December 7, 2013
Hey Guys! This is a blog about the two months that I have spent in the Leard State Forest at the Frontline Action on Coal Camp. I was invited to “Listen Up” in October for a weekend of music, protest, and camping. I had previously participated in a few...
December 4, 2013
Call to Action! Maules Creek is a small farming community that sits on the outskirts of the Leard State Forest in north west NSW. Right now, the community’s health and the productivity of the farmland is at risk of being destroyed by the massive new open-cut...
December 2, 2013
Hi all, So much exciting activity has happened in the last 12 days, I just hope I don’t miss anything out. First of all, we have reason to believe that we are really starting to put the pressure on Whitehaven, as they have started spouting off lies to...
December 1, 2013
If the three coal mines planned for Leard State Forest go ahead, they will wipe out more than half of the forest. Find out more, and get involved today. Note: To share this image on social media hover over the arrow icon at the bottom of this post, select where...
December 1, 2013
The only thing that can stop Leard State Forest becoming a coal mine is YOU. Together we can protect this forest. Find out more, and get involved today. Note: To share this image on social media hover over the arrow icon at the bottom of this post, select where you’d...
December 1, 2013
This is Leard State Forest. It is a biodiversity hotspot made up of thousands of hectares of native forest including nationally-listed and critically endangered Box-Gum Woodland. Whitehaven Coal want to turn it into a massive open-cut coal mine. Find out more, and get...
December 1, 2013
Leard State Forest is home to 396 native species of plants and animals, and includes habitat for 34 threatened species. Whitehaven and Idemitsu want to turn this forest into a complex of open-cut coal mines. Find out more, and get involved today. Note: To share this...
December 1, 2013
This is Leard State Forest. Right now, Whitehaven Coal is preparing to bulldoze these trees and dig a massive open-cut coal mine. Find out more, and get involved today. Note: To share this image on social media hover over the arrow icon at the bottom of this post,...
December 1, 2013
Here are a series of highlights from the peaceful actions taken over the last year and a half by locals, traditional owners, environmentalists and other supporters campaigning to protect Leard State Forest from coal mining… You’ll find captions describing...
December 1, 2013
Leard State Forest is a short way off the Kamilaroi Highway between Boggabri and Narrabri, and adjoins the farming community of Maules Creek, in north west NSW. The forest is an 8000 hectare biodiversity hotspot – home to 396 native plant and animal species....
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