Media Releases
Nepean River bubbling with gas from underground coal mining
December 19, 2012
The discovery of methane gas bubbling up through the Nepean River as a result of underground coal mining should trigger urgent action by the NSW Government to protect rivers and catchments from mining, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. BHP Billiton subsidiary Illawarra Coal...
Read MoreCoal seam gas company must buy out and compensate Tara residents
December 16, 2012
It is becoming ever more urgent for residents of the Tara residential estate to be re-located and compensated for the health effects they are experiencing from the activities of surrounding coal seam gas companies. Evidence collected from the Gasfield Community Support Group at Tara...
Read MoreLock the Gate president to visit Glenugie blockade site
December 10, 2012
Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, will be visiting and participating in the blockade at Glenugie, near Grafton, with coal seam gas company Metgasco about to force its way onto a property. About 100 local residents and their supporters from across the region...
Read MoreMiners take farmers to court in Southern Highlands coal bid
November 29, 2012
Mining company Hume Coal, partly owned by Korean company POSCO, will be in the Land and Environment Court today attempting to use legal force to barge its way onto rich farmland to explore for coal in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Lock The Gate...
Read MoreLock the Gate calls on Newman government to heed warning by Hopper
November 26, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance believes the frustration felt by resigned Liberal National Party MP, Ray Hopper, over the Newman government’s policies on coal seam gas are only the tip of the iceberg for the rural community. Lock the Gate president, Drew Hutton, said,...
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