Media Releases
Hunter can avoid economic decline if it takes early action, diversifies: report
February 06, 2019
A new report dramatically predicts that early action to diversify the economy and invest in regional development could ensure the Hunter Valley avoids the worst economic impacts of a decline in coal mining as the world moves towards a renewable energy future.
Read MoreMinerals Council’s premature attack on Lock the Gate falls flat
February 04, 2019
A premature attack from the NSW Minerals Council has fallen flat, with community group Lock the Gate free to continue running a television advertisement in the Hunter region urging for farmland to be protected from coal mining.
Read MoreBig miners dig deep for political parties, donations registrar shows
February 01, 2019
The latest Australian Electoral Commission donations report, released today, has once again exposed the cosy relationship between resource companies and political parties, according to Lock the Gate.
Read MoreLock the Gate says Upper Hunter coal mine recommendation shows the urgent need for farmland exclusions
January 31, 2019
A mine modification recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning today is the thin end of the wedge for mining to creep into the productive Upper Hunter Shire and the region’s strategic agricultural land, which has no protection from coal mining.
Read MoreFarming fears to be voiced at Vickery mine meetings
January 31, 2019
A groundswell of community concern over water and farming will be be vented at a public hearing for Whitehaven’s proposed Vickery coal mine expansion in Boggabri and Gunnedah next week.
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