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 11, 2014
The top image shows newly bulldozed trees at Idemitsu’s Boggabri open-cut coal mine in Leard State Forest. The existing mine has already cleared hundreds of hectares of the forest and is currently clearing so that it can expand further into the forest. The bottom...
February 10, 2014
The heads of Australia’s environmental organisations (including Greenpeace, the National Conservation Council, 350.org and Lock the Gate) have travelled to the Leard State Forest to hold talks about Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine. Read more over on...
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...
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