Media Releases
Lock the Gate welcomes progress in land and mining conflict
August 29, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the Government’s pledge to implement all of the 32 recommendations from the Walker review of the arbitration process for land access by mining companies, though it falls short of giving landholders the right to refuse access.
Read MoreQueensland Sadies serenade Jeff Seeney’s staff
August 26, 2014
The Queensland Sadies were greeted by a ‘welcoming committee’ of seven police officers who apparently enjoyed the show outside the Biloela office of Deputy Premier, Jeff Seeney, the LNP member for Callide and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning.
Read MoreWoman sacked for having a Coal Dust Free Brisbane sign in her car – what next in Queensland?
August 26, 2014
Things are seriously wrong in a state that allows a hard-working woman to be sacked for having a Coal Dust Free Brisbane sign in her car. But that’s happened to Wynnum West resident, Kym Garrick who was sacked from her security officer job at...
Read MoreThe Right of Reply the Australian Financial Review couldn't find the space to publish
August 25, 2014
This is Lock the Gate's opinion piece that the Australian Financial Review have said they didn't have space to publish. It follows last Monday's (August 18) front page story "Facts v Fiction: busting CSG myths" that then spilled to a two-page feature inside the...
Read MoreGlenwood Community United Against Coal and Gas
August 25, 2014
Around 200 residents of the Glenwood community, near Gympie met on Saturday morning to discuss the mining threat in their region. An overwhelming majority voted to keep their roads and land coalmine and gasfield free.
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