Residents Sue Cadia Mine for Pollution

0:00You're listening to Sydney News today, powered by the Daily News Now. Residents near the Katie-A-Gold mine in Central West New South Wales have filed a class-action lawsuit against owner Numont, claiming the operation has, polluted their air, soil, and water. The suit em' balls around 2,000 people living within a 17-kilometer radius of the mine, near Orange. A key issue is the collapse of a tailings dam wall that holds mining waste. Owners like Francis Redalac and Guy Fits Harding say they've tried working with the company for years, but now want the pollution halted. Redalac prays the community's courage, noting dozens took an early-warning bus to Sydney for support. In today's directions hearing at the New South Wales Supreme Court, lawyers debated evidence like groundwater data from the past two years. The defense calls sharing full databases unfair, while plaintive see it as crucial. This is Richard Kavanaugh said another hearing for July 16th, with the full trial likely in late 2027.

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