Media Releases

‘Nothing to see here’ attitude on Condamine River bubbling is a worrying farce: Lock the Gate

February 14, 2016

Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, said it was outrageous that the Queensland Government, the CSG industry and CSIRO were content to admit they don’t know what is causing the Condamine River to bubble, despite admitting that the bubbling has intensified in the...

Maules Creek mine clearing fears while plans and conditions fail

February 11, 2016

Conservationists and local landholders around the Maules Creek area are crying foul that Whitehaven coal is planning to resume clearing the Leard State Forest while a long-overdue plan to preserve vanishing biodiversity in Leard State Forest is two years overdue and Government agencies fail to hold the company...

QRC’s Comments on Underground Coal Gasification ‘Reckless’

February 11, 2016

Lock the Gate Alliance has today condemned the Queensland Resource Council’s support for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) in Queensland despite a history of disastrous environmental breaches in the state. Lock the Gate Spokesperson Drew Hutton said two out of three UCG trials in...

NT Labor has strong support for a 5 year fracking ban: Darwin poll results

February 11, 2016

New polling conducted across Darwin this week shows fracking is a massive issue for Territorians, with 84% of respondents concerned about impacts on water and pastoral stations. Contrary to negative comments from the Giles Government, the polling provides strong backing for the Labor Party to...

Reports of Origin Energy cover-up of oil leak into Australia's most significant aquifer prompts calls for urgent inquiry

February 08, 2016

Media reports today that Origin Energy allegedly allowed oil to leak into underground aquifers for more than a year, without coming clean to regulators or fixing the problem, merits an urgent Government inquiry, according to the Lock the Gate Alliance. Lock the Gate spokesperson Phil...