Media Releases

New Planning law changes to make NSW mine approvals faster with no new protections for community or environment

January 09, 2017

Lock the Gate Alliance says new draft changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, released by the NSW Government today, may make it easier for coal mines to secure rapid approval in NSW and do not provide a single measure to protect farmland,...

Wilpinjong mine PAC Review rejects Peabody’s plan to leave void near Wollar

December 22, 2016

The Planning Assessment Commission review of the proposed Wilpinjong coal mine, out today, does not recommend the expansion of the mine and rejects Peabody’s plan to leave a large void 1.5 km from the village of Wollar.

Qld Election Promise Broken to Keep Gas Industry Ticking

December 21, 2016

The Palaszczuk government has failed to honour its election commitment to protect the Channel Country's rivers according to the Western Rivers Alliance.

Conditional Dendrobium coal mine approval exposes Government nervousness over longwall mining under the drinking water catchment

December 20, 2016

Lock the Gate Alliance says the Department of Planning’s restrictive approval to South32 to mine just two of the five longwall panels it was seeking permission for adjacent to the Avon Dam in Sydney and the Illawarra’s drinking water catchment is an indication that...

New CSIRO Research – Farmers Lose Millions in Economic Returns due to CSG Mining

December 16, 2016

New CSIRO research published this month which reveals that farmers lose millions in economic returns due to the direct impacts of CSG mining is staggering and has far-reaching implications, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.