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