A German model for using old mine sites to create recreational lakes is being floated for the Hunter

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated December 24 2019 - 9:30am, first published December 23 2019 - 7:00pm
Past: Part of the Lusatian Lake District in the former East Germany where billions of euros have been spent converting old brown coal mine pits into artificial lakes. Picture: Getty.
Past: Part of the Lusatian Lake District in the former East Germany where billions of euros have been spent converting old brown coal mine pits into artificial lakes. Picture: Getty.

A PROPOSAL to convert Hunter coal mine voids into lakes to "drought-proof" regional NSW areas has received cautious support as a private company seeks NSW Government funding to test its feasibility.

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