Media Releases
Gas emergency heightens on Western Downs
June 05, 2012
Residents on the Tara residential estate on Queensland's Western Darling Downs have reported the presence of gas smelling like 'rotten eggs' and another 'sweet-smelling' gas and, as a result, teams from both state and federal governments have begun investigations of the area to determine...
Read MoreLock the Gate calls for immediate halt to port development after UNESCO finding
June 02, 2012
The United Nations' call this morning for the Australian government to show substantial progress before February 1 next year on the health of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area the shows foolishness of the Queensland government's plans to cut so-called "green tape." Today's...
Read MoreCoal seam gas bubbling up through Condamine River
May 30, 2012
Lock the Gate investigators have discovered coal seam gas bubbling to the surface along a 5 kilometre stretch of the Condamine River near Chinchilla. The gas is bubbling to the surface in at least four spots along this stretch of the river and, according...
Read MoreLock the Gate calls for communities’ right to veto mining in SRLUP submission
May 15, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance submission to the NSW Government's Strategic Regional Land Use Policy has called for communities to be given a veto right over exploration, mining and gas production in their regions. Recommendation 8 of 12 in the submission reads: "Introduce a...
Read MoreNew South Wales parliamentary inquiry shows Queensland the way on coal seam gas
May 02, 2012
The New South Wales upper house inquiry into coal seam gas is set to issue a report today recommending the NSW government should cease issuing production licences for coal seam gas production until a ''comprehensive framework'' for regulating the industry is developed. It also...
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