Media Releases
Lock the Gate urges tough penalties after BHP pollutes Central Queensland creeks
January 31, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on the Queensland Government to prosecute BHP to the full extent of the law, after it was revealed the mining giant likely polluted creeks surrounding its Saraji coal mine in Central Queensland.
Read MoreCountry artists to rock against coal
January 22, 2019
Guitar and heart strings will be pulled tomorrow (Jan 23) evening as a host of musicians come together to support farmers battling against the might of the coal mining industry.
Read MoreWater woes: Wallarah 2 Coal Mine approval underneath Central Coast drinking water catchment condemned
January 22, 2019
Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price’s decision on Friday (Jan 18) to give the go ahead to the Wallarah 2 Coal Mine will harm residents of the Central Coast and threatened wildlife, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreLocals star in television commercial to protect Hunter farmland from coal mining
January 21, 2019
A new television advertisement starring Hunter Valley locals begins screening in the region tomorrow (Jan 22), highlighting the need to protect farmland from destructive coal mining.
Read MoreNSW Government allows Shenhua to start work on Liverpool Plains mine without crucial management plans
January 08, 2019
The NSW Government has allowed mining company Shenhua to alter its development approval for the controversial Watermark open cut coal mine in the Liverpool Plains, near Gunnedah, which will enable work on site to begin without key management plans being approved.
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