Media Releases

Lock the Gate calls for immediate halt to port development after UNESCO finding

June 02, 2012

The United Nations' call this morning for the Australian government to show substantial progress before February 1 next year on the health of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage area the shows foolishness of the Queensland government's plans to cut so-called "green tape." Today's...

Coal seam gas bubbling up through Condamine River

May 30, 2012

Lock the Gate investigators have discovered coal seam gas bubbling to the surface along a 5 kilometre stretch of the Condamine River near Chinchilla. The gas is bubbling to the surface in at least four spots along this stretch of the river and, according...

Lock the Gate calls for communities’ right to veto mining in SRLUP submission

May 15, 2012

The Lock the Gate Alliance submission to the NSW Government's Strategic Regional Land Use Policy has called for communities to be given a veto right over exploration, mining and gas production in their regions. Recommendation 8 of 12 in the submission reads: "Introduce a...

New South Wales parliamentary inquiry shows Queensland the way on coal seam gas

May 02, 2012

The New South Wales upper house inquiry into coal seam gas is set to issue a report today recommending the NSW government should cease issuing production licences for coal seam gas production until a ''comprehensive framework'' for regulating the industry is developed. It also...

Bellata withdraws social licence for CSG, Hartcher must do the same

April 29, 2012

Bellata, Gurley, Terry Hie Hie farmers withdraw social licence from Leichhardt Resources: Hartcher must now withdraw government licence. The Bellata Gurley Action Group Against Gas (BGAGAG) has lodged a submission to the Director General (DG) of Trade & Investment objecting to the renewal of...