Media Releases
National Party must fix position on CSG after motion meltdown
June 15, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance has called on the National Party to urgently clarify its position on CSG in the Northern Rivers and elsewhere in the state after the attempt to have a motion about it debated at its annual conference on the weekend was...
Read MoreFifth Midwest WA community declares itself Gasfield Free
June 12, 2015
The settlement of Irwin, 380km north of Perth, has become the latest community in the Mid West to declare itself Gasfield Free. The declaration will be celebrated with a community picnic in Irwin on Sunday, June 14. Spokesperson for the group organising the declaration,...
Read MoreVoters in Northern Rivers overwhelmingly reject unconventional gas
June 12, 2015
Unconventional gas mining has been a major issue in the Northern Rivers for the past three years and the Liberal and National Party Government should listen to communities who want them to support a Gasfield Free Northern Rivers, according to the Lock the Gate...
Read MoreGasfield Free Northern Rivers one step closer as National Party steps up
June 12, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance and Gasfield Free Northern Rivers have welcomed media reports that Deputy Premier and Nationals Leader Troy Grant is calling for a halt to coal seam gas in the Northern Rivers, and congratulated the Deputy Premier on his stance.
Read MoreNever again: further criminal charges again Linc Energy must prompt tighter environmental controls on unconventional mining
June 10, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the further criminal charges laid against Linc Energy in the Dalby Magistrate’s court today for the widespread contamination of soils in the Hopeland area caused by the company’s nearby controversial underground coal gasification plant.
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