Geo physicist chains himself to whitehaven coal blast rig

A 62 year old geo-physicist has locked himself to a drill rig in Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mining project in the another day of disruption at the site. Glen Torr, from Canberra, is calling upon Greg Hunt to revoke approval and suspend all construction work...

‘Hollow Promises’ Tree Sit at Boggabri reaches 36 hours!

A man who climbed a Box Gum tree on Sunday evening in an area of the Leard forest slated for imminent clearing for the expansion of the Boggabri mine is maintaining his tree-top vigil this morning. Click here for full media statement.

Tripod blocks gates at Whitehaven’s Gunnedah coal loader

A 21-year-old man has suspended himself from a tripod this morning, blocking the gates to Whitehaven Coal’s coal rail loader at Gunnedah, as a group of people gather to support his actions and protest the company’s plans to clear a large part of Leard State Forest in...

63-year-old woman locked to water tank: work halted at Maules Creek mine

Ongoing protests at the controversial Maules Creek mine have continued today with a group of people blockading access to a water tank, including a 63-year-old archaeologist who has locked herself onto the pump. The group is protesting Whitehaven’s hoarding of water...

Bat-activists stops work at Boggabri coal mine

Protest stops work at Boggabri coal mine: activists dressed as bats scale coal loader and unfurl banner reading ‘Save the Leard’ Bats are among the endangered and vulnerable species that are currently under threat from the expansion of Idemitsu’s Boggabri open-cut...