Media Releases
New CSG rules - Dart, AGL should stop wasting money
March 21, 2013
Lock The Gate have called on gas companies to stop exploring for gas in the Hunter vineyards, and at Fullerton Cove, following the release today of draft new coal seam gas (CSG) exclusion zones in NSW.The eagerly awaited draft regulations from the NSW Government...
Read MoreHealth risks for communities living near CSG activities
March 21, 2013
The National Toxics Network (NTN) and the Lock the Gate Alliance are calling on federal and state governments to take urgent action to protect the health of all communities living around coal seam gas (CSG) fields after the release of the Queensland Government’s report...
Read MoreLock the Gate Alliance calls for urgent changes to close loopholes in Federal Govt Water Bill
March 15, 2013
The Bill to amend the Federal Government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, proposed by the Gillard government to assess the water impacts of coal and coal seam gas projects, will be little more than a toothless tiger unless a number of urgent amendments are...
Read MoreIpswich 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...
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