Gamilaraay people are engaged in an epic fight for country against coal and gas giants supported by state and federal governments. For Raymond 鈥淏ubbly鈥 Weatherall, from the Gunu Gunu clan and the Biridja clan, the fight is about totems 鈥 鈥渙ur water, the environment and the land itself鈥.
Gamilaraay country
The battle to save land and water in north-west NSW's Liverpool Plains, from coal and coal seam gas continues to be fought by Aboriginal communities, farmers, local councils and environmentalists.
People in Tamworth, Moree, Narrabri, Boggabri, Gunnedah, Quirindi and Toomelah are fighting coalmining in the Leard State Forest and the Shenhua Watermark coalmine near Gunnedah. They are battling huge coal seam gas (CSG) projects in the Pilliga and gas projects in Narrabri and Tamworth.