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Irreparable environmental damage to the Woronora Catchment by the mining industry

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"Abuse of water - our greatest natural resources"
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Introduction to "Aboriginal Heritage: water everyone's future". A website dedicated to publicising the damage to the swamps, rivers and creeks of the Woronora Catchment found on the Woronora Plateau		 Site Map
This page, the index page of this website.
About us
Stories of aboriginal culture, art and history as told to Allen Carriage by elders of the Wadi Wadi people of the Illawarra Region located south of Sydney NSW Australia. 		External Links
Links - to informative or helpful web sites.
Whale art
Aboriginal art found in a cave located in the Illawarra. The damage to this cave is severe and caused by the longwall mining process. 		Simpson's Creek
This gallery show the extensive damage to the creek bed caused by longwall mining. Water has ceased to flow and the caves are severely by the cliffs as they collapse.
O'Hares Creek
Loss of water flow in Georges Rivers tributary O'Hares Creek shown at the Woolwash near Campbelltown NSW.
This water loss is seen after two wet years.		 Waratah Rivulet
Damage caused by longwall mining to the Woronora Catchment. Here we see the massive damage to the rock which composes the river bed of the Waratah Rivulet.
Upper Canal
Longwall LW409 and its effects on the SCA Upper Canal near Appin. A canal which is heritage listed and part of Sydney's water supply

WaratahSites
Aboriginal camp site showing giant Emu, grinding grooves, water channels and fresh cracking of the site by longwall mining.
Frank Sartor & DECCW - Letters to Frank Sartor and Dept of Environment, Climate Change and Water re Whale Cave and Woronora Catchments (328 kb) Sydney's water
Keneally government policies destroy Sydneys water supply in New South Wales.
 

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