Media Releases
Planning Commission asked to decide Narrabri gasfield despite major flaws in regulation and knowledge
March 12, 2020
Lock the Gate Alliance has condemned the referral of Santos’ Narrabri coal seam gas project to the Independent Planning Commission just days after a Parliamentary Inquiry found there was a severe lack of information and regulation related to the industry.
Read MoreNo need for Narrabri: NSW Minister admits Narrabri gas unnecessary and agrees overdue recommendations need to be fulfilled before CSG drilling “anywhere”
March 06, 2020
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed comments by NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean agreeing that coal seam gas development in the state should not proceed ahead of implementation of five-year old recommendations from the Chief Scientist.
Read MoreCommittee report shows authorities should consider downstream emissions from mining and gas projects
March 06, 2020
Lock the Gate Alliance is urging the Berejiklian Government to scrap legislation discouraging planning authorities from considering downstream greenhouse gas emissions from coal mines or gasfields given almost universal opposition to the move.
Read MorePalaszczuk Govt promise to protect Channel Country rivers in disarray
March 06, 2020
New Right To Information documents and mapping analysis have revealed the Palaszczuk Labor Government has opened up swathes of fragile Channel Country floodplains in Queensland's south-west to potential shale gas fracking.
Read MoreLynham misses the point on community opposition to planned Bundy coal mine
March 04, 2020
A statement by Mines Minister Anthony Lynham completely misses the point of community concerns over a proposed coal mine in Bundaberg, and is an insult to farmers whose livelihoods are at risk, should the project be approved in the future.
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