Corruption link triggers call for Maules Creek Review

An alliance of ten non-government organisations  has called on the Baird Government to order a halt to work on the Whitehaven open-cut coal mine  at Maules Creek, NSW, and a carry out a complete audit of the approvals process, following  revelations from the...

Aerial photos from 22/08/2014

These photos show all of the work done within the Maules Creek mine site to date. What’s most alarming is that this is only roughly 1/7th of the forest that is to be cleared. While it may be daunting to to see what has already been done, it is a reminder of how...

Iconic Australian supports Leard Blockade

Michael Caton visited Camp Wando and the Boggabri open cut coal mine yesterday. His visit comes as part of a tour of coal and CGS affected communities in North West NSW. Mr. Caton came to show his support for Cliff Wallace and the campaign to save the Leard Forest....

FLAC goes to AqQuip

live music by Luke and Paul Michael Caton Leard Blockade have been busy over the last three days at AgQuip, the biggest Agriculture show in the southern hemisphere, providing information and support for the farming community alongside the North West Alliance. Special...

Whitehaven Maules Creek bring Gomeroi ceremonies to a standstill

GOMEROI TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS PRESS RELEASE “If it is not bad enough that Whitehaven Maules Creek have failed to allow access to Gomeroi burial sites and sacred sites important to our elders and community; they have now brought access to other sacred sites for...

Grandmothers as activists: Leard Blockade continues

The Leard Blockade continues today with a group of concerned citizens from the Leard Forest Alliance and Blue Mountains Conservation Society blocking access to Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Mine Site. Fourteen people are preventing trucks from entering the premises as an...

Sham engineer puts lives at risk in Maules Creek

Leard Forest Alliance Media Release 10 August 2014 More scandal plagues Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Project. The Brisbane Times today reveals a fake engineer, Gerald Shirtcliff; who worked on Christchurch’s collapsed CTV building, killing 115 people, also worked on...