Media Releases
Whitehaven condemned for outbidding farmers for water again
August 19, 2019
Whitehaven Coal has again outbid a local farmer to secure precious water for its Maules Creek coal mine during a time of unprecedented drought in NSW’s north west.
Read MorePetition to save Darling Downs farmland receives double the signatures than competing pro-coal petition
August 15, 2019
More than twice the number of Queenslanders have signed a petition to save farmland on the Darling Downs from a coal mine expansion than those who signed a counter petition in favour of the project.
Read MoreBylong coal mine: NSW Government admits high quality farmland has never before been rehabilitated after mining in NSW
August 13, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has renewed its call for the destructive Bylong coal mine to be refused after a transcript from a high level departmental meeting revealed there are no examples of successful rehabilitation after mining and no protection for the state’s most fertile soils.
Read MoreFracking door still open in the South West, Peel & Metro, warns Gasfield Free SW Alliance
August 13, 2019
The Gasfield Free South West Alliance says the State Government has left the door open for fracking to take place in the South West, Peel and Metro regions.
Read MoreMoree council commended, but ‘zombies’ must still be slain: Lock the Gate
August 12, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance strongly commends Moree Plains Shire Council on its recently reaffirmed opposition to coal seam gas, and calls on the NSW Nationals to make good on the party’s recent move to wind up ‘zombie’ petroleum exploration licences.
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