Media Releases
Revised AEMO gas forecast highlights energy policy failure
June 15, 2017
Lock the Gate has said more needs to be done to control domestic gas price hikes following Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) latest Energy Supply Outlook released today indicating the domestic gas market is finely balanced.
Read MoreQueensland Budget Funds Fracking in Western Rivers; Breaches ALP election promises
June 15, 2017
Lock the Gate Alliance has accused the Queensland Government of blatantly breaching its 2015 election promises after $3.6M was allocated in the budget this week for unconventional gas drilling in Western Rivers regions, which Labor had previously promised to protect.
Read MoreRecord number of public submissions against Narrabri gasfield must be respected
June 07, 2017
The release today of submissions to the Narrabri coal seam gasfield in North West NSW reveals overwhelming numbers of people opposed to it, prompting calls for the NSW Government to reject the project.
Read MoreInterim Heritage Order needed to protect Tarwyn Park from KEPCO coal threat
June 07, 2017
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling for the State Heritage Council to recommend an Interim Heritage Order for Tarwyn Park in the Bylong Valley at its meeting today, due to the threat posed by the KEPCO Bylong coal mine proposal. A recent independent report...
Read MoreNew Mining Release Framework: No Protection for Northern Rivers or Sydney’s Drinking Water Catchments
June 06, 2017
Lock the Gate Alliance says the NSW Government’s ‘Strategic release framework’ for coal and gas exploration, announced today, leaves the state’s groundwater and farmland unprotected.
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