Media Releases
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.
Read MoreBylong 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...
Read MoreLock 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...
Read MoreHopeland 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...
Read MoreCompensation before Protection puts the cart before the horse on CSG
September 22, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance says the NSW Government is putting the cart before the horse by implementing a compensation regime for the impacts of coal seam gas on landholders before comprehensive regulatory protections are in place and before the Chief Scientists recommendations have been...
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