- Koala habitat to be cleared (ha): 514.5
- Lifetime Coal Combustion emissions (Mt CO₂-e): 471
Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri Underground Stage 3 Extension project is seeking to extend the life of its existing Narrabri thermal coal mine for another 13 years through to 2044. The mine is located on Gomeroi Country, near Narrabri NSW in the Gunnedah coal field adjacent to the Pilliga state forest. The expansion threatens 500ha of koala habitat. The Narrabri coal expansion will directly emit an average of 1.5m tonnes of CO2-equivalent a year, making it the dirtiest thermal coal mine in Australia (and in the top 4 most polluting coal mines in Australia).
Species likely to be impacted: Corben’s Long-eared Bat, Pilliga mouse, koala
You can support local groups WANDO Conservation & Cultural Centre and Lock the Gate to help stop this koala killing project