Media Releases
New National Mapping: 37% of Australia Earmarked for Coal and Gas as Federal Water4Life Campaign Launches
May 11, 2016
New national mapping of mining tenements across Australia released today reveals that 37.3% of the Australian continent is covered by coal and gas titles and applications. That amounts to 285 million hectares of land – an area 13 times the size of Great Britain....
Read MoreBREAKING: Court Stops Coal Explorer from Accessing Properties in Southern Highlands; Precedent Set for NSW
May 10, 2016
The Chief Justice of the NSW Land and Environment Court has this afternoon overturned a previous court decision and found in favour of 5 landholders in the Southern Highland who have been fighting to prevent a coal company from exploring on their properties.
Read MorePlans to Drill for CSG in Contaminated Zone at Hopeland Raises Ire of Landholder
May 10, 2016
Plans by Origin to move in and start CSG drilling in the area contaminated by Linc Energy’s underground coal gasification project has alarmed landholders, who have called for the Qld Government to step in and halt drilling.
Read MoreNSW CWA supports CSG moratorium, Baird increasingly out of touch with Rural Communities
May 05, 2016
The Lock the Gate Alliance congratulates the NSW Country Women’s Association for passing a motion yesterday supporting a moratorium on coal seam gas in NSW until it can be proven safe, and community health guaranteed.
Read MoreAhead of AGM, Santos shareholders air Home Truths about Coal Seam Gas
May 04, 2016
Santos shareholders from North West NSW, concerned about the reputational and financial risks of the Narrabri Gas Project have sent the company's top 100 investors a new report titled 'Home Truths' detailing why it should abandon the controversial project.
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