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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Tom Davis commented 2021-03-26 20:16:17 +1100

We desperately need to reforest our country, rapidly phase out fossil fuel power and automobiles, and support strong biodiversity. Anything less is madness.
Hanady Touchan commented 2021-03-26 20:11:06 +1100
Matt Savage commented 2021-03-26 19:41:24 +1100

Start looking after this country and it’s people, I would have the government tried for treason over what they have allowed to happen to this country.
Alice Anderson commented 2021-03-26 19:36:36 +1100
Holli Jeffery commented 2021-03-26 19:30:05 +1100
Greg Chaplin commented 2021-03-26 18:23:04 +1100
Bevy Barker commented 2021-03-26 18:15:26 +1100
Bevy Barker commented 2021-03-26 18:14:57 +1100
Tonie Mitchell commented 2021-03-26 17:29:44 +1100
Andreas Dalman commented 2021-03-26 16:57:15 +1100

Fossil fules = bad, fracking = bad, destroyer of pure water as well as extracing fossil fuel.

How hard is it for governments to step up and handle the crises before them.

Green energy is cheaper, better and sustainable, not only for the planetbut as a business model.
Steve Jones commented 2021-03-26 16:53:51 +1100

Fracking will totally pollute our groundwater, this happened in America, where they could put a match to the water in a glass. our river water is being traded, which it shouldn’t be. Don’t destroy our groundwater.
John Rigby commented 2021-03-26 16:32:38 +1100
Denis Rothwell commented 2021-03-26 16:30:04 +1100

gas is far too, destructive a fuel when we have so may other options for cheaper and less destructive renewable energy and now we know that hydrogen is the fuel of the future.
Paul Darnley commented 2021-03-26 16:28:04 +1100
Mark Marusic commented 2021-03-26 15:38:12 +1100
Rhonda Main commented 2021-03-26 15:33:03 +1100

Let’s inrich Australia with growing nature & food.

Not taking the gas & creating damage to the soil, when it’s damage there’s no fix it,
Lyn Campbell commented 2021-03-26 15:04:44 +1100
Alex Mateer commented 2021-03-26 14:45:02 +1100
Angel Scales commented 2021-03-26 14:42:04 +1100

I would rather see tax payers money spent on renewable energy projects.
Kevin Lowry commented 2021-03-26 13:49:36 +1100

Disaster Relief. Bushfires Floods. Mice plague. After helping people get back on their feet use the remainder of the money to repair the land. China is smart enough to know there is a world shortage of arable land Why can’t our governments see the next boom will be food
Lynda Fletcher commented 2021-03-26 13:39:25 +1100
Lynn Sitsky commented 2021-03-26 13:22:51 +1100

I have seen a film as to what can happen when fracking is allowed and it was very scary! Don’t risk contaminating our water; especually in Australia, the dryest continent pon Earth.
Jill Sargeant commented 2021-03-26 13:20:06 +1100
Paul Simpson commented 2021-03-26 13:00:20 +1100

This industry is a WORT , you are only supporting it because you support WORTING or the Australian People !!
Grace Keast commented 2021-03-26 12:49:02 +1100

Australian leaders need to focus energy on moving away from fossil fuel energies which are exacerbating the climate crisis. A switch to green energy will create jobs and provide much better energy security and reduce greenhouse emissions.

Engagement with the traditional custodians on how to manage the resources in this country should be a priority to learn their methods and not let their knowledge be lost. There is still a great deal of reparation to be done in this space and providing more job opportunities that align to their skills and needs could foster real progress.

Whatever you choose sustainability has to be a key driver in every decision.

Continuing on the path of fossil fuel utilisation means that more natural disasters will occur more frequently in the future so mitigate NOW. Prevention is better than cure.
Linda Gatfieldl commented 2021-03-26 12:24:54 +1100

We must move Australia onto a sustainable economy with jobs for everyone, especially young men and women.
Samuel Northfield commented 2021-03-26 12:15:23 +1100

There’s no business to be done on a dead planet.
Marie Wong commented 2021-03-26 12:14:55 +1100

Money would be better spent on renewable energy projects and battery storage, as well as supporting and investing in First Nations people and businesses to help restore the land, not pollute and destroy it.
Joan Smith commented 2021-03-26 11:56:07 +1100

We must leave Gas behind if we are to have even half a chance to save our planet!
Heather Coleman commented 2021-03-26 11:55:52 +1100