Future Sooner has challenged an announcement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that it has “reassuring results” for the health of Lake Macquarie and that the “latest results demonstrate…
The permanent closure of coal-fired power stations and the clean-up of coal ash dams and PFAS-contaminated land must commence immediately, says community group Future Sooner. The group says the NSW…
Hard on the heels of the Future Sooner final report of its Citizens’ Inquiry Untold Stories, residents living near Vales Point and Eraring coal-fired power stations have been granted free…
Community group Future Sooner is calling on the NSW Government to hold a Royal Commission into the failure of environmental and health authorities to protect citizens from the health impacts…
Future Sooner will launch its Citizens’ Inquiry final report into the health impacts of coal-fired power stations on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie at State Parliament House on Wednesday,…
Future Sooner has stepped up its call for a moratorium on new housing developments around ash dams, chimney stacks and contaminated land at Vales Point, Lake Munmorah/Colongra and Eraring coal-fired…
Environmental group Future Sooner has called on Central Coast Council to be more pro-active in warning residents and visitors of the dangers of swimming at Tom Burke Reserve in Lake…
The Future Sooner community group says a Coal Ash Advisory Committee set to be established by the NSW Government could be “yet another box ticking exercise”. The committee is to…
An interim report from a Citizens’ Inquiry into the health impacts of coal-fired power stations conducted recently at Budgewoi has found that the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie are dangerous…
Future Sooner will compile a report to go to all levels of government following its recent Citizens Inquiry into pollution from burning coal, which unearthed disturbing health stories from long…
Future Sooner has assembled a panel of eight of Australia’s leading doctors, professors, academics and health experts for its Citizens Inquiry on August 25. It will be the first inquiry…
Central Coast group Future Sooner has joined the Greens in condemning the Environment Protection Authority’s recently released new power station licences for the four remaining coal-fired power stations in NSW….
A letter from NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has fuelled a campaign by the Future Sooner group to eliminate health risks posed by coal-fired power stations at Eraring and Vales…
Future Sooner has slammed the NSW Government’s decision to delay the closure of Eraring power station for at least two years. Spokesperson Gary Blaschke said for three years Origin Energy…
Future Sooner is set to hold a Citizens Inquiry to find out why so many people on the Central Coast have been diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses in numbers that are…
Central Coast community group Future Sooner has accused the Minns State Government of going from “hero to villain” following its announcement it will consider extending the life of the Eraring…
About 50 people gathered earlier this month at Chain Valley Bay to hear what the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) had to offer in relation to the health and environmental problems…
Inspired by the actions of two Wollongong grandfathers who are sailing from the Illawarra to Newcastle to raise attention for the need to stop burning fossil fuels, Central Coast community…
Intrepid kayak-sailors Dr Simon Leslie and Tom Hunt will call in to Norah Head on their 400km ocean paddle to end fossil fuels and will be welcomed by members of…
Future Sooner has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Environmental Justice Award in recognition of the achievements of the group and supporters over the past year. The award was presented by…