Chairman of Basin Sustainability Alliance takes aim at Acland review

Helen Walker
Updated June 29 2017 - 2:16pm, first published June 28 2017 - 2:30pm
No future: Basin Sustainability Alliance chairman, Lee McNicholl said there was no future in farming in Queensland without water security, and has called on the government to refuse the stage 3 expansion of New Acland's coal mine immediately. Photo supplied.
No future: Basin Sustainability Alliance chairman, Lee McNicholl said there was no future in farming in Queensland without water security, and has called on the government to refuse the stage 3 expansion of New Acland's coal mine immediately. Photo supplied.

Surat Basin cattle producer and Basin Sustainability Alliance chairman, Lee McNicholl, has taken a swipe at the Queensland Government for allowing stage 3 of New Acland’s coal mine to be reviewed.  

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Toowoomba-based Journalist

Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.

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