Media Releases

Victorian Liberal National joins Tasmania in push for unconventional gas ban: Lock the Gate urges national halt

September 28, 2015

Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the announcement today by the Liberal-National Opposition in Victoria that they support a moratorium on unconventional gas drilling till 2020.

One Year On, Lock the Gate Releases Damning NSW CSG Report Card

September 28, 2015

One year after the release of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer’s review of coal seam gas, Lock the Gate Alliance has released a damning report card on the NSW Government’s performance on unconventional gas regulation.

Bylong Coal Project : NSW Government must act to protect water and farmland

September 23, 2015

The Environmental Impact Statement for a major coal mine project in the picturesque Bylong Valley in the upper reaches of the Hunter catchment has been placed on public exhibition this morning, prompting calls for the NSW government to fix major gaps in mining and...

Lock the Gate Demands Changes to the Water Act to Protect Farmers Facing Coal and CSG

September 23, 2015

After years of frustration over the failure by successive Queensland Governments to protect farmers losing their groundwater due to coal and gas mining, Lock the Gate Alliance today launched its Model Make Good Agreement Template for consultation at the Water Summit being held in...

Hopeland Community says the GasFields Commission is hopeless

September 23, 2015

The Hopeland Community Sustainability Group says ‘compensation’ to farmers for putting up with coal seam gas on their property is totally inadequate. The group’s spokesperson, Shay Dougall commented on the GasFields Commission Queensland annual report, released yesterday. The report stated about 2200 landholders were...