Media Releases
Freedom of information: Farmers fed bulldust over Maules Creek water worries
November 06, 2019
North west NSW farmers and Lock the Gate Alliance are calling on the NSW Government to prosecute coal mining company Whitehaven after the company was found to have acted unlawfully and engaged in unethical behaviour.
Read MorePlan to Grow campaign launch to counter failure of QLD planning laws
November 05, 2019
Not a single mining or gas project slated for Queensland’s best agricultural land has been refused since planning legislation was changed five years ago, according to new analysis.
Read MoreHunter’s “Brief window to avoid disaster”: Inquiry to hear appeal for diversification funding
November 04, 2019
Significant government funding is needed to diversify the Hunter economy as thermal coal mining declines in response to global changes in coming years, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreNT must follow UK and ban fracking
November 04, 2019
Northern Territory politicians are being urged to follow the UK’s lead and put the welfare of locals before the profits of the fracking industry.
Read MoreAlarm over groundwater contamination at Beharra Spring
November 01, 2019
LOCK the Gate Alliance has expressed grave concern at company reports showing that an evaporation pond at the Beharra Springs Gas facility, which overlies the Yarragadee Aquifer, has contaminated local groundwater supplies in the Mid-West of WA.
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