Welcome to the Rylstone District Environment Society
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Rylstone District Environment Society Inc. (RDES) is the local environment group for the rural townships, villages and localities around Rylstone and Kandos in the NSW Central West. |
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Come and see Bimblebox!How do we respond to massive change in our own backyards? This is a doco you don’t want to miss. Screening in Mudgee Sunday 3 June and Rylstone Thursday 7 June, Bimblebox is a beautifully filmed documentary about how a small regional community is dealing with the massive and rapid expansion of the coal and coal seam gas industry – threatening to change forever the region’s landscape and livelihood. ‘This isn't just about Bimblebox Nature Refuge – it's about landholders all over Queensland and New South Wales ...’ |
Bimblebox explores the huge Australian coal export industry from the grassroots up. With music by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, the film features many prominent members of the debate against coal expansion in Australia including Guy Pearse (Global Change Institute), Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (University of Queensland) and Matthew Wright (Beyond Zero Emissions). Club Mudgee (Soldiers Club) Rylstone Memorial Hall Entry: gold coin donation For more information about Bimblebox visit http://bimbleboxdocumentary.com/ Organised by the combined community groups of the Mid-Western Region.For updates visit www.midwesterncommunity.org.au |
Will lead dust affect Rylstone and Kandos?
Join Lue Action Group in opposing the proposed silver, lead and zinc mine at Lue. Kingsgate Consolidated Limited plans to develop a large open-cut mine only 3 km from the village of Lue. It is seeking to have the mine up and running by 2014. Lead dust from the mine may affect residential areas as far away as Rylstone and Kandos. The mine would have an enormous impact on the whole region. Find out more ... |
Protect our water!
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