Church says it would not sell Hunter Economic Zone land for coal-fired power station proposal

By Joanne McCarthy
March 12 2019 - 5:00am
Moral: Former Uniting Church in Australia president Reverend Andrew Dutney during a multi-faith event. The church has ruled out selling its land at Hunter Economic Zone to accommodate a twin coal-fired power station proposal raised, and broadly criticised, last week.
Moral: Former Uniting Church in Australia president Reverend Andrew Dutney during a multi-faith event. The church has ruled out selling its land at Hunter Economic Zone to accommodate a twin coal-fired power station proposal raised, and broadly criticised, last week.

THE Uniting Church has dealt a blow to backers of a controversial Cessnock coal-fired power station proposal, including in the Federal Government, by ruling out the sale of land it owns at the proposed Hunter Economic Zone site for such a project.

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