Media Releases
Internal Government Documents Show NSW CSG Industry Floundering
March 08, 2013
Documents obtained under freedom of information laws reveal extraordinary opposition to coal seam gas in rural NSW which is impeding the industry, and should send a warning signal to investors everywhere, according to Lock The Gate Alliance. The documents include draft instruments of renewal...
Read MoreLock the Gate takes its campaign to Canberra and electorate offices around the country
March 07, 2013
The Lock the Gate Alliance launched its federal election campaign today by taking demands for national law reform on coal and gas mining to federal parliamentarians across Australia. The 'Call to Country' incorporates a passionate plea for protecting Australians and the environment from the...
Read MoreO'Farrell should block four ICAC mines
February 21, 2013
The Lock The Gate Alliance has welcomed moves by NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to review the Mt Penny open cut coal mine proposal, and called on him to block it and the other three coal mine projects shrouded by corruption. Premier Barry O'Farrell announced...
Read MoreCentral Queensland Landholders Object to New Mine
February 19, 2013
Central Queensland landholders will this week lodge objections to the Alpha mine, the first of a string of nine 'mega mines' proposed for the Galilee Basin in Western Central Queensland. Ellie Smith, spokesperson for Lock the Gate Alliance, said a number of landholders had indicated...
Read MoreNothern NSW National Party Representatives Still Missing in Action on Coal Seam Gas
February 19, 2013
According to Lock the Gate Northern Rivers, the new CSG exclusion zones announced today by Premier O’Farrell completely ignore the needs and concerns of rural residents and established industries in the Northern Rivers. In his press release on the changed rules Barry O’Farrell...
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