Shame Whitehaven’s Shame- finally Gomeroi ceremony is realised

– MAULES CREEK, 11 February 2015: In the lead up to Friday’s 7th anniversary of the Apology for the Stolen Generation, the Leard Forest Alliance express their support for the Tent Embassy’s gathering in Canberra and dismay at lengthy delays by Whitehaven to give...

Bat Attack looms for protest plagued Whitehaven Coal

– MAULES CREEK, 13 – 18 February 2015: The long running Leard Blockade camp opposing Whitehaven Coal’s controversial Maules Creek mine in the Leard State Forest has declared 6 days of protest against a fresh round of clearing in the critically endangered...

Open Letter to Narrabri Shire Council

Attention: Narrabri Shire Council An open letter in response to Narrabri Shire Council’s decision to threaten legal action if the Leard Blockade camp does not move by 6 February 2015. Dear Councillors, It has been just over a year since we were moved on from the Leard...

Pocock fronts court over Maules Creek protest

– GUNNEDAH, 04 February 2015: Farmers, Gomeroi Traditional custodians and environmentalists are holding a vigil at 9am today out the front of the Gunnedah Courthouse in solidarity with former Wallabies captain David Pocock. Pocock is facing charges related to...

FiFo Premier in bed with the mining industry

MAULES CREEK, 3 February 2015: This morning Premier Mike Baird flew into the Maules Creek mine site bypassing the local community who last week came out strongly against the scandal plagued project. Last Friday, the Maules Creek community hall was crowded with local...