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Action!Find out about toxic sediment dredging in the Hunter RiverThe Minster for Planning approved a massive dredging operation in the South Arm of the Hunter River – adjacent to the old BHP site – Now, BHP want the dredging to happen to make way for the third coal terminal.
The project has altered substantially since first approved, and the Minister is considering significant modifications without further public consultation.
Community walk-in at the site of the proposed third coal terminalFrom Rising Tide.... Community walk-in on coal terminal construction People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal PortThe People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port
The blockade was an enormous success...
Street March against coal exports
It was fabulous! Congratulations to everyone who took part... See Rising Tide Newcastle for more details and to keep abreast of the campaign against coal expansion Anvil Hill coal mine approvedThe NSW Government has taken the disppointing and cowardly decision to approve the controversial Anvil Hill coal mine proposal near Denman, just days after hundreds of people travelled to the Upper Hunter to spell out their opposition to the mine. Anvil Hill has become a focal point for the campaign to reduce NSW's contribution to climate change from export coal but has also been fiercely criticised for the massive loss of remnant woodland it will cause, and its impact on regionally important waterways. Labor's environmental credibility on the lineREAD below to take urgent action Redgum forests need ugent protectionLogging to be assessed in Redgum forests -- but new parks are urgently needed
Following court action taken by the National Parks Association of NSW and a four-day blockade by NSW Red Gum Forest Action the NSW Government has agreed to prepare an environmental impact assessment for all red gum forestry in the Riverina (State Forests, TSRs and Crown leases). BiobankingSUBMISSIONS NEEDED ON BIOBANKING – DEADLINE LOOMS You can dowload the documents from the DECC website
Want to get involved?The Hunter Community Environment Centre is here to help activists... if you want to meet up with other environmentalists, become a member of HCEC, use the Centre's facilities, find out about local, state and national environmental issues, or get help getting in touch with other active members of the community, come along to HCEC and we can help you. There are so many different ways to contribute. Come and find out how you can be a part of campaiging against the causes of climate change, working for forest and woodland protection in the Hunter and other parts of NSW, advocacy for marine conservation and sustainable fisheries management.... or whatever issue you feel strongly about. 
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