Media Releases
Fair go, our water matters more than an impatient billionaire
February 11, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has dismissed a multi-pronged advertising campaign launched by Adani as a “bully billionaire’s whinge”, and has commended the Queensland Government for standing strong against the company’s propaganda machine.
Read MoreGreat news for Gloucester as Rocky Hill mine rejected
February 08, 2019
A peaceful rural community in NSW is safe from the disruptive might of the coal mining industry following a landmark land and environment court decision today, with the implications of the legal precedent for other coal mines significant.
Read MoreFalling through the cracks: Adani plan to leave unrehabilitated mine voids exposed
February 08, 2019
Lock the Gate has called on the Queensland Government to fully review mine rehabilitation conditions for the planned Adani Carmichael Mine, after it was announced that a neighbouring mine, China Stone, is required to fully rehabilitate its site while Adani is not.
Read MoreSLIPPERY BUSINESS: Serious concerns over ‘excluded from scope’ oil fracking plans in NT
February 07, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has condemned plans by resource companies, including Origin Energy, to frack for oil in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin, when the risks of shale oil fracking have not been considered.
Read MoreNew United Wambo coal mine will worsen already unacceptable air quality
February 07, 2019
The Hunter Valley’s already unacceptable air quality will reach disastrous levels should the new United Wambo coal mine be approved, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
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