Sydney Knitting Nannas invite you to join us in welcoming politicians back to the NSW parliament for their next sitting. We’ll have speakers on coal mining, native forest logging and saving our water resources. We’re inviting the pollies to come and talk about their plans and hopes.
Tag Archives: Coal
Action of the Week 28 July 2025
We know it’s been a long way to the top for Albo – but now we want to see him go harder and faster on climate action! That means no new gas or coal mines and more wind and solar. It also means quickly fixing the environment laws.
Lifeblood: connections of rivers country and community
The Sydney and Central West Knitting Nannas and River Yarners took part in the Nature NSW regional conference – Lifeblood: connections of rivers country and community – at Blayney Eco Hub on 14 and 15 June. Report by Sydney Knitting Nanna, Tracey Carpenter.
Knitting Nannas Listening Tour – Wollar and Ulan
On the weekend of 17-18 May, Save Wollar Action Group (SWAG) hosted visitors from Sydney and Hunter community organisations who were keen to learn more about the expansion of coal mining near Wollar, 50km northeast of Mudgee.
Whitehaven Coal Update
At a recent zoom meeting Nannas heard from Anna Christie, research officer at the Narrabri-based Wando Conservation and Cultural Centre, about the latest developments in legal cases taken against Whitehaven Coal.
Media release – NSW Police challenge Rising Tide Blockade
Knitting Nannas are disappointed that the NSW Supreme Court has found in favour of the NSW Police Force in rejecting Rising Tides application for a Form 1 for the People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port, Newcastle/Muloobinba.
Canberra Sit-in
Around a dozen Knitting Nannas from across NSW joined 100+ community members on the frontline of the climate crisis to stage a peaceful sit-in at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 14th August.
Nanna Messages for NSW Pollies
On Tuesday Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends gathered outside the first sitting of the NSW parliament following their winter break. We encouraged all MPs to do better, especially on the causes of climate change and the degradation of the environment.
Nanna News
Last week Nannas sang to delegates as they entered the NSW Labor conference, marched in a rally against violence towards women, went Ghostbusting in Western Sydney MPs offices and attended a Zoom meeting about water resources. We also plotted our next event to Welcome Back Pollies on Tuesday 6 August 11.45am at NSW Parliament House.
Climate Trigger Explainer
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC) requires the Federal Government to assess and determine whether to approve new projects that have impacts on nine “matters of national environmental significance (‘MNES’)”. Commonly referred to as Triggers, these are: