82 year old Wendy Bowman farmer beats Yancoal in court The only thing standing in the way of this big coal mine is 'feisty grandmother' Wendy Bowman. Posted by Land Water Future on Tuesday, November 10, 2015

'You wonder why they'd bother when coal's going down the gurgler at the moment everywhere.'

82 year old farmer Wendy Bowman owns the last remaining house on a plot of land in NSW's Hunter Valley where Yancoal wants to build a dirty new coal mine.

For years Wendy has been all that's stood between Yancoal and millions of tonnes of coal. But she refused to let the mining company threaten her community, land and water.

Today Wendy defeated Yancoal in the Supreme Court. Congratulations Wendy for standing up to big coal. A true inspiration.