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Central 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...

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Nothing for the North-West in CSG Law Changes

February 19, 2013

Residents of north-west NSW have expressed dismay that the CSG law changes put forward by Premier Barry O'Farrell this morning seem to do nothing to protect farmers, food-producing land or natural areas in the region. "If Barry O'Farrell is telling us this morning that...

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Drew Hutton to take complaint on CSG approvals to CMC today

February 19, 2013

Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton will be taking a complaint to the Crime and Misconduct Commission today at 10 am. He will be supplying evidence to the CMC about the approvals process for the GLNG (Santos) and GCLNG (QGC) projects which were given the go-ahead...

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Lock the Gate welcomes NSW government coal seam gas move but demands wider reforms

February 19, 2013

The Lock the Gate Alliance today welcomed the O'Farrell government's announcement it would ban coal seam gas mining in residential areas and around industry clusters but warned that this would not go anywhere near calming public concern about the issue. Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton said...

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