Media Releases

Queensland Government ignores graziers and farmers to push coal rail nightmare

August 14, 2014

The Lock the Gate Alliance says the Queensland Government is sacrificing productive farmland, precious water and its regional credentials by approving a fourth major coal rail line across Central Queensland floodplains to help foreign coal companies transport Galilee Basin coal to port, despite ample...

Federally-funded body demands anti-mining photos be removed

August 12, 2014

A Federal Government-funded body has demanded photographs of people holding anti-mining signs be taken down from a council website and not be used for other purposes. The International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) demanded an Ipswich councillor remove the “inappropriate” photos and, in a...

AGL misled public over political donations for Gloucester gas project

August 11, 2014

AGL Energy made $98,800 in political donations while it's application to develop a gasfield at Gloucester was being assessed by the NSW Government, yet only around half of that amount was declared during the public assessment of the project, investigations by Groundswell Gloucester show....

Peaceful action launched to protect Gloucester Valley from coal seam gas

August 07, 2014

Around thirty farmers and residents of villages in the Gloucester Valley are this morning holding a protest vigil at the site where AGL plans to frack coal seam gas wells on farmland in the area, vowing to begin a sustained campaign of peaceful direct...

Mining Ministers “Tara” moment at Gloucester

August 06, 2014

Media Release 6.8.2014 Mining and Energy Minister Anthony Roberts has announced the renewal of PEL 285 at Gloucester late today. The announcement confirms the use of drilling and fracking by AGL within 2 kms of residents homes after the State Environment Planning Policy was...