Cross Border Network Interviews Donkin Mine Resident Cat Ferguson

Chris Brown of Cross Border Network sat down with Donkin Mine resident Cat Ferguson to talk about issues surrounding Donkin Mine noise.

View the episode summary below and give it a watch!

Meanwhile, Donkin Mine residents are collecting signatures for their petition at these locations in Sydney: Cafe Marie, and On The Same Page books (more locations to come)

“For over five years, residents near the Donkin coal mine have been battling an invisible but relentless intruder: a low-frequency industrial hum, emanating from massive ventilation fans—fans that have been running day and night, audible up to seven kilometers away.

It’s been described as “torture,” “unbearable,” and “inescapable.” People are sleeping in basements, suffering from fatigue, anxiety, and worse. Some have left their homes entirely. Yet the noise continues, and the silence from authorities has been even louder. 

Joining us today is Cat Fergusson, a leading voice from the Cow Bay Environmental Coalition, who has been at the forefront of this grassroots fight. We’ll ask: What has the municipality done—or failed to do? What does environmental justice look like at the local level? And what happens when a community’s right to health and peace collides with industrial profit?”