BY IAN CROUCH
A climate change activist has become the first to be sentenced to gaol for taking part in a protest in Newcastle.
21-year-old Laura Davy was arrested after attaching herself to a coal reclaimer at Port Waratah Coal Services on Sunday morning.
She was sentenced to 3 months gaol and fined $1100 for the illegal protest but was released on bail after lodging an appeal against the severity of the sentence.
Davy was released from custody but must return to Tasmania within 48 hours.
She's due back in court in September.
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