More than two peaceful bystanders who were filming a protest, have been arrested in Newcastle.

The bystanders were arrested for aiding and abetting after filming a Newcastle local who stopped coal entering the port by ascending a tripod 10 meters above the train line.

The protest was a collaboration between Frontline Action on Coal and Newcastle Climate Justice Uprising as part of the #EndCoal campaign. The campaign aims to shut down the railways feeding coal into the world's largest coal port in Newcastle.