Media Releases
John Fenton, farmer from gas mining affected Wyoming set to visit Gippsland
February 24, 2014
John Fenton is a real American cowboy from Wyoming, where the unconventional gas industry has run rampant. He is coming to Australia to speak about his David and Goliath battle against big mining. His trip will include a visit to Gippsland to talk to...
Read MoreNational Party, Government betray farmers over CSG fast-track
February 21, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has described the NSW Government’s decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to designate the controversial Narrabri gas project in the Pilliga forest a “Strategic Energy Project” as a deep betrayal of farmers and the bush that will intensify...
Read MoreFarmer blocks Santos coal seam gas drillers: locked onto rig gates
February 20, 2014
Update: Coonamble farmer Mark Robinson has been arrested and taken to Narrabri police station for processing after locking himself Santos coal seam gas drill rig gates and delaying drill workers accessing the site for over three hours.
Read MoreSomerset Region votes overwhelmingly to lock the gates over water fears
February 18, 2014
A community meeting in the Somerset region last night voted overwhelmingly to lock the gate to mining that could threaten local waterways and Brisbane’s water supply. The meeting at Toogoolawah near Esk attracted around 200 concerned residents, farmers, business people and Somerset Regional Council...
Read MoreGas industry admits CSG expansion will drive up prices: Alliance calls on Minister to act
February 17, 2014
The Lock The Gate Alliance has called on the NSW Resources Minister, Anthony Roberts, to pull back from his governments support for CSG mining in the Pilliga forest and other parts of NSW, following admissions by gas companies and IPART that that the greatest...
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