Greens blast the seismic testing beginning from Monday in Lake Macquarie
From Monday, without proper consultation or notice, Centennial Coal will begin seismic testing and drilling in the basin of Lake Macquarie with the aim of opening it up for further mining.
Major parties vote against protection for Central Coast drinking water
Today the NSW Legislative Council voted down the Greens’ Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019. Senator Mehreen Faruqi will join Abigail Boyd MLC on the Central Coast tomorrow to meet...
Greens Bill to protect Central Coast drinking water & stop Wallarah 2 introduced
Today, NSW upper house MP and Greens spokesperson for the Central Coast, Abigail Boyd, introduced the Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019 to protect the Central Coast drinking water by...
Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill 2019
Having stood firmly with the Central Coast community for many years against the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine, Abigail rose to speak in support of her Bill that would protect the Central...
Narrabri Gas Project Motion
In Parliament today, Abigail spoke in support of the motion to stop the Narrabri Gas Project.
Water Commodification
Today, Abigail used her Adjournment Speech to speak out against the commodification of our drinking water.
PFAS Chemical Contamination
Concerned about the spread of PFAS chemical contamination across the country, Abigail used Question Time to ask what steps the government was taking to limit that contamination, particularly in regard to coal-fired...
Eraring Power Station
Today in Question Time, Abigail asked whether the Government would be informing the public about the amount they would be required to pay for Eraring Power Station’s ash dam contamination.
Greens secure Parliamentary inquiry into toxic coal ash dumps
Today the Public Works committee of the NSW Parliament has agreed to an inquiry examining the legacy of toxic coal ash from power plants. The inquiry will accept public submissions and report...
Coal Industry
Today, Abigail asked whether the Government was weighing the negative environmental and economic impacts that coal projects would have on future generations in it’s decision making process.