Media Releases
Councils move to ban CSG drilling on agricultural land
June 16, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed a motion calling for a ban on coal seam gas drilling on agricultural land being put before the National General Assembly of Local Governments in Canberra today.
Read MoreJeff Seeney misleads public on the need for compulsory land acquisition for SDA
June 16, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance calls on Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney to come clean about a State Development Area (SDA) that will allow the government to take land for a rail line, without fair negotiations. Central Queensland coordinator of the Lock the Gate Alliance, Ellie Smith says...
Read MoreThree Brisbane suburbs vote to go coal dust free for the sake of their health
June 14, 2014
Three Brisbane suburbs have now voted to go coal dust free with Corinda this week joining Wynnum and Morningside. Corinda residents attended a community health meeting on Wednesday at St John’s Lutheran Church. They voted unanimously to demand coal wagons and coal stockpiles be...
Read MoreLock the Gate slams LNP decision to extinguish landholders’ rights
June 13, 2014
Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed a Queensland Government decision that will allow land to be compulsorily acquired to facilitate rail lines from the Galilee Basin to Abbot Point in Central Queensland.
Read MoreCommunities vow not to compromise at government gas consultation events
June 11, 2014
Communities across Gippsland are preparing to turn out in big numbers for the Victorian Government’s community consultation events on unconventional gas. Residents of areas currently under unconventional gas licenses welcomed the announcement that the state government will be beginning community consultation next week, in...
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