After a ten year campaign the NSW State Government announced in May 2010, they could NOT proceed with their plans to operate an open cut coal mine. However, the decision only referred to an open cut mine. NOT an underground mine. In February 2012, Bickham Coal Company announced plans to investigate underground mining.

With the Alcoa coal mine’s imminent closure the heathland could all be added to the Great Otway National Park. This is something which Geelong Environment Council, among others, is now beginning to advocate for.

Surfrider Foundation Yuraygir Branch undertook local baseline testing of proposed coal seam gas exploration areas to ensure any coal seam gas projects and future environmental impacts resulting from these projects can be held accountable.

A coal port expansion proposal, known as Terminal Number 4 (T4), was put forward by Port Waratah Coal Services in Newcastle in early 2014...Local Surfrider representatives have taken part in ongoing community consultation processes, and delivered a submission requesting that the proposed terminal expansion include an environmental assessment, reporting on the impacts of the proposed coal terminal on Hunter beaches biodiversity.

Stop CSG Sydney, formerly known as Sydney Residents Against Coal Seam Gas (SRACSG), is a community group campaigning to stop Coal Seam Gas (CSG) mining in Sydney and to stop the expansion of CSG mining across NSW. We undertake a variety of activities including making submissions to all relevant authorities (federal, state and local) about our aims. We also organise community meetings, rallies, lobbying and other actions to achieve the objectives of Stop CSG Sydney.