Exploration shock – Residents protest gold drilling in the Wombat

Blackwood residents protest gold mine exploration in the Wombat State Forest. Photo: Sandy Scheltema

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Exploration shock – Residents protest gold drilling in the Wombat

Blackwood residents protested in the Wombat State Forest last week after they discovered mining company Currawong Resources had begun exploratory […]


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