'We need to restore the land': as coal mines close, here's a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley
- Written by Kimberley Crofts, Doctoral Student, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
ShutterstockThe decline of the coal industry means 17 mines in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will close over the next two decades. More than 130,000 hectares of mining land — nearly two-thirds of the valley floor between Broke and Muswellbrook — will become available for new uses.
Restoring and reusing this land could contribute bil...
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