The next Save Our Macleay River Steering Committee Meeting is scheduled for Saturday 21 September from 10:30am at Kempsey Macleay RSL Club.

Please send any agenda items or apologies to Christa on christa@tsn.cc by Friday 20 September.

We hope to see you there!

JulyWorkshop

SOMR Public Forum Information Flyer

THE Save Our Macleay River (SOMR) committee will be hosting two workshops to highlight individual rights when it comes to mining as well as a public forum with a Q&A style panel discussion.

The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) workshop, concerning the rights of landholders and the protection of the environment, will kick off at 10:30am on Saturday 20 July.

The public forum will begin at 1:30pm & focus on the impact of mining on the Macleay River will begin with presentations from several keynote speakers, following a Q&A style panel discussion.

Invited guest speakers include:

• Roger Jackson, CEO of Hillgrove Mine
• Gavin Mudd, expert on sustainable mining, Monash University
• Sharyn Munro, author of Rich Land, Wasteland
• Ron Kemsley, Environmental Officer, Kempsey Shire Council
• Matthew Tighe, UNE Armidale
• Marcus Riches, (DPI Fisheries Habitat Officer)
• Fred Kelly, representative of the Dhanggati Nation
• Representatives of the Environmental Protection Authority, Armidale

The second EDO workshop will be held at 10.30am on Sunday in Bellbrook.

For more information, please contact info@saveourmacleayriver.com