Media Releases

O'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...

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...

Nothern 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...

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...

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...