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...

Tree-sit protest stops work by Whitehaven Coal in Leard State Forest A tree-sit in place preventing clearing of Leard State Forest by Whitehaven Coal for its Maules Creek coal mine in north west NSW.

Maules Creek protestors step up blockade amid attempts to shut it down

Media Release, 15 January 2014 Protestors today have again blockaded the site of Whitehaven’s controversial Maules Creek coal project in North West NSW, ensuring work is stopped from clearing the forest for construction of rail infrastructure. The project, located in...

Whitehaven Coal blockaded 15 January 2014: A blockade is in place to prevent further destruction of Leard State Forest by Whitehaven Coal.  Police are on site. Whitehaven Coal recently began preparatory work to construct its Maules Creek Coal mine in Leard State...