Nannas Take To The Highway

Nannas Take To The Highway

Members of the Kingaroy Knitting Nannas and the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group braved the icy weather on Saturday morning to demonstrate their determination that no new coal mine should be allowed near Kingaroy.

Moreton Predicts 400-600 Jobs At Mine

Moreton Predicts 400-600 Jobs At Mine

Moreton Resources claims its proposed Kingaroy coal mine will provide between 400 and 600 jobs on site and turnover of “tens of billions of dollars” during the life of the mine.

Airport Blocks Cut From Coal Permit

Airport Blocks Cut From Coal Permit

Moreton Resources has given up part of its exploration tenement – four blocks immediately east of Taabinga Village which also include Kingaroy Airport – in a bid to ease local opposition to its proposed coal mine.

Coal Mine Fight Spreads

Coal Mine Fight Spreads

Yarraman resident Ben Rankin as launched an online petition to fight Moreton Resources’ plans for a coal mine near Kingaroy.

Meetings To Discuss Mine

Meetings To Discuss Mine

A public meeting will be held in Blackbutt Memorial Hall from 5:30pm on Wednesday night to discuss Moreton Resources’ proposed Coolabunia coal mine.

Kingaroy Coal Mine? No Way!

Kingaroy Coal Mine? No Way!

More than 900 people at a public meeting at Kingaroy Town Hall on Tuesday night voted emphatically against a proposed new coal mine near the town

Public Forum To Discuss Mine

Public Forum To Discuss Mine

Almost 100 people donated a total of $1000 at the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night to fund a public information forum about the proposed Moreton Resources coal mine.

KCCG Sees No Future For Mine

KCCG Sees No Future For Mine

Landholders living and farming near a proposed coal mine near Kingaroy say they are still concerned despite their recent meeting with Moreton Resources CEO Jason Elks.

Green Light For ‘Next Step’

Green Light For ‘Next Step’

Moreton Resources announced today it will be going ahead with the next step in its bid to turn part of its major South Burnett asset – MDL385 – into a working coal mine.