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Subscriber only The parent company of the New Acland Coal Mine says tentative dates for a hearing in November are a nightmare scenario for the mine s workforce. The Land Court has indicated the re-hearing of New Acland Coal Mine s Stage 3 expansion will likely take place in November. Queensland Land Court president Fleur Kingham outlined a series of draft directions at the end of today s hearing, after the High Court earlier this month referred the matter back to the Land Court for reconsideration. In a statement, New Hope Group said it was clear the Oakey Coal Action Alliance, which is opposing the expansion of the New Acland Coal Mine, was doing all it can to bring ongoing objections and delay the process which, for them, is tantamount to a win .
New Acland coal mine High Court ruling relieves farmers but torments workers
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Aileen Harrison turns 85 next month, but says she won t give up the fight.
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In all her 84 years, Alpaca farmer Aileen Harrison had never set foot in a courtroom but that changed when she took on a powerful coal mine.
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Aileen Harrison says she will continue fighting the New Acland mine, but for now she ll tend to her alpacas
She says more Queensland Land Court hearings, triggered by a High Court decision, could prove to be a gruelling process