The expiration of a key scientific certification for the planned destructive Bylong coal mine is a lifeline for the threatened farming district and its residents, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. 

The damning outcomes of a recent compliance blitz by the NSW Resources Regulator should put the whole mining industry on notice that rehabilitation and care for the landscape are not negotiable, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

The proposed expansion of the Mangoola coal mine in the Upper Hunter near Muswellbrook will add to the region’s economic and social vulnerability and its poor air quality, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. 

Queenslanders are being urged to help defend prime agricultural land from invasive coal mining, with the launch of a petition calling on the State Government to reject New Acland Stage 3.

Communities in coal mining regions have called for support from the NSW Government to diversify their economies, following the establishment of a parliamentary inquiry into the sustainability of the state’s energy industry and how communities can be better prepared for change.