Wollombi shocked by possibility of coal mining on the doorstep of their tourist town

By Scott Bevan
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:36am, first published June 25 2020 - 1:22pm
TOURIST TOWN: The people of Wollombi have been stunned by the possibility of coal exploration near their historic village.
TOURIST TOWN: The people of Wollombi have been stunned by the possibility of coal exploration near their historic village.

IN recent months, the people of Wollombi have contended with bushfires and drought, a flood and the impact of COVID-19, but they were shocked to find a potential new threat right under the feet of their historic village.

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