February 11, 2014
The beauty of Leard State Forest. This is just some of what will be destroyed if the open-cut coal mines go ahead. You can click each image to see a larger version. What you’re looking at: Double-barred Finches taking advantage of a cool summer breeze Eucalypt in...
February 10, 2014
The heads of Australia’s environmental organisations (including Greenpeace, the National Conservation Council, 350.org and Lock the Gate) have travelled to the Leard State Forest to hold talks about Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine. Read more over on...
February 8, 2014
Anti-coal protestors are vowing not to give up their fight to save the Leard State Forest, after being forced to pack up their camp on Tuesday. The group has been camped out in the forest, on public land, since August, 2012, however a Narrabri Shire Council meeting...
February 8, 2014
A protester attached to a tripod structure shut down the main haul road of Whitehaven’s Tarrawonga coal mine for twelve hours on Thursday 6 February. The haul road is used to truck coal from the mine to the train line at Gunnedah, where it is then transported to...
February 7, 2014
Hi all, from the new camp! Apologies for not updating here recently. In the last couple of days, the bulk of camp FLAC has moved from the edges of the Leard State Forest to Cliff’s property, just 15 minutes away. Those who are interested in visiting, passing...
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