‘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.

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.

Two protesters who locked themselves to bulldozers at a controversial northwest NSW mine have been arrested but activists vow to continue their blockade. AAP, Protesters vow to continue action at mine, 14 Jan 2014 In recent days Whitehaven Coal brought bulldozers into...