Friends of the Earth formally requests the Board of Directors of Mater Misericordiae Limited (controlling entity of Mater Hospital South Brisbane) to stop burning coal at the Mater Hospital South Brisbane. Local community member and Friends of the Earth volunteer hand delivered the formal request on the 5 July 2024 to the Mater's corporate offices in Newstead. Continue reading

Friends of the Earth Brisbane is proud to announce our new campaign to shut down another dirty coal burner in Queensland. Following on from our Dec 2023 campaign win that stopped a 1400 MW coal fired power station being approved, we have turned our sights to a dirty secret the Mater Hospital has kept hidden for over 90 years, to stop the Mater Hospital burning coal in the heart of Brisbane city. Continue reading

Big Big News! Today Minister for State Development Steven Miles refused the development application of Waratah Coal Pty Ltd’s planned coal fired power station for Queensland, following in the heels of the 2 November Department of Environment decision to not grant an environmental licence. This is really big news, and we want to thank you for your support! Continue reading

The Queensland Department of Environment and Science quietly refused the Environmental Authority application on 2nd November 2023. Billionaire Clive Palmer owned Waratah Coal’s 1400 MW coal fired power station proposed for the township of Alpha, Central West Queensland has failed at its first approval stage. Continue reading

On the 9 November 2021, Queensland Deputy Premier MP Miles notified intent to ‘Call In’ Waratah Coal Pty Ltd’s (owned by billionaire Clive Palmer) dirty new coal power station proposal. A ‘Call In’ will see the Queensland Government relieve the small outback council – Barcaldine Regional Council – of the mammoth task of assessing and approving the power station, and set the stage to end the development. Continue reading

Waratah Coal Pty Ltd, owned by billionaire Clive Palmer, has quietly applied to build a new coal fired power station adjacent to his proposed Galilee Coal Project mine, north east of Alpha in Central Queensland. Continue reading