January 27, 2014
First photos as tripod action shuts down coal mine construction inside Whitehaven’s Maules Creek site at Leard State Forest. Read full details about the blockade shutting down coal mine construction here in the media statement from Leard Forest Alliance. PHOTOS: High...
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...
January 19, 2014
Young man in tree sit on banks of Namoi River preventing clearing for coal railway near Leard State Forest The blockade of Leard forest to prevent it being cleared for the Maules Creek coal mine project has lasted for seven days and continues this morning with a...
January 17, 2014
“Millions of litres of water are being wasted in this mine construction site and potentially the health of the creeks and rivers is at stake.” Susie Russell, spokesperson for Leard Forest Alliance. Read the story here.
January 16, 2014
This is what happened when Whitehaven Coal brought in the bulldozers to start clearing Leard State Forest in preparation for digging the Maules Creek coal mine. (Source:...
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