PARTICIPANTS in a public rally about coal and gas mining in the Wingecarribee Shire will march through the streets of Bowral and gather at Corbett Gardens November 19.
A preliminary plan was drawn up by the Rally Working Group of council's Community Coal Reference Committee (CCRC) at a meeting last Wednesday which was chaired by Cr Larry Whipper.
Members of the Southern Highlands Coal Action Group will be involved in organising the rally.
"The purpose of the Rally is to allow citizens of the Southern Highlands to express their concerns at the increased coal and coal seam gas activity in the Southern Highlands and to argue the case for better protection of aquifers and arable land so sorely needed for food and water security," coordinator Tim Frost said.
Participants will form at two separate points in Bowral and march through the streets from 10.30am led by a piper or drummer, though the route has yet to be determined.
The two groups will then converge on Corbett Gardens at 11am to hear from guest speakers including a Hume Coal representative and possibly a politician and/or a celebrity yet to be confirmed.
There were also plans to have some form of entertainment proposed for Corbett Gardens.
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