Anvil Hill Alliance

On 2-3 June, 2007 more than 400 people from around New South Wales gathered in peaceful protest near the proposed Anvil Hill mine site.

To voice their opposition the hundreds lined up to form a huge human sign reading "Save Anvil Hill".

Local speakers addressed impacts of Hunter Valley coal mines, including climate change, loss of the wine industry, increased pollution, and water use.

Despite talking up the urgency of the climate change threat, NSW's leaders are not tackling the problem at its source: coal.

Read more in the media coverage: Story in the Newcastle Herald, stories in newspapers, on the radio and on the TV.