Battle over limestone mining near Bungonia Gorge
Observers clash with cement interests as NSW plans extend the Marulan area lease to mine limestone near Bungonia Gorge. A court hearing next Tuesday will weigh impacts on the Bungonia Reserve, caves, and canyon safety. Local groups warn overburden, water flow, and wildlife, including lyrebirds, while APCM argues national limestone needs justify extensions.
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Great Dividing Range
Nsw
Robert Askin
Cabinet
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Australia Ltd
Marulan
Hindestone
APCM
Mount Amour
Kandagra-Boyd National Park
Colong
Bungonia Reserve
Goulburn
Bungonia Gorge
Booteet
Bungoma Gorge
Bungona Creek
Grill Cove
Wwe
Ps&ts
SSW Department of Mines
E. MeirDermott
Tablelands
Bungoma
Australia
Bungoing
Monsigneur
E. Favier
Presbytery
I Goulburn
Sydney
Canberra
Barber's Creek
School of Applied Science
Canberra College of Advanced Education
P. Rudman
Sydney Speleological Society
Ponte
Cotter Road Riverside Memories At Sunday Afternoon
A lyrical scene along Cotter Road shows riverbanks shaded by trees with children playing nearby. The poem recalls peaceful memories of childhood by the stream, with smooth shallows and river stones described as gentle and affectionate.
Censor in tough seat as British film board harms violence debate
Stephen Murphy, six months into his role as secretary of the British Board of Film Censors, defends controversial rejections of Straw Dogs and Clockwork Orange while facing public and critics’ backlash. He argues the board serves social value by restricting extreme violence and confirms a difficult, polarised future for censorship amid rising controversy and debate.
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British Board of Film Censors
Stephen Murphy
Javier Trevelyan
Murphy
Soho Square
United States
Fand
Criics
ITA
Board
Fred Astaire
Time machine floods era in one highway flood
A storm described as a freak overwhelmed a road built to overflow and a hundred year flood pattern. Planners claim their fix compresses five hundred years of risk into one event, but fresh floods raise doubts about the defense and timing.
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Yarra
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