Great Southern Forest proposed, a tsunami of data centres, good news from the Illawarra, NSW outdated guidelines for coal assessments, AusAlert test and more.
Category Archives: Regional News
HVO Coal Mine Assessment
Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project, the biggest coal project in NSW history, has entered the critical assessment stage.
Nanna Regional News – June 2026
Data centres, coal exports, wood-fired power plants, weapons manufacturing, logging — are these the industry jobs you want for your children?
Regional News May 2026
Coffs Harbour Nannas join Lismore Nannas at the Knitting Nannas Against Gas exhibition at the Lismore Library… and other news from NSW Nanna loops.
NSW Government lifts ban on gas exploration
In a move that shocked the Nannas the Minns government announced that the Far West of NSW is open for gas exploration projects. What are they thinking?
Ride the Gas Line concludes
Sally, Shaz and Cassie have been friends since uni, and they’ve just completed an epic journey to protect land and water in NSW. They saddled up to ride 400km together across the Liverpool Plains to shine a light on what Santos gas pipelines will mean for communities along the way.
Regional Nanna News 10 March 2026
This month’s news comes from Nannas in Coffs Harbour, Lismore, South Coast, Albury Wodonga, Gloucester, the Hunter, and the Central West.
Regional Nanna News 11 Feb 2026
Regional Knitting Nannas met on Monday 2 February 2026 to talk about recent activities and plans for the coming year. There’s a lot going on in the regions.
Regional Nannas News 14 Dec 2025
Although the Rising Tide Blockade was Nannas’ focus last month, there was plenty of other news from the loops to share at our monthly online catchup.
Knitting Nannas Regional News 6 Nov 2025
Nannas came together for a Regional Zoom meeting on 3 November to discuss what we are doing at the Rising Tide Protestival, and to inform each other about our activities during the last month.
