Time for Action! People take action to halt coal exports.

On July 13th over a thousand people marched peacefully to the Carrington coal terminal in Newcastle to protest the reckless expansion of the coal industry in an age of climate change. It was an incredible day. The children led the march which meandered peacefully along the edge of the coal rail line until we held a 5 minute silent vigil in front of the massive coal stockpiles.

Then, one by one, small groups of people made their way over or under the fenceline and onto the tracks. By the end of the day, 57 people had been arrested and we succesfully halted all coal trains through the Carrington port for the day. The atmosphere was amazing. Walking around the camp for climate action site last night, you could see huge grins on people's faces and hear the excitement in their voices as they shared stories of the day. Collective action is truly a beautiful thing.

This morning we awoke to hear that a small group of people from camp have chained themselves to equipment at the Kooragang coal loader, effectively halting coal exports

It feels like such a privilege to be part of this movement of such brave, inspiring people who are standing up for our future. And it's only going to grow from here!