May 31, 2014
Update: Protest lock-down continues at Maules Creek mine site, dead bat already found in clearing aftermath Protesters at the Maules Creek coal mine construction site have maintained their blockade overnight, and the site remains in lock-down as protest action...
May 30, 2014
Day 3 of the Leard Red Alert Summary 24 year old, Papatya Danis in a tree sit – 6am Greenpeace, Leard Forest Alliance partners of , enter the forest to join the Front Line Action on Coal – 1pm And now… 2 Activists lock onto buldozers This protester...
May 30, 2014
Media release 30 May 2014 Blockade halts Whitehaven clearing in Leard forest Major tree clearing in Leard State Forest for the Maules Creek Coal mine will be interrupted by protestors for a third day today, as blockade numbers swell in response to Government failure...
May 28, 2014
The first major clearing of Leard State Forest for the controversial Maules Creek coal mine has been halted this morning by protestors that are suspended from the trees that are threatened with clearing. Less than two weeks ago, the NSW Department of Planning and...
May 22, 2014
Maules Creek Protesters in the Leard State Forest have blocked entrances to the controversial Maules Creek coalmine site today in outrage over a last-minute change to Whitehaven’s management plan that spells disaster for hibernating animals. A 34-year-old...
May 20, 2014
A micro bat in the Leard Forest, late 2013 The Leard Forest Alliance has reacted angrily to revelations that the Department of Planning and Environment has changed a key management plan for the Maules Creek coal mine to allow clearing to occur in Leard State Forest...
May 20, 2014
Front Line Action on Coal Media Release 20 May 2014 Ride for the Leard State Forest Today 5 tour cyclists will begin a fossil free journey travelling 400km from Newcastle to the Leard State Forest and the protest camp at Maules Creek. The group is raising awareness of...
May 19, 2014
Frontline Action on Coal teamed up with locals and The Wilderness Society this weekend for a birdwatching in the Leard Forest this weekend. The Wilderness Society Media Release The status of Leard Forest as a haven for rare and endangered birds has been confirmed...
May 17, 2014
Marion Rose was a good friend of the Leard Blockade who put in a lot of energy, including two arrests, in support of the campaign. Sadly, on the 7th of May Marion passed away. She will be greatly missed as her spirit and passion for the environment is truly...
May 15, 2014
Tony and Nada Smark Nada Smark TODAY: Tony and Nada Smark, farmers, and both 67 from and Castlemaine have halted work in Whitehaven Coal’s proposed Maules Creek mine site in the Leard State Forest, chaining themselves to construction machinery. Tony and Nada are...
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