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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Christel Pidcock commented 2021-03-27 18:34:12 +1100
Zoe Pedashenko commented 2021-03-27 18:10:35 +1100
Thea Eves commented 2021-03-27 18:09:20 +1100
Gerard Liebig commented 2021-03-27 18:02:43 +1100

There is absolutely no reason at all to frack any part of Australia or the world for that matter.

It is obvious to me that any government state or federal that allows fracking is on the take from the fossil fuel industry.
Margaret Opie commented 2021-03-27 17:54:33 +1100

Fund renewable energy projects and battery storage and support land stewardship programmes, many of which have First Nations participants.
Beth Marrocco commented 2021-03-27 17:49:04 +1100
Kate Tubbs commented 2021-03-27 17:45:58 +1100

Use the money on Health and education, not fracking
Wendy Mcwilliams commented 2021-03-27 17:32:51 +1100

Dams would be a good idea instead of wasting and poisening water for fracking
Lyle Emerson commented 2021-03-27 17:14:19 +1100
Judi Summers commented 2021-03-27 17:09:08 +1100
Brian Lee commented 2021-03-27 16:59:15 +1100
Robyn Stewart commented 2021-03-27 16:55:44 +1100

Australia lags behind in so many ways; from being a world leader, we are very laggard. I would like to see an all-out attempt to make this country energy renewable and standing on its own two feet, and becoming a leader again.
Diana Deeley commented 2021-03-27 16:53:52 +1100

Australians need jobs that will take them into the future! Skills and employment in renewable and sustainable industries is needed now!
Susan Ambler commented 2021-03-27 16:48:09 +1100

Taxpayer money for Covid 19 recovery should be spent on re-training and re-skilling workers in polluting and damaging industries in to sustainable and future proofed industries and supporting them to get new jobs – not on tired old polluting industries with no future.
Louise Somerville commented 2021-03-27 16:10:40 +1100
Mish Songsmith commented 2021-03-27 15:52:47 +1100

Frack off we don’t want fracking! We want conservation, water tanks, solar power and natural alternatives that give back to the earth NOT TAKE!
David Marshall commented 2021-03-27 15:45:20 +1100

Gas Fracking is Environmentally Destructive both to Land Masses & to Water Supplies.

Australia has limited resources of food producing, agricultural land. This land must be preserved & protected for our Farmers & Landowners.

Farmers & Graziers are very concerned about the future of their water supplies & damage to their grazing land.

IT IS TIME THE GOVERNMENT LISTENED TO OUR FOOD PRODUCERS! LISTEN TO OUR FARMERS!

Gas Fracking has a History of Wreckless Damage in other countries. This is well-documented & available information.

With Australia being one of the Driest Continents on Earth, it is VITAL that we protect our Underground Water Supplies!

Gas Fracking is Short Term Gain for Long Term Environmental Damage.

Gas IS NOT the Answer for our Future Energy Needs.

ABANDON the MASSIVE EXPANSION of Gas Fracking in Australia!

Australia will REGRET this Decision if wide spread fracking is allowed!
Teresa Sheppard commented 2021-03-27 15:32:22 +1100

Renewable energy and battery storage is of prime importance with support for First Nations as they are in touch with country
Maureen Versteden commented 2021-03-27 15:10:11 +1100

Fracking releases unprecedented amounts of toxic chemicals and gases that have been there since before animals walked on the earth. This will cause contamination of water, soil and air and a terrible future for our children. Once the earth is fractured or shattered it cannot be mended.
Nicole Alexander commented 2021-03-27 15:10:03 +1100

i would much rather be looking to the future and setting up Flora and fauna reserves. The world is killing off so much of these and in the future tourist will flock to see such things.
Dr. Timothy Bottoms commented 2021-03-27 15:08:03 +1100
Julie Ayo commented 2021-03-27 14:50:18 +1100

Instead of building Gas pipelines, wouldn’t it be better to build Water pipelines, so that in flooding events, which we experience in many regions, sometimes several times a year, with asronomical costs involved in the recovery from these disasters, our taxpayer funds would be much better utilised in redirecting the floodwaters to areas experiencing severe droughts.

This would alleviate the damage caused by these flood disasters, and provide much needed water for farmers struggling to keep their crops and stock alive.
Gisela Gmeinder commented 2021-03-27 14:32:16 +1100
Kyriacos Kyriacou commented 2021-03-27 14:10:38 +1100
Kyriacos Kyriacou commented 2021-03-27 14:10:27 +1100

We should listen to our farmers. We have precious little agricultural land.
Kimber Stowe commented 2021-03-27 14:07:06 +1100
Suzi Byrom commented 2021-03-27 13:12:25 +1100

Let’s be very clear, there is no gas shortage here in Australia only short sightedness. In a nation as dry as our we cannot risk the clear damage fracking possess to our water table, agricultural lands and environment. Without food and water there is no life.
Bernadette O'Grady commented 2021-03-27 13:07:12 +1100

It is my will that there be no fracking in Australia, we need to focus on more sustainable energy and end our use of fossil fuels
Jennifer Jackson commented 2021-03-27 12:32:48 +1100
Alice Way commented 2021-03-27 12:27:55 +1100

I would like this money to be spent on-

• Developing resources to deal with psychopathic behaviours within our organisations.

• Funding for renewable enterprise development

• Funding for sustainable community enterprise development

• Funding for community projects which increase awareness and appreciation of our endemic environments.

• Sustainable/Renewable technology development

• Renewable energy projects and battery storage

• Funding to help Australian businesses access sustainable resources

• Upgrading government sites and procedures to increase efficiency for business, particularly small business.

• Disaster relief

• Support for First Nations organisations and businesses working on country