Media Releases
After Rix’s Creek bungle, hasty review must put Hunter people first
October 05, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has called for more details to be released of a review of the Independent Planning Commission announced hastily late on Friday by the Planning Minister, and has expressed frustration that the broader community in the Hunter region are not being...
Read MoreHunter region urged to prepare and diversify as closures loom for coal mines
October 04, 2019
At least 200 submissions have been made to the inquiry into the Sustainability of Energy Supply and Resources in the NSW Legislative Assembly, many of them highlighting the importance of diversification planning and support in the Hunter region.
Read MoreFull of holes: New CSG inquiry must expose NSW Government’s lax and incomplete regulations
October 03, 2019
A NSW Parliamentary inquiry into the stalled implementation of the Chief Scientist’s recommendations on regulating coal seam gas (CSG) will expose the government’s failures and strengthen calls to stop the proposed gasfield at Narrabri, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreRegulator finds unlawful water take at Whitehaven's Maules Creek coal mine
September 27, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance and farmers from Maules Creek have welcomed news today that the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator, after a lengthy investigation, has found the capture of surface water at Maules Creek coal mine by Whitehaven is unlawful.
Read MoreMinerals Council campaign insults drought-affected farmers
September 24, 2019
The NSW Minerals Council’s latest campaign attempting to discredit a recent decision by the Independent Planning Commission is an insult to farmers who are battling the drought, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
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