Media Releases
Whitehaven’s workforce white lies break promises to public
September 24, 2019
Mining giant Whitehaven Coal has been caught out lying about its workforce plans for the controversial Vickery project in North West NSW, with the company now planning an automated fleet in direct contradiction of previous statements supplied to the government and the public.
Read MoreClimate pledge is crap while Gunner Government allows gas companies to frack
September 19, 2019
Protect Country Alliance is calling on the Gunner Government to get serious about the climate crisis and put an end to fracking in the Northern Territory after the government released its laughable draft Climate Change Response.
Read MoreLock the Gate Alliance welcomes Kepco’s reluctance to appeal Bylong decision
September 19, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes reports today from Korean news agencies suggesting KEPCO, which wanted to build a coal mine in the Bylong Valley, appears unlikely to make any appeal against the Independent Planning Commission’s decision yesterday to refuse the project.
Read MoreBylong victory: Jubilation as NSW Independent Planning Commission stops damaging coal mine
September 18, 2019
Landholders and community groups have reacted with joy and relief after the Independent Planning Commission announced it had refused approval to a controversial coal mine in the secluded Bylong Valley, and have congratulated the NSW Government on letting the independent process run its course....
Read MoreRisk to drinking water too great for Dendrobium expansion to be approved
September 17, 2019
South32 must not be permitted to put the Greater Sydney region’s water at further risk with its planned Dendrobium mine expansion, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
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