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120 local farmers and community members protest Santos CSG in the Pilliga
February 13, 2014
120 farmers and community members from across the NSW North West spent this morning protesting Santos coal seam gas operations in the Pilliga, travelling to the site from Bellata, Coonamble, Spring Plain, Wee Waa, Coonabarrabran, Gilgandra, Gunnedah, Mullaley, Tambar Spring, Narrabri, Edgeroi and more. ...
Read MoreAboriginal Elders, landholders and conservationists unite against Maules Creek mine
February 13, 2014
Lock the Gate will today sign an historic agreement with the Gomeroi Traditional Owners to protect the cultural and environmental values of areas threatened by the Maules Creek and Boggabri coal mines.
Read MoreWhat has changed in a year to make mining viable and safe in a rift valley with unstable geological conditions and the site of essential water supplies for the people of south east Queensland?
February 12, 2014
Somerset Regional Council and local residents were shocked to be told by email just prior to Christmas that coal exploration drill rigs were moving into the Somerset Region from 25 December. The Queensland Government’s Acting Premier at the time also apparently ridiculed the Council...
Read MoreIndian giant Adani’s Environmental Impact Statement on its proposed Galilee Basin Rail Line Utterly Inadequate
February 12, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed as “utterly inadequate” Indian conglomerate Adani’s environmental impact assessment of its proposed 300 kilometre rail line from Queensland’s Galilee Basin to Abbot Point near Bowen on the Great Barrier Reef. In its submission to the Queensland Coordinator...
Read MoreTwo arrested as Santos drill rig escorted by police through Pilliga
February 11, 2014
Two women in their forties were arrested in the Pilliga forest of North West NSW this morning standing in the way of a truck convoy of Santos coal seam gas drill rig equipment. Santos was using a police escort to move the controversial drilling...
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