Newcastle anti-coal protest: dozens of activists plead guilty in Newcastle Local Court

By Sam Rigney
Updated September 6 2016 - 6:23pm, first published 6:00pm
PROTEST: Police remove protesters dressed as angels from the Hunter River rail bridge at Kooragang in May this year. Picture:  Sam Dariol
PROTEST: Police remove protesters dressed as angels from the Hunter River rail bridge at Kooragang in May this year. Picture: Sam Dariol

CLIMATE change protesters who “locked on” to the Hunter River rail bridge and blocked access to coal loaders at Kooragang Island as part of a global day of action earlier this year have been convicted and fined in Newcastle Local Court.

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