Media Releases
Too little, too late – Coal Seam Gas activities in NSW should cease until comprehensive, inclusive policies are in place
June 23, 2012
Statements today by Andrew Stoner make it obvious that current regulations of the coal seam gas industry are severely lacking, and that given the damage that is being done to communities, to family to our land, our water and our ecosystems, the NSW Government...
Read MoreLock-on protest against CSG pond construction after Government ban fails
June 20, 2012
A peaceful protestor has today attached himself to a bull-dozer being used by Metgasco to build a new coal seam gas wastewater holding pond near Casino in northern NSW. He is being supported by 50 people from the region who have gathered at the...
Read MoreMetgasco guilty of dumping CSG wastewater at council sewage plant
June 12, 2012
Lock the Gate Northern Rivers has received confirmation from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that Metgasco have been disposing of wastewater from its coal seam gas exploration activities illegally at the Casino Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for almost a year. This wastewater disposal practice represents a violation of...
Read MoreExpert water committee falls at first hurdle
June 12, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance has reacted angrily to news that two coal seam gas wells were approved by the NSWGovernment at Fullerton Cove, north of Newcastle, last week following advice from the new Independent Expert Scientific Committee set up by the Federal Government. The two proposed...
Read MoreWill Swanbank, near Ipswich, become Arrow Energy’s environmental salt-bomb?
June 12, 2012
A licensed landfill at Swanbank, near Ipswich, has been earmarked to potentially receive more than 117 tonnes of concentrated waste salt water from planned coal seam gas operations in the Surat region. Lock the Gate south east Queensland (SEQ) says if Arrow Energy goes ahead with its salt...
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