A Land and Environment Court judge has rejected Muswellbrook Council's argument on expensive case

By Joanne McCarthy
April 23 2019 - 7:00am
Proximity: Muswellbrook town with BHP's Mount Arthur coal mine in the background. Muswellbrook Shire Council has been ordered to pay the mine's legal bill after a failed bid to improve rehabilitation at the mine site.
Proximity: Muswellbrook town with BHP's Mount Arthur coal mine in the background. Muswellbrook Shire Council has been ordered to pay the mine's legal bill after a failed bid to improve rehabilitation at the mine site.

MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council has been ordered to pay the Department of Planning and BHP's legal costs after its failed bid to improve rehabilitation of the Mount Arthur coal mine.

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