Farmers vow bitter fight to stop 450km Pilliga gas pipeline

John Ellicott
Updated June 22 2017 - 10:16am, first published 6:30am
The Macraes of Coonamble have had their lives thrown up in the air by the proposed Pilliga pipeline. From left, George, 5, Isobel, 7, their father, Adam, with Barney, 8 months, their mother, Row, Audrey, 2, and Oscar, 9, on their farm, "Tyrone".
The Macraes of Coonamble have had their lives thrown up in the air by the proposed Pilliga pipeline. From left, George, 5, Isobel, 7, their father, Adam, with Barney, 8 months, their mother, Row, Audrey, 2, and Oscar, 9, on their farm, "Tyrone".

With little rain this year, the Macraes, “Tyrone”, Coonamble, didn’t want more stress - a major gas pipeline running through their paddocks.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

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