Media Releases
Coal dust is a serious health hazard – with worse to come
May 21, 2014
Every year 3,500 uncovered coal trains carrying nine million tonnes of coal, rumble through Brisbane on their way to the port near Wynnum, spewing coal dust throughout the suburbs.
Read MoreCSG export push will increase household gas bills by up to $162 per year
May 21, 2014
Domestic consumers and Australian manufacturing industries are being forced to pay higher prices for gas just to meet the CSG industry’s push to export product overseas, the Lock the Gate Alliance says in its submission to IPART today. The submission lifts the lid on...
Read MoreQueensland Government prioritises mines over agricultural land: new evidence
May 20, 2014
The Queensland Government is sacrificing valuable agricultural land to the coal industry and has scrapped laws that once prevented this from happening. The Lock the Gate Alliance spokesperson, Ellie Smith said half of Queensland’s $766 million agricultural production in 2010 to 2011 came from...
Read MoreDept. recommends green light to Watermark coal mine but fails to address water impacts
May 19, 2014
Farmers on the Liverpool Plains have expressed alarm at a NSW Department of Environment and Planning recommendation to give the huge open-cut Watermark coal mine, near Gunnedah, the green light.
Read MoreCommunity concern reflected in “Beats for Baselines” concert with $8,500 raised
May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014 Saturday night’s ‘Beats for Baselines’ was a huge success reflecting the amount of community concern about inappropriate mining in the Wide Bay Burnett region. Coalfree Wide Bay Burnett spokesperson, Vicki Perrin said the event at the Avondale Tavern raised $8,500 towards...
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