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25.01.2022 And here's the news in detail. It's official. Congratulations all 'round. What a strong community can do when we put our mind to it! So good!

22.01.2022 We have a great opportunity to improve air quality for Tighes Hill and other Newcastle suburbs by relocating coal exports to Kooragang Island. Join us for a door knock 9:30am this Saturday to demonstrate community support for the closure of the Carrington Terminal. RSVP now! A draft Greater Newcastle metropolitan plan has just been released by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Thanks to the feedback from the local community a highlight of the plan is the inclusi...on of an investigation into relocating the Carrington coal stockpiles and loader away from residential areas (page 84). We have until the 28 February to have our say on the draft plan and support this investigation. Come along and help us generate as many submissions as possible by door-knocking the residents of Tighes Hill. Meet at Gross St Park on George St Tighes Hill at 9:15 for a 9:30 briefing, quick practice, pair up and go! Surveys show local residents overwhelmingly want the Carrington Coal Loader relocated. Relocating the terminal will reduce coal dust pollution that is already at unacceptable levels and stop the coal trains and the noise, dust, dieselfumes and traffic problems they cause for rail side suburbs from Carrington to Maitland. It will also create new opportunities for tourism, open space, light industrial or other export industries that are compatible with the residential area, schools and the proposed new cruise ship terminal. Port Waratah Coal Services have capacity to increase coal exports at their Kooragang coal terminal by up to 40%.

22.01.2022 Here's a blast from the past. Who remembers Sharon Claydon's pledge to ensure Newcastle's coal trains are covered to control toxic coal dust? How's that going, M?s Claydon?

18.01.2022 Last chance to make a submission!

14.01.2022 Code red climate vigil is on every Monday afternoon at the Carrington coal terminal. Wear red. Bring your friends

11.01.2022 Congratulations everyone! PWCS will announce this afternoon that they will not build T4. They will surrender the lease. We won! Watch the Herald, Abc and everywhere for more as the news breaks.

08.01.2022 Please join us for this lively discussion on Wednesday 21 March or Thursday 22 March about how Muswellbrook can benefit from a planned energy transition. >> What are your visions and ideas? >> What opportunities and obstacles do you see?... A planned transition allows a community to develop new industries, training courses and other support services. This hasn’t always happened when other Australian industries have transitioned, resulting in poor outcomes for communities and workers. (Co-hosted by EJA with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association)

05.01.2022 Participants needed for research project - ties in with citizen science that Coal Terminal Action Group and its member groups have conducted in recent years: ========================================= What is in your dust?... If you send us the contents of your vacuum cleaner, we can tell you what contaminants are in your dust. At the moment we are looking at metal(oid)s but are hoping to expand our analyses to look at other markers of industrial pollutants including diesel. I expect that many people living near ports/industry in Newcastle would have evidence of local industrial activities in their dust. You can send a sample by visiting: https://www.360dustanalysis.com/ Or go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MQDustSafe Dr Cynthia Isley [email protected]

05.01.2022 Be sure to pick up today's Herald. The push to close T1 and consolidate coal exports on Kooragang Island dominates today's news. Local residents support the move and look forward to reduced air pollution. PWCS claim they were not consulted and have no intention to retire the Carrington coal terminal. What do you think?

04.01.2022 NCIG have made an application to increase their coal export licence from 66 million tonnes per annum to 79 million tonnes. This is despite no demonstrated increase in coal demand and their exports peaking at 53 million tonnes. In this article the Newcastle Herald suggest that approving this NCIG application will assist the Carrington Coal terminal to wrap up their operations in 2024 when their licence expires. I disagree. There is plenty of capacity at Kooragang for PWCS to ...move its Carrington operation over without needing the NCIG licence expansion. Currently the combined export capacity between NCIG and PWCS is 260 million tonnes per annum and they are exporting only 160 million tonnes. There is plenty of room to wrap up at Carrington/ T1 and consolidate PWCS exports at Kooragang, further away from residential areas. Please make a submission rejecting the NCIG application before the 12th of May.

03.01.2022 So we partied. To celebrate our strong community, our city that turned a corner, the demise of a dumb idea. And the many ongoing community campaigns for a healthy, vibrant city and environment. Thanks all!!

03.01.2022 Newcastle's 3 coal terminals are the city's biggest source of coarse particle pollution, accounting for 38% of the total. These emissions have doubled in the last decade and now account for just under 200,000 kilograms each year. We export 160 million tonnes of coal each year, more than any other port in the world. The city’s three coal terminals have massive uncovered coal stockpiles, supplied by uncovered coal trains. The oldest of the three coal terminals is just hundreds of metres from residents. The other two are located at Kooragang Island, about 3km from Newcastle suburbs.