Month: November 2023

“Garden of Eden next to a hole”: Whitehaven Coal Senior Counsel

“Garden of Eden next to a hole”: Whitehaven Coal Senior Counsel

Covering the case: Sydney Knitting Nannas Regional communities thank the Sydney Knitting Nannas for their reportage of the Maules Creek Coal prosecution. Keeping vigil and observing the witnesses and legal argument, Sydney Knitting Nannas have become the modern-day “tricoteuses”, a reference to women who knitted while they observed the revolutionary trials and guillotining during the French Revolution. https://twitter.com/knitnannasSYD/status/1724361930813714536?s=20 Knitting Nannas consist of many retired professional women  and grandmothers committed to climate justice in the name of future generations. Their motto is “saving the land, air and water for the kiddies”. https://knitting-nannas.com/ The final…continue reading →
Whitehaven Coal fails in Court of Criminal Appeal to derail blasting prosecutions

Whitehaven Coal fails in Court of Criminal Appeal to derail blasting prosecutions

The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has rejected an appeal by Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal mine to interrupt and derail a series of four blasting prosecutions, based on accusations of “apprehended bias” of Justice Sarah Pritchard who has been presiding over the cases since February 2023. As reported by ABC New England & North West: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-new-england-north-west-local-news/abc-new-england-north-west-local-news/103047124 (At 1:28 mins of this ABC Report) Rejecting Whitehaven’s argument, the urgent judgment issued by five Judges said the Court will not entertain “frivolous and speculative” cases. Image: NWPA (February 2023) Boggabri Coal mine which suffered impacts…continue reading →
Public interest outweighs disclosure on Private Native Forestry

Public interest outweighs disclosure on Private Native Forestry

Article is the first in a series written by Kyogle Environment Group Amidst a climate crisis and the looming threat of species extinction, logging native forests faces growing public opposition. Safeguarding these forests from industrial logging has become paramount, especially with the anticipated decline in log supply from public lands and the increasing prevalence of private native forestry operations, as evidenced by the constant presence of heavy haulage log trucks on our roads. Under the Private Native Forestry (PNF) framework, landowners must submit a PNF Plan for approval by Local Land Services (LLS).…continue reading →