Media Releases

Wandoan Coal Mine Approval Puts Western Downs Farmland at Risk

August 09, 2017

Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed the approval of the Wandoan Coal mine on the Western Downs yesterday as an attack on the future of agriculture in Queensland.

New Mapping Reveals Massive Coal Plans On the Darling Downs

August 06, 2017

New mapping and analysis released by community group Lock the Gate Alliance today has revealed that the New Hope group of companies hold coal exploration licences covering 163,360 hectares of farmland on the Darling Downs near Toowoomba.

Whitehaven Coal labelled “rogue operator” - calls for Maules Creek mine inquiry and compliance action as systemic mismanagement revealed

August 04, 2017

Lock the Gate Alliance has called for a full and independent review of the Maules Creek coal mine and its impact on the surrounding farming community following revelations of systemic mismanagement of the mine by Environmental Justice Australia.

Damning new University study shows impacts of CSG on QLD communities

August 04, 2017

A new study released this week by the University of Queensland outlines a concerning number of negative impacts of coal seam gas mining in regional areas. The results came from three local government areas and local surveys aimed at identifying what the community needs...

Planning Commission delivers scathing verdict on controversial Bylong coal mine

July 27, 2017

The NSW Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) has released a scathing review of the controversial Bylong coal proposal that would directly open cut rich farmland in the Hunter, saying the assessment of it is incomplete and acknowledging the severity of the risks it poses....