Media Releases

Win closer for Northern Rivers community as Nationals look to ban CSG

May 26, 2015

Lock the Gate Alliance have welcomed news today that NSW National MPs are seeking to change party policy and support a ban on coal seam gas (CSG) operations in the Northern Rivers. Lock the Gate spokesperson Georgina Woods said the NSW election had sent...

Minister Roberts ‘Use it or lose it’ plan for CSG risks further legal mess

May 22, 2015

Lock the Gate Alliance has warned that Minister Anthony Robert’s ‘Higher standards, Action 8 of the NSW Gas Plan’ announcement has failed to ensure the public interest is protected and has questioned why the Government is releasing a ‘use it or lose it’ policy, when...

Queenslanders rally against invasive mining to save food, water and communities

May 21, 2015

Hundreds of Queenslanders rallied against invasive mining outside State Parliament in Brisbane today. The Rally for the Future attracted city and country folk from all around Queensland to hear speakers voice their concern about how invasive mining, including coal seam gas, was wrecking our...

Lock the Gate welcomes ALP’s commitment to renewable energy but questions its commitments on mining

May 19, 2015

The Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes the Queensland Government’s commitment to renewable energy in the run-up to Brisbane’s Rally for the Future on Thursday. The group’s president, Drew Hutton said the rally will highlight the need to save Queensland’s water, air, food and communities...

Bulga coal mine approval: Minister Stokes must intervene to stop extension

May 18, 2015

NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes needs to urgently intervene to stop Rio Tinto's Warkworth coal mine expansion from being approved to restore balance and justice to the beleaguered Hunter Valley village of Bulga. This urgent call comes as the NSW Planning Department today recommended...