February 17, 2014
A group of people have stopped work today at Idemitsu’s Boggabri coal mine to protest habitat destruction caused by ongoing expansion of coal mining in Leard forest. Two activists in bat costumes have scaled a coal loader on site and have unfurled a banner...
February 17, 2014
These photos show an aerial view of land adjacent to the Leard State Forest where rail loop construction is being carried out by Leightons, contractors for Whitehaven Coal. The area where the rail loop is being constructed traverses culturally sensitive sites for the...
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...
January 27, 2014
Over 100 people are today shutting down construction of the controversial Maules Creek coal mine project in northwest NSW, escalating a blockade of the site that has been underway for over two weeks. Four groups of protesters have blocked four entrances to Leard State...
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