Health impacts of the Hunter coal industry - December 10th
Health impacts of the Hunter coal industry
Is coal dust making you sick?
A public forum featuring- Dr Dick van Steenis, UK pollution health expert, now touring Australia.
- Steve Denshire, Rising Tide Newcastle activist.
Thursday 10th December
6 - 8pm
Gallipoli Legion Club
3 Beaumont St, Hamilton (right near the train station)
The Hunter Valley is home to one of the largest and most lucrative coal industries in the world. Coal exports from Newcastle are booming, and the coal mines are marching westwards. Many people believe the industry makes us wealthy and successful. But is it making us sick?
Dr Dick van Steenis began investigating the health impacts of the coal mining industry in Wales in 1994. He discovered that the rate of asthma puffer use in children was directly proportional to how close they lived to a coal mine. He has since become a global expert on the health impacts of coal and dust pollution. He is a retired GP and has studied pollution science at Harvard University.
Dr Steenis is visiting the Hunter to discuss the impacts of our region's coal industry on our health. You're invited to hear him speak, and take part in a public forum on this issue. The forum will be MC'd by Rising Tide Newcastle activist Steve Denshire.
