8-538: Bulga may refer to: Bulga, New South Wales , a locality in the Singleton Council region, New South Wales, Australia Bulga, Victoria , a locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia Bulga Land District , a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia Bulga Coal , an Australian mining company Tarra-Bulga National Park ,
16-425: A monthly service on the third Sunday of the month. The village shares a local progress association with nearby Milbrodale . Bulga has been the subject of ongoing protests over several years from local residents around the impact of the expansion of the nearby Warkworth open-cut coal mine. The dispute has pitted angry local residents against business and mining interests, trade unions concerned about employment and
24-723: A national park in eastern Victoria, Australia Biriwal Bulga National Park a national park in New South Wales, Australia Bulga (Ethiopia) , a historical region in Ethiopia Black Bulga State Conservation Area , a park in New South Wales, Australia Gáe Bulg (Gáe Bulga), the spear of Cúchulainn in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology See also [ edit ] Bulgur , a wheat product Bulgar (disambiguation) Bolgar (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
32-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bulga, New South Wales Bulga is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales , Australia . It had a population of 354 as of the 2016 census . The name is derived from an Aboriginal word for "mountain" or "isolated hill or mountain". Bulga Public School operated from 1868 until December 1970. Bulga Post Office opened as The Bulga on 1 August 1878,
40-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bulga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bulga&oldid=1083778018 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
48-443: The state government. Residents raised concern about the mine's expansion increasingly encroaching on the village, as well as concerns about road closures, 24 hour a day noise and constant coal dust. Residents attempted to challenge the mine's expansion in court in 2016, but were forced to withdraw when the state government acted to remove their right of appeal. By that time, the state's Planning Assessment Commission had suggested that
56-558: The township be entirely relocated, and voluntary acquisition of some affected houses was underway. In December 2017, the Mount Thorley Warkworth Voluntary Planning Agreement was signed between council and new mine owners Yancoal, resulting in $ 6.6 million for a Bulga Community Project Fund to support the sustainability of Bulga and surrounds. In May 2018, Yancoal lodged an exploration license over additional land directly fronting onto
64-590: Was renamed Bulga on 1 January 1894 and closed on 2 July 1993. The village today contains the Regional Fire Service regional headquarters, National Parks and Wildlife Service offices, an Anglican church, a police station, scout hall in the former school building, recreation ground, service station and community hall. The community hall, originally a School of Arts, celebrated its 125th anniversary in October 2018. The Anglican church, St Mark's, holds
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