Media Releases
Ipswich and Scenic Rim spared from NSW Coal Seam Gas company's pipe dream
March 13, 2013
A planned gas pipeline through the Scenic Rim to Ipswich and Swanbank appears to have been dealt a final blow, with the announcement today that New South Wales coal seam gas company Metgasco is indefinitely suspending its operations in the Northern Rivers region. Lock...
Read MoreMetgasco suspends operations due to community opposition: crunch time for coal seam gas
March 13, 2013
Today's announcement by coal seam gas company Metgacso that it was suspending its operations in northern New South Wales is a recognition that the Northern Rivers community would not give it a social licence. Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, said Metgasco was...
Read MoreMassive victory for communities as Metgasco suspends operations in the Northern Rivers
March 13, 2013
Northern Rivers communities are celebrating the news today that Metgasco have indefinitely suspended all their coal seam gas operations in the Northern Rivers. The Lock the Gate Alliance says that this is a huge vindication of the efforts of thousands of people across the...
Read MoreWater Trigger A Step Forward on Long Road to Coal and Gas Reform
March 12, 2013
Lock the Gate Alliance has described the changes to Federal environment laws announced by Minister Tony Burke this morning as a step forward on a long road to genuine law reform to control inappropriate coal and gas mining across Australia. Last week, the Alliance...
Read MoreCommonwealth expert scientific committee slams Arrow CSG project
March 11, 2013
A Federal Government independent panel has slammed a multi-billion dollar coal seam gas proposal in Queensland. The Independent Scientific Expert Committee (IESC), set up by the Federal Government to advise on the water impacts of resource projects, has delivered a stinging critique of the...
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