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'Shut it down' - Green Group slams Hail Creek Coal min expansion

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The state government's given the go-ahead to Glencore's Hail Creek coal mine expansion south-west of Mackay.

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'Shut it down' - Green Group slams Hail Creek Coal min expansion

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LiSTNR Mackay and Whitsundays Local News'Shut it down' - Green Group slams Hail Creek Coal min expansion. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

A list-snuff production. Hey, it's Laura Petchgrou, the state government's given the go-ahead to Glencaw's Hail Creek coal mine expansion, southwest of Mackay. Canberra now gets the final say. The Australian Conservation Foundation's Adam Bant believes it should be knocked back. This open-cut coal mine spews out huge amounts of toxic methane, something that persistent underreporting has tried to hide. It should be shut down and cleaned up, not given a license to expand. A push for a new ammo station at Pioneer Valley continues. The community has gathered 1,600 signatures, and Marrani MP Glenkelly has joined the push after inviting rural fire service volunteers to discuss how to improve bushfire preparedness. And to sport, the Mackay cutters will watch on from the sidelines, with the bay in round two of the host plus cup, and the Cowboys coach says mindset is everything. A head of tomorrow's class against the Tigers.

Todd Payton has instructed Deedin and Clifford to dig into the line this week to help Scott drink water returning from injury.

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