Media Releases
Qld Government inundated with more than 1300 objections to Acland mine expansion
July 01, 2015
More than 1300 people have objected to the proposed expansion of New Hope’s Acland mine, earmarked for important farmland at the Darling Downs. Submissions close today for the Environmental Assessment and the Mining Lease for the controversial project.
Read MoreAcland suffered another nail in its coffin when New Hope mining company moved historic church
June 24, 2015
The town of Acland suffered another nail in its coffin when New Hope mine uprooted the historic St Judes church and moved to another town on the back of a truck - but the community fights on. New Hope mine removed the church last...
Read MoreNSW Budget verdict: action to diversify economy needs policy backing
June 24, 2015
The NSW Budget’s recognition of declining mining investment and the need for other sectors to lead growth needs to be backed by key policy changes on mining, says the Lock the Gate Alliance. The State Budget released yesterday highlights a sharp decline in mining...
Read MoreALP Pre-election Promises at Risk as Community Locked Out from Land Court
June 24, 2015
New legal advice obtained by Lock the Gate Alliance indicates that landholders will NOT have the right to go to the Land Court to challenge the Environmental Authority for the Acland Coal Mine expansion, despite election promises to restore legal rights by the incoming...
Read MoreCommunity welcomes finance failure for Ipswich coal mine in Queensland
June 23, 2015
Bremer Valley residents have welcomed the failure of Coalbank to raise the finances to buy the mothballed Ebenezer coal mine, near Ispwich. Shirley Doyle of the Rosewood District Protection Organisation (RDPO) lives near the mine and has long campaigned for the mine’s closure.
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