Media Releases
Thousands of NSW residents pledge to defend Bulga from Rio Tinto
March 10, 2015
Residents of Bulga in the Hunter Valley have been overwhelmed with support for their campaign to save their town from Rio Tinto's proposed Warkworth coal mine expansion, with over two thousand people in four days pledging to help residents defend the town from the...
Read MorePolicy void: $15b pit hole legacy in the Hunter just the latest coal mining policy failure
March 10, 2015
The Lock the Gate Alliance says failed NSW policy on coal mining voids is the latest in a series of policy voids that will leave the Hunter Valley with an expensive mess if coal mines continue to be approved without upfront controls and limits....
Read MoreSeriously? CSG Licence Buy Back Excludes Sydney Drinking Water Catchments
March 06, 2015
MEDIA STATEMENT FROM PROTECT SYDNEY'S WATER ALLIANCE Today the Baird Government announced the buy-back of coal seam gas licence PEL 463 that covers the Sydney Basin. However the Sydney Drinking Water Catchments that provide water to 4.5million people are still covered by other licences....
Read MoreBulga issues defiant declaration against Warkworth expansion
March 05, 2015
Following today’s news that the Planning and Assessment Commission has described the expansion of the Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley as "capable of being approved," despite two court decisions rejecting an almost identical application, local community groups which have fought the project over five...
Read MoreLock the Gate releases detailed election agenda
March 04, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance has today released its agenda for the upcoming NSW election, asking political parties to commit to sweeping reforms of mining and planning law to restore balance. An editorial in today’s Sydney Morning Herald describes the massive coal expansion proposed in...
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