Media Releases

Santos bullies Narrabri club and stifles community forum with Senator Lazarus as keynote

February 26, 2016

Santos has bullied Narrabri Golf Club into cancelling a local meeting of farmers, conservationists and local business people who want the North West to remain gasfield free. With just two days’ notice, Narrabri Golf Club has cancelled a long-standing booking for a North West...

Greg Hunt should reject SANTOS’ 6,100 CSG well expansion in Queensland

February 25, 2016

The Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, is due to make a decision on plans by Santos for 6,100 new CSG wells in Queensland, this Friday February 26. The project is known as the GLNG Gas Field Development Expansion, and will extend across almost one...

Lynham’s Mineral Law amendments will weaken landholder rights in Queensland even further

February 23, 2016

The Bill introduced into Queensland Parliament today by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines improves access to the Land Court and puts some limits on mining near homes and infrastructure, but will even further erode the rights of landholders already being heavied by...

Explosive documents reveal key policy changed for coal miners

February 22, 2016

Freedom of information documents obtained by Lock the Gate Alliance reveal that eleventh hour changes were made to a vital mining policy after lobbying by the coal industry, forcing landholders to live with severe noise and dust impacts from coal mines, with no way...

Church Ministers and Manly Nannas lead delegation to deliver coal demands to Baird

February 21, 2016

A delegation of church Ministers, Manly Knitting Nannas and local Lock the Gate supporters will deliver an open letter signed by over 7,000 people to Mike Baird’s electorate office on Monday morning, demanding action from the Premier to stop damage and conflict caused by...