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Don’t frack Lake Eyre Basin floodplains

Last week it was revealed that the Queensland Government secretly approved petroleum leases across vast areas of the Lake Eyre Basin rivers and floodplains.

Watch grazier Angus Emmott explain the massive threat this poses to this global treasure, to Indigenous cultural heritage and to the chemical-free beef industry on ABC Breakfast.

Will you urgently call the Premier’s office today on  (07) 3719 7000? Please be polite.  The phone will be answered by someone in her office.  Ask them to take down your name and number and to pass on a message to the Premier.

Here are some points you can make:

  • You’re appalled by the Government’s decision to give Origin Energy fracking leases across vast areas of Lake Eyre Basin rivers and floodplains south of Windorah.
  • You’d like to know why they made this decision, given their repeated election promises to consult on protecting the area.
  • You’d also like to know why affected Traditional Owners and graziers were not consulted.
  • You are concerned about the severe damage that thousands of gas wells, and associated roads and pipelines, would do to these fragile wetlands.

  • Ask for an immediate moratorium on any further approvals of any kind for fracking in the Lake Eyre Basin floodplains and long-term legal protection to ban oil and gas on the floodplains.

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  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
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  • Victor and Marisa Harris
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  • Victor and Marisa Harris
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  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:15 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
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  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Victor and Marisa Harris
    commented 2022-01-13 16:15:14 +1100
  • Paul Ford
    commented 2022-01-13 16:09:16 +1100
    Spoke to Sam(woman), didn’t take my name or email.
  • Emmanuelle Dubuc
    commented 2022-01-13 15:22:06 +1100
    Spoke to receptionist and she recommended to email Minister Debrenni at [email protected]. She didnt take my name and phone number.
  • John Kelly
    commented 2022-01-13 15:13:23 +1100
    dont frack lake eyre basin
  • Murray Williams
    commented 2022-01-13 15:05:04 +1100
    DONT FRACK LAKE EYRE BASIN
  • Sharon Pie
    commented 2022-01-13 14:58:10 +1100
    Person on phone did not give her name. She asked where my information came from& I told her Lock the Gate. She took my name, not address, offered to pass on my message of outrage
  • Paul Grace
    commented 2022-01-13 14:57:31 +1100
    I spoke to the pleasant Sam. I asked her to get the message to AP that carbon emissions up means a dismal future for our children.
  • Mark Winter
    commented 2022-01-13 14:46:02 +1100
    I have worked globally as a mercury decontamination specialist in the petroleum industry. Fracking in the great artesian basin and wetlands will create mercury and other heavy metal vapors to contaminate the underground water resource. The chemicals injected down hole should be fed directly to the company directors for dinner every night until they stop both fracking and taking breath. The staffer was shocked with my opinion.
  • Jennifer Medway
    commented 2022-01-13 14:24:55 +1100
    I left a message to be passed on to the Premier .
  • Mark Taylor
    commented 2022-01-13 14:05:44 +1100
  • Leanne Bennett
    commented 2022-01-13 13:56:55 +1100