Media Releases
Ban on Maules Creek spring clearing vindicates community concerns
October 23, 2014
The decision made by the NSW Department of Planning today to deny Whitehaven Coal a special permit to clear for the Maules Creek coal mine during the sensitive spring/early summer period has vindicated community concerns of its environmental impact, Lock the Gate said today.
Read MoreAlliance takes aim at coal industry hypocrisy on jobs
October 22, 2014
Lock the Gate Alliance this morning accused the coal industry of hypocrisy for lashing out at the sensible decisions by the Planning Assessment Commission to limit one mine and reject another.
Read MoreCall for greater water protection as Australia celebrates National Water Week
October 21, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has used the start of National Water Week to highlight the growing threat to the nation’s surface and groundwater resources from coal and unconventional gas mining across the country. National coordinator for Lock the Gate Phil Laird said the...
Read MoreLock the Gate questions preferential water rules for mining companies in Queensland
October 21, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has told a Queensland parliamentary committee there could be long-lasting negative consequences for rural Queensland if changes to the Water Act are passed. Lock the Gate spokesman, Drew Hutton said the State Government must not give “a blank cheque...
Read MoreMajor new survey finds 70% of water experts concerned at CSG impacts
October 15, 2014
October 15, 2014 The national State of the Water Sector Survey released today should ring alarm bells around the country regarding the threat to our water resources from coal seam gas mining, Lock the Gate warned today. The survey of the nation’s top water...
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