Media Releases
Public hearing for United Wambo super mine goes ahead despite crucial lack of information
February 08, 2018
Lock the Gate accuses Department of Planning of bogus biodiversity offset “stitch-up” despite extinction risk Opaque mine assessment process is failing to address cumulative impact A public hearing for the latest large new coal mine proposed for the Hunter Valley will take place in...
Read MoreWollongong Coal shut down warning: Lock the Gate calls for decisive end to water catchment risk
February 06, 2018
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed action by the NSW Government, who this week threatened to suspend Wollongong Coal mining operations, and called for action to cancel the mining licences permanently because the company is not fit to operate.
Read MoreGas price report shows we need to cut exports, not ruin more farmland for gas - Lock the Gate
February 05, 2018
A McKell Institute report released today, which finds gas prices are expected to rise leaving households to pay more for electricity, shows we need to stop exporting so much gas to reduce bills and protect farmland, says Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreOut of touch spray at odds with community’s valid fracking concerns
February 03, 2018
In response to the opinion piece by Sky News’ Matt Cunningham in today’s Northern Territory News, Lock the Gate’s Naomi Hogan says: “Criticising people who are asking the hard questions is not going to improve the fracking industry’s tattered reputation for callous disregard of...
Read MoreMining company keeps Gloucester in anxious uncertainty with appeal launch
February 02, 2018
Lock the Gate Alliance has condemned mining company Gloucester Resources for launching a court challenge to the Government’s refusal of the Rocky Hill open cut coal mine. Lock the Gate says the Department of Planning deliberately left the door open to the company for...
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