Media Releases

Coal mine boss appointed to land and environment agency

November 28, 2013

Maules Creek residents have expressed dismay at news that Whitehaven Board Member Tony Haggarty has been appointed as a Director of the North West Local Land Services (LLS) Board, handing him a key role in decisions on natural resource management and land-use conflict in...

Legendary whistleblower to launch book on mining and the Qld environment

November 27, 2013

Legendary whistleblower, Jim Leggate, will launch the new book on mining and the Queensland environment written by environmental campaigner, Drew Hutton, tomorrow (Thursday 28th). The book is called Mining the Queensland Way and the launch will take place at Souths Leagues Club, Jane Street, West End...

CSG companies ignore water quality guidelines in irrigation reports

November 27, 2013

The Lock the Gate Alliance has accused the coal seam gas industry of failing to test for a range of contaminants that could be expected to be found in produced water from coal seams and produced water from hydraulic fracturing.

Pilliga gas drilling halted

November 26, 2013

The first Santos rig drilling for coal seam gas in the Pilliga is today the site of direct action protest, as grandmother and author, Sharyn Munro, joins 20 locals in halting Santos’ drilling operations in the area, calling for the Sydney catchment coal seam...

Spring Plain Declares itself “Gasfield Free”

November 25, 2013

Residents of the Spring Plain district, west of Narrabri, have declared their roads and properties “Gasfield Free”, sending a strong message to government and industry that there is no social license for gas mining companies to operate in their community. A survey conducted by...