Media Releases
Drinking water must come before coal mining in NSW Government’s catchment policy
February 02, 2018
The NSW Government is compromising Sydney, Newcastle and the Central Coast’s drinking water, says the Lock the Gate Alliance submission to the NSW Government drinking water catchment review, released today.
Read MoreLinc Energy in historic trial
January 30, 2018
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes the trial by jury that has now commenced into Linc Energy, calling it a wake up call and a warning for the rest of Australia in the face of underground coal gasification proposals.
Read MoreTensions Erupt in Kingaroy Farming District at Coal Exploration Site
January 22, 2018
Kingaroy police have been consulted about an incident that occurred outside the boundary of a Moreton Resources’ Kingaroy Coal Project site last week. Local resident John Dalton was taking a photograph of the drilling operation from a nearby road when approached by a contractor...
Read MoreWallarah 2 project approval demonstrates broken mine rules
January 17, 2018
The NSW government's approval of the Wallarah 2 Coal Project has been slammed by community groups, who say the decision shows that NSW mine approval laws are inadequate and need to be urgently overhauled. The controversial project has been fought against by Wyong locals since 1996,...
Read MoreStudy finds increased hospitalisations in Darling Downs, raising red flag over health impacts of coal seam gas
January 16, 2018
Hospitalisations for circulatory and respiratory diseases in Darling Downs communities of QLD have skyrocketed since the expansion of coal seam gas mining in the region, a new report finds.
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