People Unite to Save Sacred Sites

BOGGABRI, 5 MARCH 2016: This morning one man has suspended himself from a rail bridge over the Kamilaroi Highway, stopping coal trains from the Maules Creek and Boggabri mines, drawing attention to the vulnerability of Lawlers Well.   Whitehaven Coal have already...

Gamilaraay and Githabul men lock on to protect Country

MAULES CREEK 2 MARCH 2016: Today two Gamilaraay men, Paul Spearim and Allen Talbot and a Githabul man, Laurence Miles, have locked on to concrete barrels at the entrance to Whitehaven’s controversial Maules Creek project stopping work. Whitehaven coal are currently...

Protests continues as Whitehaven Coal destroys habitat

MAULES CREEK and WILLOW TREE, 29 February 2016: Protests continue in North West NSW this morning, with one man stopping stopping coal trains near Willow Tree. Three more are locked to bulldozers in the Whitehaven Coal Maules Creek mine, delaying clearing of the Leard...

People unite in concern over forest clearing

  Photos available here https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ifgiqhi1cqgin/27_Feb_2016_EXTERNAL   MAULES CREEK and WILLOW TREE, 27 FEB 2016: Today the rail line for coal in north west NSW has again been shut down by activists concerned over Whitehaven’s forest...

Whitehaven caught out illegally clearing

The time signature shows 10.54am and the temperature over 35C later in the day temperatures were at 38C The GPS location in Leard State Forest MEDIA UPDATE 26 Feb 2016 MAULES CREEK, 26 Feb 2016 It has been alleged today that Whitehaven coal are likely to have cleared...

Werris Creek Occupation Grinds Coal Railments to a Halt

WERRIS CREEK, 21 February, 2016: Two women have peacefully occupied a fully-laden coal train in Werris Creek this morning to call for a moratorium on further coal and gas production in Australia as the world moves to restrict fossil fuels and move to renewable energy....