Media Releases

First ever legal challenge against major federal CSG approval: Santos' 6100 CSG well expansion in Queensland

June 16, 2016

The Western Downs Alliance has commenced legal proceedings which will challenge the Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunts, approval of 6,100 CSG wells in Queensland.

Lock the Gate: Federal ALP environment policy falls short, tarnished by mining influence

June 15, 2016

Lock the Gate Alliance says the Labor Party environment election policy released today falls far short of what is needed to protect land and water, is completely lacking in detail, and looks set to be tarnished by plans to include the mining industry in an...

New report maps shows scale of unfilled coal pits in NSW

June 08, 2016

New report maps shocking scale and legacy of unfilled super-sized coal pits in NSW Call to backfill ‘final voids’, which combined are larger than Sydney Harbour

Lock the Gate calls on EPA to investigate risk of contamination at AGL’s flooded CSG wells in Camden

June 07, 2016

Local people in the Menangle Park area have contacted Lock the Gate with serious concerns about more than six CSG wells that have been submerged in floodwaters, south-west of Sydney, in areas adjoining the Nepean River, and CSG water tanks and containers that have...

Lock the Gate welcomes first step commitment from Australian Greens: urges cross-party cooperation to tackle strategic challenges

June 07, 2016

The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed a commitment from the Australian Greens to the establishment of a National EPA, part of the Alliance’s Water4Life index, and urges all political parties to cooperate to deliver decisive action to meet the country’s major strategic challenges...