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#SAVEOURSOILS COMMITTEE RE-ELECTED AS CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT LIMESTONE COAST ENTERS CRITICAL YEAR
The Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association has unanimously re-elected its committee at its Annual General Meeting, reaffirming its commitment to protecting the region’s prime agricultural land, groundwater and communities from the proposed Koppamurra rare earth mining project. Wrattonbully farmer Todd Woodard was re-elected as Chair alongside Ben Munro as Vice Chair, Georgia Gill as Secretary, Bruce Wood as Treasurer, and Dee Nolan as Executive Officer. They are joined on the committee by Stuart Shand, Mandy Brown, Huck Shepherd, Margie Porter, Joe Schultz, and Stephen Craig. Mr Woodard said the Association had achieved significant progress over the past 12 months, building…
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Koppamurra report targets investors – not the interests of the Limestone Coast community
The Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association has criticised the release of Australian Rare Earths’ Pre-Feasibility Study for the proposed Koppamurra project, describing the document as an investor prospectus, not a safeguard for the region. “This report is clearly designed to excite markets and attract capital, not to answer the fundamental questions the Limestone Coast community is asking,” committee chair Todd Woodard said. “The pre-feasibility is heavy on financial projections and global supply-chain rhetoric, but light on certainty when it comes to groundwater, karst systems, agricultural land protection and long-term environmental risk. In fact, many in our committee have walked away querying…
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Early election win #SOS campaign
The Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association (LCSFA) has welcomed commitments from both the South Australian Liberal Party and MacKillop MP Nick McBride to support an independent vulnerability assessment into the impacts of rare earth strip mining on the Limestone Coast. The pledges come in direct response to the association’s ongoing #SaveOurSoils campaign, which calls for science-based, transparent safeguards to protect the region’s soils, groundwater, and long-term agricultural productivity. LCSFA Chair Todd Woodard said the election commitments are a positive step, reflecting the strength of advocacy by local farmers, residents, and community volunteers but noted the campaign would continue until all…
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New Regional Plan prioritises ag land after community advocacy
The Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association (LCSF) has welcomed the release of the rebadged Limestone Coast Regional Plan, praising the State Government for listening to community feedback and delivering a renewed planning framework that prioritises the region’s most valuable agricultural and water assets. LCSF Chair Todd Woodard said the updated Plan – which has removed the Koppamurra mining project as a regional priority – reflects sustained local advocacy calling for stronger land-use protections and greater certainty for farmers, landholders and regional communities concerned about the impacts of rare earth mining. “This Plan demonstrates that the Government has listened. The emphasis…
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Farmers urged to “pledge a lamb” to support #SaveOurSoils campaign
Farmers across the Limestone Coast are being encouraged to pledge a lamb, make a donation, or join the Limestone Coast Sustainable Futures Association (LCSF) as the community ramps up efforts to protect prime farmland from the threat of rare earth mining. LCSF Chair Todd Woodard said the fundraising and membership drive was essential to ensure farmers and landholders had a strong, informed, and coordinated voice as mining pressure on the region grows. Participating local stock agencies include Nutrien, SAL, PPHS, Elders, and TDC who will coordinate the distribution of proceeds of sale directly to the association during the summer selling…
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Stock Journal: SE councils band together to protect ‘ high value’ ag land from mining
Protection urged for SA’s high-value agriculture areas | Stock Journal | SA
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Stock Journal: South Australian farming’s Ag-enda Setters of 2025
LCSF chair Todd Woodard recognised as key regional advocate South Australian farming’s Ag-enda Setters of 2025 listed | Stock Journal | SA
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ABC South East: Australian rare earth processing plant to be ready for use in 2026
Australian rare earth processing plant to be ready for use in 2026 – ABC News
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ABC South East: Proposed mining laws frustrate farmers but mining companies say they are a step forward
Proposed mining laws frustrate farmers but mining companies say they are a step forward – ABC News
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Weekly Times: New mining law to give companies ‘unlimited’ extensions blasted by SA farmers
SA farmers slam new mining laws allowing unlimited exploration licenses | The Weekly Times
