An alarming NSW Water submission that highlights the destructive impact coal mining is having on the Sydney Water Catchment Area must be heeded by the NSW Government according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

Lock the Gate Alliance has again urged the Queensland Government to stand firm in the face of relentless bullying from Adani and protect the state’s water, after the multinational company today fired a new salvo in its propaganda war.

The threat a decline in the global coal market poses to the Hunter region’s economy has been illustrated through the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)’s latest capacity strategy, released on Friday, placing more pressure on politicians to begin investing in economic transition.

Lock the Gate Alliance this afternoon welcomed news Gloucester Resources would not appeal the landmark court judgment rejecting the Rocky Hill coal mine and says NSW must take this historic opportunity to consider two pending new coal mine decisions in a new light.

Multinational mining company Adani has been caught thumbing its nose at Australian authorities again, after it refused to supply a scaled down mine plan as part of negotiations with the Federal Department of Environment and Energy.