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
In the fifth day of escalating protest at Leard Forest in north west NSW, protestors seeking to protect the forest from being cleared for an open-cut coal mine have again blockaded the entrance to the construction site for the mine, preventing a water tanker from...
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:...
January 15, 2014
Initial clearing of Leard State Forest by Whitehaven Coal These photos were taken Wednesday 15 January, apparently showing breach of the ‘limit of disturbance’ boundary in preliminary work by Whitehaven Coal for its Maules Creek coal...
January 15, 2014
A video update from the Leard Forest Alliance Ecologist Phil Spark explains what is happening in response to Whitehaven Coal moving into commence work on its new coal mine in Leard State Forest, and a man is arrested for blockading Whitehaven Coal’s access to...
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