Lock the Gate

Where would you rather see our taxpayer money invested?

The Government wants to frack, but what does Australia want?

We’ve put together a letter you can sign below and add your ideas for the Federal Government on what they could do with our hard-earned tax dollars.

Please add your name and give us your ideas for where you’d rather see your tax dollars spent.

Petition text:

To Federal Parliamentarians, Ministers, Departments,

We are alarmed and disappointed to see the Federal Government now rolling out a suite of actions to prop up expensive and dangerous gas fracking across Australia without any proper public accountability.

As voters and concerned Australians, we ask that you hear our message - do not spend our money on gas fracking projects and big new gas pipelines.

Farmlands, water resources and the climate can’t afford to keep propping up polluting gas.

It’s time for Australia to grow stronger and tool up to embrace cleaner energy and storage.

There are a multitude of ways the Government could take a smarter approach to the Covid recovery. The Australian community has many ideas on how we can boost agriculture, tourism, First Nations opportunities, community health and disaster relief.

We know we can create jobs by genuinely supporting diverse Australian businesses, not throwing our money at the gas fracking industry.

We see huge opportunities to help Australia to get off polluting and expensive gas into the future, to modernise our power and heating and to save on gas and energy bills.

I ask that you oppose the measures being rolled out to fast-track gas fracking, including the ill-considered and secretive National Gas Infrastructure Plan, and take on board our ideas for how the money could be better spent.

Yours sincerely,

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What would you rather see money spent on?

Here are some ideas:

Helping Australian businesses get off gas
Funding community projects in your neighbourhood
Land stewardship programs
Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country
Renewable energy projects and battery storage
Disaster relief

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Ceara Metlikovec commented 2021-03-23 14:45:14 +1100

Renewable energy and handing over custodianship of our land back to the First Nations People.
Bill Meyers commented 2021-03-23 14:44:54 +1100
Graham Baker commented 2021-03-23 14:44:32 +1100

What about assisting the backbone of our employment market – small business, not gas polluting multi nationals. Look after Aussies FIRST !
Tabitha Fudge commented 2021-03-23 14:44:30 +1100
Colin Hayes commented 2021-03-23 14:44:28 +1100

We don’t need gas for cooking, heating or hot water.

Leave it in the ground and keep our water safe

There is enough clean energy in the ground with shallow ground source heat available, around 700% more efficient than gas boilers. With no combustible gasses.
Chris Curry commented 2021-03-23 14:44:26 +1100

New satellite technology for the identification of methane gas is predicted to reveal massive previously unrecognised leakage from gas infrastructure, from exploratory drills and wells all the way to delivery at burners.
Gwen McDevitt commented 2021-03-23 14:44:17 +1100
Henry Storey commented 2021-03-23 14:44:13 +1100
Greg Lee commented 2021-03-23 14:43:58 +1100
Linda Johnson commented 2021-03-23 14:43:56 +1100

It is time to invest in renewable energy and the indigenous knowledge about fire, sustainability and caring for country. The fossil fuel industry can adapt or die.
Susan Grout commented 2021-03-23 14:43:50 +1100
Chris Strandly commented 2021-03-23 14:43:46 +1100

Once ground water has been contaminated by fracking, it’s for life! Australia is a dry enough country now without the risk of contaminating our precious water commodity any further. Please put this money into renewables , and land care programs in the areas that have already been damaged, and also in Indigenous land areas.
Valerie Reynolds commented 2021-03-23 14:43:28 +1100
Rose Dennis commented 2021-03-23 14:43:08 +1100
Tony Laughton commented 2021-03-23 14:43:04 +1100

Battery Storage and Offshore Wind
Iain Bellamy commented 2021-03-23 14:42:45 +1100
Pia Boscaino commented 2021-03-23 14:42:40 +1100

We need to sort out funding for aged care. People need to come first and the most vulnerable who don’t have a voice need to be looked after. Our age care system is so behind the eight ball we should be ashamed as Australians we have gotten this so wrong.
Michael Bremer commented 2021-03-23 14:42:27 +1100

Renewables, sustainable everything especially farming and the climate crisis/environment
Shelley Jordans commented 2021-03-23 14:42:27 +1100

I would rather see the money spent on land stewardship programs and renewable energy projects.
Fabienne Drinkwater commented 2021-03-23 14:42:21 +1100
Glenise. Michaelson Michaelson commented 2021-03-23 14:42:20 +1100

Stop wasting taxpayers money on Fracking, It is so harmful .
David Odling-Smee commented 2021-03-23 14:42:14 +1100
Anne Barnett commented 2021-03-23 14:42:13 +1100
Marion Gevers commented 2021-03-23 14:42:04 +1100

Invest in protecting the many areas of Australia that are directly affected by climate change, including the Great Barrier Reef and all communities that see waters rising and agricultural land and native forest decrease at a frightening speed, along with rare species habitat and biodiversity.
Peter Abrehart commented 2021-03-23 14:41:59 +1100
Jennifer Harker commented 2021-03-23 14:41:16 +1100

Renewable energy projects and storage not fracking please.
Devleena Ghosh commented 2021-03-23 14:41:00 +1100

Id prefer to see this money spent on supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country, renewable energy projects and battery storage and disaster relief
Sheri Lochner commented 2021-03-23 14:40:43 +1100

Sustainable renewable energy projects and battery storage.

Real recycling and reusing waste programs as opposed to sending our waste offshore.

Developing sustainable biodegradable plastics for use in the health care industry. The health care industry is one of the largest consumers of single use plastic and rubber products.
Edgar B. Highfield commented 2021-03-23 14:40:35 +1100

Renewable Energy and battery storage .
Martin Bayliss commented 2021-03-23 14:40:25 +1100