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Queensland: Lake Eyre Basin
July 02, 2021
Fracking plans in the rivers and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin threaten the unique ecosystems of the "living heart of Australia". The vast expanse of inland Queensland's Channel Country is part of one of the planet’s last remaining pristine desert river systems. A...
Read MoreNew South Wales CSG - Narrabri Coal Seam Gas Project
June 18, 2020
The Independent Planning Commission approved the Narrabri gas project in September 2020, despite receiving over 10,000 submissions on the Narrabri Gas Project, the overwhelming majority of which were objections. Thank you to everyone that made submissions, phone calls, appeared at the hearing, wrote to...
Read MoreQueensland Shale Gas Fracking - Fraser Coast
May 02, 2018
UPDATE April 2019: Victory for Wide Bay-Burnett community! The Department of Natural Resources and Mines informed Lock the Gate Alliance in January that the first two Blue Energy gas permits that were due for renewal on the 31st December had expired, and would not...
Read MoreSouth Australia - Limestone Coast Gas Fracking
May 02, 2018
Unconventional gas production and fracking threatens the crucial aquifers and “clean, green” agriculture, wine and tourism industries of the Limestone Coast region in SE South Australia. Read more about this area and the campaign to protect it on the dedicated Protect Limestone Coast Website...
Read MoreQueensland- Coal Seam Gas
May 01, 2018
Coal seam gas (CSG) mining is a risky, invasive form of unconventional gas mining. There is extensive CSG production currently taking place in Queensland- from Central Queensland to the Western Darling Downs region. The CSG industry has expanded rapidly in Queensland since 2010. The Queensland...
Read MoreNorthern Territory- Shale Gas Fracking
May 01, 2018
Shale gas fracking licences and applications cover over 100 million hectares of the Northern Territory. Areas under threat include recreational fishing spots from Fogg Dam to Kakadu, and approved exploration licences surround the iconic Mataranka Hot Springs on three sides. The shale/tight gas industry...
Read MoreWestern Australia- Shale & Tight Gas Fracking
May 01, 2018
From Broome to Bunbury and beyond, vast areas of Western Australia are covered in gas licenses and under threat from fracking! Landholders and communities across WA are locking the gate to companies wanting to frack for shale and tight gas across farmlands, water supply...
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