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Climate activists disrupt Senate

mustard — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:50:47 -0400

A dozen activists from Newcastle climate action group Rising Tide disrupted Question Time in the Senate on Monday, unfurling a banner and calling on Climate Change Minister Penny Wong to peak carbon emissions by 2010.

Shortly after 2pm, the group unfurled the large banner that they had smuggled into the public gallery, which showed pictures of reefs, forests and ecosystem and the word "UNLESS". A Rising Tide member jumped onto the barrier separating the chamber from the public gallery and began an impassioned plea to Penny Wong.

Thousand strong direct action shuts down Carrington coal line

george — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:42:00 -0400

Engage Media provide this terrific video from the huge Camp for Climate action protest on Sunday 13th July.

It was amazing, powerful, important ... we were proud to be part of it.

Crowd stops work on new coal loader

naught101 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:22:31 -0400

Protesters stopping work at the new NCIG Kooragang coal loader

Image gallery is here.

Coal train blockade

admin — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:36:08 -0500

- Here is an image gallery of images from the blockade.

- Here is a video of the train after it was stopped, here is a video with a member of Rising Tide speaking at the blockade, and here is a video of another Rising Tide person being cut-off the train by Police Rescue officers.

- Here is a slideshow of the image gallery (it's a bit erratic, you may have to bear with it).

Media Release

19th November, 2007

Coal Train Blockaded

Grassroots climate change action group Rising Tide has blockaded a coal train on its way into the world’s biggest coal export port, at Kooragang Island in Newcastle Harbour. No trains are able to enter Kooragang Coal Terminal because of the blockade.

Scam awards to honour mining industry

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:47:29 -0400

Winners announced this morning - see below.

The Environment and Community Scam Awards, attended by members of coal affected communities from around NSW, will be held outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Terrigal this morning, to recognise and denounce the irreversible impacts of coal mining on communities and the environment.

The awards ceremony is a protest against the NSW Minerals Council’s Environment and Community Conference, which will be held inside the hotel, for $1000 per ticket.

Street Parade calls for action against coal

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:11:14 -0400

Thanks to everyone who participated in the parade, it was great!
Photos here, with more to come.
Media release follows.

Open letter to Labor Party representatives

admin — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:24:10 -0400

The proposed letter to be delivered to State and Federal Members for Newcastle during the upcoming Street March - say no to coal, on July 31st.

The Australian Labor Party

c/o Jodi McKay and Sharon Grierson

State and Federal Members for Newcastle

Minerals Council backs down from legal action

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:55:25 -0400

The NSW Minerals Council (NSWMC) has backed away from threatened legal action against Rising Tide Newcastle.

Iemma confronted over coal exports and climate change

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:52:33 -0400

NSW Premier Morris Iemma has been confronted by climate change activists at the foot of of the world's biggest coal port this morning, about the Government's plans to double coal exports from Newcastle, massively increasing the state's contribution to global climate change.

ALP HQ blockade: decision on Newcastle Coal Export Terminal needed

admin — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:17:30 -0500

Climate change activists today set up a barricade at the NSW headquarters of the Austrailan Labor Party, demanding the Iemma Government make an announcement on the expansion of Newcastle coal exports before the March 24^th election.