Media Releases
Rio Tinto drags Bulga community into the Supreme Court
April 23, 2013
The Lock The Gate Alliance has slammed mining giant Rio Tinto, after it's Hunter Valley subsidiary Coal and Allied appealed to the Supreme Court to allow the Warkworth Extension coal mine project to go ahead. The project was rejected by the NSW Land and...
Read MoreMining industry smear tactics will not divide alliance of farmers and environmentalists
April 16, 2013
Lock the Gate Alliance is warning the mining industry that its smear tactics will not divide and conquer the indomitable alliance between farmers and environmentalists. "The attitude expressed by the NSW Minerals Council's Stephen Galilee in today's Daily Telegraph is a prime example of what forced...
Read MoreWarkworth judgement shows up flaws in coal mine approvals system
April 15, 2013
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed this morning's judgement in the NSW Land & Environment Court, which overturns the approval of Rio Tinto's (Coal & Allied's) proposed Warkworth open cut coal mine expansion near Bulga, in the Hunter Valley. The Warkworth Extension was...
Read MoreCommunity will protest CSG drilling in north-west NSW forests and farms
April 12, 2013
Lock the Gate Alliance has warned Santos that it can expect massive community backlash against its plans to drill hundreds of coal seam gas wells in Pilliga State Forest in north west NSW. Santos told an industry conference this week in Sydney that it...
Read MoreNo-go zones can protect the community from coal and gas impacts
April 11, 2013
Lock the Gate President Drew Hutton has warned the NSW Government that without expanded no-go zones the community opposition to coal and coal seam gas expansion will only grow. Submissions close tomorrow for the NSW Government’s proposed 2km residential exclusion zone for coal seam...
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