The Oakey Coal Action Alliance Inc (OCAA) is a not-for-profit community group formed in 2011, in QLD. Our members come from far and wide; we are regional farmers, graziers, croppers, veterinarians, doctors and community members.

A local group of the Move Beyond Coal campaign.

Without water our farms are finished. The Acland coal mine is located on prime farmland on the Darling Downs north-west of Toowoomba. Since 2010, the owner New Hope Corporation, has been trying to expand the mine southwards and increase the coal extracted to 7million tonnes per year. Acland Stage 3 will drain numerous water bores, […]

The campaign to save Acland is about saving our future – the future of our farmland, and our climate security. Presently our case is before the Land Court. You can learn more via the Environmental Defenders Office website – see High Court Victory as Acland Mine Sent Back for Fresh Hearing. That new hearing in […]

DDEC affiliate member Oakey Coal Action Alliance (OCAA) is commencing a landmark Court Case in the fight for food over fossil fuels: opposing the massive expansion of the New Acland stage 3 Coal Mine