Farmers in the Namoi Valley are angryΒ WhitehavenΒ Coal has been given the go-ahead to expandΒ its Narrabri mine. Jim McIlroy reports.
George Woods
Farmers say Whitehaven Coalβs effort to expand operations in the Gunnedah Basin poses serious risks to water resources and agricultural land, reports Margaret Gleeson.
βIf we want to look after people and the land as we repower New South Wales [with renewable energy] we have to fight for itβ, George Woods from told a large rally of First Nations people, farmers and city-dwellers who took over Martin Place near NSW Parliament on March 24.