The Primary Industries, Natural Resources and Environment committee have passed their bill to protect fertile lands from mining. The bill called for the protection of places which make for fantastic farming areas across Queensland, not the entire state but restricted ares such as that of the Opposition leaders electorate of the Lockyer Valley. The main arguments for this bill included the irreversible effects mining has on the land, meaning you can mine land that has been farmed but you may not be able to farm on land that has been mined.
One amendment was passed removing a clause that stated any mining companies currently on or planning on using land which is suitable for agriculture to leave within 6 months of notice. The division to pass the bill saw 37 for, 28 against.
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