andrew barger director - industry policy a future in farming? coexisting with mining abares outlook...
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Andrew Barger
Director - Industry Policy
A future in farming?Coexisting with mining
ABARES Outlook Conference2 March 2011
Coexistence, not conflictRespect and engagement on the ground, rather than headline-grabbing stunts.
Queensland systems allow coexisting land uses, simultaneously and sequentially.
Uses above the soil:
farming, cultural heritage, environmental, urban, infrastructure (power, telecommunication, water etc).
Uses below the soil (“mining”):
Open cut, underground, coal seam gas, underground gasification, geothermal, carbon capture and storage.
Once were coal mines.Thriving sorghum at Peabody’s Wilkie Creek Mine, February 2011
Industry’s view
• Exploration is not mining.
• Objective assessment on merits, not blanket bans.
• Integrated land plans for current and future generations.
• Plan to maximise economic, social, cultural and conservation values.
Australia’s two great primary industries can continue to co-exist.