Media Releases
Gas plan falls short of Chief Scientist's recommendations and community sentiment
November 13, 2014
The NSW Gas Plan released today falls well short of the recommendations by the Chief Scientist and of community sentiment on coal seam gas mining, and won't solve popular unrest on the issue, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreSeven key tests for NSW coal seam gas reforms
November 13, 2014
Ahead of the anticipated release of the NSW Government’s response to the Chief Scientist’s review of coal seam gas (CSG) mining, the Lock the Gate Alliance says there are seven key tests that the policy must meet.
Read MoreLockyer Valley community unites against invasive coal seam gasfields
November 09, 2014
City and country united against coal seam gas at a community forum at Queensland’s Lockyer Valley at the Darling Downs today. Several hundred people attended the Locker Valley Regional Council’s event at Grantham, warning the State Government that it would have a tough fight...
Read MoreRetired astronomer halts Santos in the Pilliga
November 07, 2014
A retired astronomer from Coonabarabran has halted Santos’ clearing in the Pilliga forest in North West New South Wales for the second day running this week by attaching himself to a bulldozer.
Read MoreProtests erupt again as Santos resume CSG work in the Pilliga forest
November 06, 2014
A Coonabarabran mother of three is this morning courageously halting work and risking arrest stopping bulldozers in the Pilliga forest in north west New South Wales where gas giant Santos has begun work for its latest round of coal seam gas exploratory drilling.
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