Media Releases
Auditor-General releases damning report on environmental regulation
April 02, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the release by the Queensland Audit Office into the Environmental Regulation of the Resource and Waste Industries as the first ray of light shone on the topic in two decades. Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton,...
Read MoreWater, democracy threatened by Wallarah 2 coal project
April 02, 2014
The proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine will pollute Wyong's drinking water supply and is opposed by the local community, according to the Lock The Gate Alliance.Lock The Gate will argue its case against the proposed long-wall mine to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission, which...
Read MoreCoal company drilling outside environmental approvals while farmers forced into costly arbitration
April 01, 2014
Landholders in the Southern Highlands have today released detailed data that shows that Korean steel giant POSCO’s wholly owned Hume Coal has been drilling exploration holes outside its existing environmental approvals in Sutton Forest. Convener of the Southern Highlands Coal Action Group, an affiliate...
Read MoreCoal infrastructure threatens food production and increases flood risk in Central Queensland
March 31, 2014
A report released today reveals a State Government proposal would lead to major flooding and significant loss of food-producing land in Central Queensland. The report, Railroaded: Carving up food lands for coal transport in Central Queensland, examines plans to build railway infrastructure to transport...
Read More2,000 people at Bentley to block Metgasco drilling
March 31, 2014
An estimated 2,000 people have joined residents of Bentley, west of Lismore in the Northern Rivers, this morning to oppose drilling at the site by unconventional gas miner Metgasco.
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