As always, when thinking about farmers being invaded by coal seam gas companies, I think also of our indigenous ancestors being invaded by farmers. So many First Nations' people stopped walking their Country, to their sacred sites, for fear of being threatened and shot at by farmers. Although farmers alive today are NOT personally responsible, […]
I promise to put aside 'alarmist' language, if you promise to work with the possibilities: Iris Ray Nunn comments
July 4, 2014
By Iris Ray Nunn I just watched Oxford Uni's Head to Head on YouTube, a debate by world experts about whether human-made climate change was fact or fiction. It was interesting to hear a world-renowned sceptic on the subject, atmospheric scientist Richard Lindzen, admit that human-made climate change was 'possible'. One wonders why 'possible' is not enough to […]
On the turning away: Iris Ray Nunn comments on #leardblockade
July 1, 2014
It is four weeks since I went into the Leard State Forest and witnessed firsthand the widespread destruction of habitat in return for coal. In truth, I am still hurt, still angry. These difficult feelings tear at me because the desecration of our Earth continues – and I am aware that my existence, albeit simple, is still dependent on the wheel-of-harm. So what […]
Campaign for the Pilliga – Iris Ray Nunn reports
July 21, 2013
[clear] By Iris Ray Nunn It was a restless night for Wilderness Society campaign manager Naomi Hogan last night, after she discovered that Santos Mining had quietly entered the Pilliga State Forest to start exploratory drilling for coal seam gas. Santos has approval from the NSW State Government to drill nine wells in the Pilliga, […]
The crocodile is rising: Iris Ray Nunn reports from the Pilliga
July 18, 2013
By Iris Ray Nunn An historical event in the East Pilliga forest on the weekend saw farmers, environmentalists and overseas visitors come together with local Gomeroi Elders and their descendants to learn about the sacred significance of the Leard and Pilliga (Billiga) forests, and why it is of vital importance to protect these sites […]
Who locks the gate in a state forest? by Pilliga reporter Iris Ray Nunn
July 16, 2013
By Iris Ray Nunn “We could make some money out of this pipeline Quincy.” This is what Narrabri grazier David Quince's neighbour said to him back in 2010. The neighbour had been visited by a consultant for Eastern Star Gas. The company chairman at the time was former deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. In November […]
#CSG – a statement of sovereignty by Pilliga reporter Iris Ray Nunn
July 14, 2013
By Iris Ray Nunn I believe the most important issue emerging from the coal seam gas invasion is not necessarily the water, the air or the land as such, it is about changing the law of this land. Too long we have seen the law – that we are meant to obey and respect […]
Pilliga protectors and protesters – Iris Ray Nunn reports
June 29, 2013
By Iris Ray Nunn – Pilliga reporter ‘Big rig arrives to begin work’ heralded the local Narrabri paper, The Courier, last week. The paper proudly reported that Santos had resumed exploratory drilling in the Pilliga and went on to state that ‘the last meeting of Narrabri Shire Council heard an overview of Santos’ plans and […]
