Media Releases
Good news for farmers: Ebenezer coal mine in doubt after CEO resignation
August 07, 2013
The CEO and Managing Director of OGL resources has resigned from the would-be coal miner, only days after the company's agreement to purchase the Ebenezer coal project, expired. Lock The Gate Alliance has called the outcome a win for people power and warned any...
Read MoreLandholder Faces Down Miner Despite Laws Stacked Against Him
August 06, 2013
A North Queensland Grazier has been threatened with compulsory mediation and could face up to $55,000 in fines for refusing to allow mining company, Guildford Coal, to undertake coal exploration activities on his property. Jack (Jacko) Sim, from the Hughenden area, attended a meeting...
Read MoreDAMNING NEW DATA: GROUNDWATER IMPACTS FROM QLD COAL MINING FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN MINERS’ MODELLING PREDICTED
August 05, 2013
Farmers’ livelihoods at risk as 9 coal mega mines are planned for Galilee Basin New data collected on a farm adjoining two coal mines in Central Queensland shows that groundwater drawdown from mining in the area is five times worse than was originally predicted...
Read MoreO'Farrell must cancel ICAC leases and open broad inquiry into coal development in NSW
July 31, 2013
The O'Farrell Government must immediately cancel corrupt coal licences and mining development applications, following detailed revelations of corruption by the ICAC, according to the Lock The Gate Alliance. The Independent Commission Against Corruption's Operation Jasper investigated the corrupt dealings surrounding the awarding of coal...
Read MoreAlliance seeks assurance on coal mines that threaten aquifers
July 30, 2013
In the wake of recent changes to Federal environment laws designed to protect water resources from coal mining and coal seam gas development, the Lock the Gate Alliance has written to the Federal Government seeking information about three controversial Queensland coal developments which, it...
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