The Maules Creek community has formally declared itself gasfield free at a celebration in the north west NSW locality today.

The Oakey Coal Action Alliance is calling on the Palaszczuk Government to hold firm in the face of bizarre comments made via the media by New Hope, owners of the New Acland coal mine.

North west NSW farmers and Lock the Gate Alliance are calling on the NSW Government to prosecute coal mining company Whitehaven after the company was found to have acted unlawfully and engaged in unethical behaviour.

Not a single mining or gas project slated for Queensland’s best agricultural land has been refused since planning legislation was changed five years ago, according to new analysis. 

Significant government funding is needed to diversify the Hunter economy as thermal coal mining declines in response to global changes in coming years, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.