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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Rob Maitland commented 2021-03-23 15:36:02 +1100

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.
Jamie Flett commented 2021-03-23 15:35:55 +1100
Andy Hill commented 2021-03-23 15:35:51 +1100
George King commented 2021-03-23 15:35:48 +1100
Julia Wokes commented 2021-03-23 15:35:45 +1100

I live in the Hunter Valley. The open cut coal mines in the central part of the catchment significantly increase climate change, not just by the product from the mine but the mining process of leaving great swathes of bare earth.

To add to the climate change mix of the Valley the NSW strategic plan provides for another 750,000 dwellings in the Lower Hunter.

Developers need to be made to have a design which is climate friendly, renewal energy & recycled water…footpaths & parklands & room for trees between housing.

Fracking is disasterous for the environment & the population.

The government needs to take climate change seriously & anything which adds to climate change , like fracking, should not be pursued.

It is not the miners or property developers that pay the social cost associated with their activities…it is the taxpayer.
Russ Simpson commented 2021-03-23 15:35:40 +1100
Vlajko Vukosavljevic commented 2021-03-23 15:35:32 +1100

No more fracking. Spend the money on renewable energy and land stewardship. Keep promoting apprenticeships and job creatiopn.
Jan Davis commented 2021-03-23 15:35:24 +1100

We need real alternatives to fossil fuel use – and workers need clean jobs to ensure they have a future – governments are paid and elected to do long term planning – about time our governments of all persuasions did the job they are elected to do
Maryrose Barlow commented 2021-03-23 15:35:24 +1100
Vernon Wright commented 2021-03-23 15:35:22 +1100

Move rapidly to renewables by creating infrastructure for electric cars and hydrogen power.
Mr Colin Apelt commented 2021-03-23 15:35:19 +1100
Alice Oppen commented 2021-03-23 15:35:12 +1100
Shaun Stephens commented 2021-03-23 15:35:01 +1100
Raine Kornfeld commented 2021-03-23 15:34:56 +1100
Frances Bell commented 2021-03-23 15:34:55 +1100

I would rather see money spent on meaningful climate change strategies i.e. DOING something, not just starting another carbon offset project; on rehabilitation programs for our environment and our wildlife affected by extreme climate events and over-development; and invested in clean, responsible renewable energy sources such as vertical wind turbines which do not have vanes and do not pose a risk to wildlife.
Phil Murray commented 2021-03-23 15:34:50 +1100

The only gas that should be considered is hydrogen, produced by electrolysis powered by renewables such as wind and solar. Then hydrogen powered vehicles, where the hydrogen charges up the battery that runs the electric motor(s) can be promoted in Australia where a long range vehicle is desired. This approach could reduce our emissions as much as by 20% !
Phil Murray commented 2021-03-23 15:34:50 +1100

The only gas that should be considered is hydrogen, produced by electrolysis powered by renewables such as wind and solar. Then hydrogen powered vehicles, where the hydrogen charges up the battery that runs the electric motor(s) can be promoted in Australia where a long range vehicle is desired. This approach could reduce our emissions as much as by 20% !
Gaille Abud commented 2021-03-23 15:34:49 +1100
Pippy Cannon commented 2021-03-23 15:34:49 +1100
Rian Anderson commented 2021-03-23 15:34:46 +1100

Much better use of taxpayers money: renewable energy projects and battery storage; establishment of regulated and standardised electric vehicle charging points at every service station; projects to encourage and fund Australian businesses get of gas and into renewables; wave power installation projects.
Warren Holder commented 2021-03-23 15:34:45 +1100

Please stop fracking. It’s way too damaging to the environment. Instead let’s spend taxpayers money on renewable energy and more battery storage.
Vivian Broadway commented 2021-03-23 15:34:42 +1100

Safeguard our future and those of our children. Renewable energy and battery storage programs make far more sense moving forward than outdated destructive fossil fuel projects.
Evelyn Williames commented 2021-03-23 15:34:36 +1100

I would like to see money spent on helping people working in mining to transition into other forms of work. I would also like to see more preparation for the day when electric cars are the norm and not the exception.
Jeffrey Simmons commented 2021-03-23 15:34:32 +1100

I would like to see money spent on land stewardship programs. Fracking should be stopped completely not supported in any way
Keith Bale commented 2021-03-23 15:34:31 +1100

The people both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Country and Land Owners do not want to see Our Land end up like the various States of America, who have No clean Rivers, contaminated Bores, Highly Toxic leaking from Gas Wells across their Country. So “We the People” say No to Gas Fracking and Toxic injected mixtures of Chemicals deep into Our Soil..! It is Proven to leak into Bores, Fresh Water Supplies and Streams! So We the People say NO..!
Marilyn Marsden commented 2021-03-23 15:34:11 +1100

Australian business need to divest itself of gas and invest in renewable energy and battery storage, support First Nations organisations and businesses working on country, disaster relief, affordable/sustainable housing for the homeless, food land stewardship programs. So many good issues not getting enough attention and financial backing. Plans are only plans until they are implemented.
Melinda Belfield commented 2021-03-23 15:34:10 +1100
Athena Kontjonis commented 2021-03-23 15:34:10 +1100
Leslie Ross commented 2021-03-23 15:34:03 +1100

Time to get real fairdinkum!
Lesley Clarke commented 2021-03-23 15:34:02 +1100