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February 20, 2022

Lower Blue Mountains voters don't support Sarah Richards' position on Warragamba Dam

Residents of the lower Blue Mountains have said they are seriously alarmed that Sarah Richards, the Liberal candidate for the marginal seat of Macquarie, is actively trying to secure funding to raise the Warragamba Dam wall and put the World Heritage Listing of the Blue Mountains at risk. It comes as Sarah Richards was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald today saying that she "will definitely be on the phone" making her pitch to Scott Morrison to raise the Warragamba Dam wall.

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Redbank Power Station Proposal Rejected!

September 15, 2025

Today, the Independent Planning Commission NSW (IPCN) released its decision on Verdant Earth Technology’s (Verdant) proposal to repurpose the Redbank Power Station to burn up to 850,000 tonnes of native forest and other biomass for electricity. We are pleased to share that the IPCN has refused this...

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