No coal for wine region
Western Australia’s Environment Minister yesterday rejected an application to develop a black coal operation in the Margaret River wine region. The Sydney Morning Herald reports Bill Marmion said he was upholding a recommendation by the Environmental Protection Authority against a black-coal mine 12 kilometres north-east of the town. The Vasse Coal Project is owned by partners Vasse Coal and South West Coal, which engaged LD Operations to manage the approvals process.