Media Releases
Alliance welcomes buy back of PEL 445
October 19, 2015
Gasfield Free Northern Rivers has welcomed Member for Lismore, Thomas George's announcement today that PEL 445 has been bought back.
Read MoreFarmland, bushland and drinking water still fair game for miners under Govt’s new laws
October 16, 2015
Four pieces of legislation introduced by the NSW government yesterday make positive changes to give improved powers to the Environment Protection Authority and to reduce opportunities for corruption in the handling of exploration titles, but have failed to meet basic community expectations that farmland,...
Read MoreVale Queensland farmer George Bender
October 15, 2015
The family, friends and Chinchilla community are mourning the untimely loss of George Bender, a cotton farmer at Chinchilla yesterday. He fought long and hard to defend his property and neighbours at Hopeland on the Western Downs from the impacts of coal seam gas....
Read MoreClean Air Queensland welcomes government review of coal dust, with caveats
October 14, 2015
Yet another review of uncovered coal trains through Brisbane is unnecessary as the health and environmental impacts are already known, says Clean Air Queensland (CAQ). Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said this week that she and Science Minister Leeanne Enoch would work to progress a...
Read MoreCourt challenge needed because government has failed on Acland coal mine
October 13, 2015
The local community on the Darling Downs of Queensland had been left with no other option but to pursue a legal challenge against the Acland Stage 3 coal expansion because the ALP Government failed to deliver on its election promises, Lock the Gate Alliance...
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