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 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 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:...
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