Media Releases
Farmers frustrated following bidding war over water
February 28, 2019
Mining companies have outbid farmers from the Namoi Valley at an auction for Zone 4 groundwater, further disadvantaging landholders during a time of extreme drought.
Read MoreLock the Gate rebukes AWU over narrow and ill-informed Narrabri CSG comments
February 28, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has hit back at remarks from the National Secretary of the AWU in response to NSW Labor’s commitment to stop the Narrabri CSG project in north-west NSW.
Read MoreIPC must reject Hume Coal and save Southern Highlands
February 26, 2019
Lock the Gate alliance is calling on the Independent Planning Commission to reject the Hume Coal mine, after the Department of Planning and Environment recommended against approving the project late last year.
Read MoreProof will be in the pudding as Glencore promises action on climate change
February 21, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed Glencore’s statement today that it intends to restrict coal production to current levels because of climate change impacts, saying the decision makes sense at a time when the world is warming at an alarming rate due in large...
Read MoreRocky future for coal industry should be no shock
February 13, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has hit back at what it says is a hysterical and blinkered reaction by the NSW mining industry to the recent decision by the Land and Environment Court to uphold the Planning Commission’s refusal of the Rocky Hill coal mine...
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