After years of delay, legal manoeuvring, and failed attempts to shut the case down, the prosecution in Environmental Protection Authority v Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd will finally open this Wednesday (29th April 2026) at 2:00 PM in Court 5B of the NSW Land and Environment Court. (Feature image courtesy of a Whitehaven Coal worker). … Read more
The long-awaited judgment in NSW Environment Protection Authority’s prosecution of Maules Creek Coal mine blast, which caused the nearby Boggabri Coal mine to evacuate workers in the path of horrendous shockwaves and a wall of dust and fumes, has been delivered by Justice Sarah Pritchard of the NSW Land and Environment Court. 896,256kg (or around … Read more
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: … Read more