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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Richard Deem commented 2021-03-23 16:46:27 +1100
Nyree Brown commented 2021-03-23 16:45:46 +1100

I would prefer to see the money invested into renewable energy projects and battery storage, disaster relief and land stewardship programs.

It’s well and truely time to STOP destroying our precious country in persuit of polutionary oil, coal and gas. Let’s aim for a clean, healthy and safe environment for our Precious future generations, NOW, before it’s TOO LATE.

Sincerely

Nyree Brown
Sarah Neal commented 2021-03-23 16:45:21 +1100
Dianne Schahinger commented 2021-03-23 16:45:20 +1100

The money would be better spent on what we all want and need, and that’s, renewable energy projects and battery storage. Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country projects would be a great way to spend our public tax dollars on. It’s public money Scomo, not your personal piggy bank to spend on whatever you want.
Pamela Dawes commented 2021-03-23 16:44:30 +1100

I am in favour of using our tax money to develop / support renewable energy projects and battery storage.
Marcos Re commented 2021-03-23 16:43:41 +1100
Evelina Caffrey commented 2021-03-23 16:43:22 +1100
Wendy Delaney commented 2021-03-23 16:43:17 +1100
Noel Baxendell commented 2021-03-23 16:43:11 +1100

We constantly seem to be backing old technology – and are paying for this as our living standards too seem stuck in the past. Why have wages been effectively frozen for so long?
Virginia Congdon commented 2021-03-23 16:43:09 +1100

Nope don’t want anything to do with your plans for gas. Think it’s a bad idea. Just stop it!!!
Jeff Dennis commented 2021-03-23 16:42:52 +1100
Noel Holland commented 2021-03-23 16:42:44 +1100
Dianne Schahinger commented 2021-03-23 16:42:17 +1100

The money would be better spent on what we all want and need, and that’s, renewable energy projects and battery storage. Supporting First Nations organisations and businesses working on country projects would be a great way to spend our public tax dollars on. It’s public money Scomo, not your personal cash to spend on whatever you want. Give us what we want you corrupt pig!!
Greg Magee commented 2021-03-23 16:42:10 +1100

The government’s main priorities should be supporting and expanding renewable energy projects and battery storage while giving recognition to the claims of First Nations organisations.
Yvette Beurteaux commented 2021-03-23 16:41:54 +1100

Australians elected this government and Australians want action on climate change. Are you listening? If this government was serious you would be supporting only renewable energy projects – reducing emissions with a bonus of job creation. Some of the investment in gas could also be well spent providing jobseekers and others on various pensions payments above the poverty line.
michael farnell commented 2021-03-23 16:41:51 +1100

we need to get the homeless into accommodation not prop up big business if they need tax payer money they are not viable
Steve Bond commented 2021-03-23 16:41:45 +1100
Steb Fisher commented 2021-03-23 16:41:31 +1100
Regina Kesztler commented 2021-03-23 16:41:25 +1100

It is shameful that Australia is lagging so far behind other nations , who ’s governments decided to invest in renewable energy technology and really DO SOMETHING!! AND TO DO IT NOW ! Do not throw our money out for pollution and destruction of land, be it farmland or be it just beautiful nature sacred to our First Nations and irreplaceable for every living being.

That money should be spent wisely, responsibly and with love for Supporting First Nations Organisations and businesses working on country and for boosting transition to renewable energy, including research.
Cheree Anrep commented 2021-03-23 16:41:12 +1100
Peter Brown commented 2021-03-23 16:40:30 +1100
Phillip Motbey commented 2021-03-23 16:40:18 +1100

Better to reimburse home owners to relocate out of flood zones.
Gil Jones commented 2021-03-23 16:39:49 +1100
Caroline Leslie commented 2021-03-23 16:39:31 +1100

for goodness sake when will the government ‘get it’. We need to massively reduce our emissions as quickly as possible. Every bit of cat or allocation of resources to continuing fossil fuel burning should be out. There ARE other viable options.
Len Arthur commented 2021-03-23 16:39:22 +1100
Jason Dodd commented 2021-03-23 16:38:47 +1100
Russell Caswell commented 2021-03-23 16:38:47 +1100
Janet Hammill commented 2021-03-23 16:38:34 +1100
Norma Thornton commented 2021-03-23 16:38:24 +1100
Ray Harris commented 2021-03-23 16:38:19 +1100