Mudgee

Voices for the Valley is a powerful documentary about the 鈥渟mall, but mighty鈥, community of Wollar, on the edge of Mudgee, in New South Wales, which has spent more than 20 years resisting the relentless damage of coal mining, reports Jim McIlroy.

Residents of Mudgee聽and farmers protested outside the Independent Planning Commission against聽Bowdens Silver's plan to mine silver, lead and zinc, near the village of Lue. Jim McIlroy reports.

More than 50 protesters defied the rain聽to call on聽Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales Paul Toole to end coal.聽Charles Boag reports.