Media Releases
Newman’s greentape amendments will be sickening
July 24, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance says the Newman government’s Greentape Reduction Bill, which will see major amendments to the Environment Protection Act, could have dire consequences for Queenslanders’ health. “Dismantling legislation to streamline approvals for mining and gas developments will almost inevitably lead to...
Read MoreO’Farrell Government fails open and transparency test on Aquifer Interference Policy
July 19, 2012
Lock The Gate Alliance has added its voice to the chorus of criticism from farming and conservation groups over the revised NSW Aquifer Interference Policy Lock the Gate Vice President Jacinta Green said community interest in and concern about the potential for contamination of groundwater by coal seam...
Read MoreQld Health Department turns its back on Western Downs residents: health impacts ignored
July 11, 2012
Statements on radio this morning from Queensland's Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, that almost no residents from the Tara-Chinchilla area are presenting to medicos with complaints related to air pollution are simply wrong. A round-up this morning by the Lock the Gate Alliance has found...
Read MoreCSG companies ‘getting away with blue murder’ as more legal breaches exposed
July 06, 2012
Coal seam gas companies are 'getting away with blue murder' despite mounting evidence from around the country of the environmental damage they are causing, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. Lock The Gate has responded with dismay to news today that Santos and Eastern...
Read MoreHealth crisis deepens on Western Downs
July 05, 2012
Residents of the Tara residential estate this morning blockaded the headquarters of coal seam gas company QGC in protest at the increasing numbers of local residents reporting sick and pointing the finger of blame at emissions from nearby gas fields. Traffic to and from...
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