January 27, 2014
“It’s about time people understand why all this ‘activist’ action has been taking place in and around the Leard State Forest. It’s sad in this day and age that the people have to stand up and protect the environment simply because the government’s ministers and...
January 22, 2014
This is the Namoi River. It runs through farming land, and is a short distance from the Leard State Forest where Whitehaven and Idemitsu plan to fell more than half of the trees to construct a series of open-cut coal mines. Learn more about Leard State Forest and the...
January 20, 2014
After maintaining a presence for nearly 18 months, eviction may be imminent for the protest camp perched on the outskirts of Leard State Forest. Narrabri Council announced an extraordinary meeting of Council will be held Tuesday 21 January at 12:30pm. The Mayor of...
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 19, 2014
Woman blockades coal mine railway construction, stops bulldozer felling old River Red Gum tree 57-year old Susie Russell has become the latest protestor to risk arrest at the ongoing blockade to protect Leard State Forest from being cleared for Whitehaven’s Maules...
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