Media Releases
NSW Government changes law to fast-track CSG fracking at Gloucester
July 08, 2014
The NSW government is attempting to sneak through changes to gas drilling regulations that will hasten approvals for a coal seam gas project at Gloucester and allow fracking to start less than 400 metres from family homes, warned Lock the Gate Alliance and Groundswell...
Read MoreObject before LNP expands unsafe mining and trashes Queenslanders’ rights
July 06, 2014
The LNP is trying to ram through even more unfair and unsafe mining in Queensland with its Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Bill 2014. The Lock the Gate spokesman, Drew Hutton said: “Coal and unconventional gas mining is just not safe but the...
Read MoreCSG mining will push up the price of local gas regardless of the government spin
July 04, 2014
Coal seam gas companies cannot be trusted to act in the interests of domestic gas users when their east coast export hubs have already led to massive domestic gas price hikes, the Lock the Gate Alliance warned today.
Read MoreLock the Gate welcomes Chief Scientist's findings on water monitoring
July 02, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes the Chief Scientist's observations and recommendations regarding the risks and impacts of mining activities on groundwater in New South Wales. The Alliance supports the creation of a new, independent and statutory NSW Water Resources Impacts Commission, as recommended...
Read MoreQueensland Mines Minister got it wrong on community rights
June 26, 2014
Mines Minister Andrew Cripps doesn’t seem to understand the implications of changes to the mining act that he is proposing, says Coal Free Wide Bay Burnett (CFWBB). CFWBB spokesperson, Vicki Perrin has expressed grave concerns about Minister Cripps’s statements about the changes.
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