Media Releases

D-Day for Minister - Decision Time for Mines Mired in Controversy

February 06, 2013

Lock the Gate Alliance has called on the Federal Environment Minister to reject the proposed Boggabri coal mines tomorrow, including the Whitehaven Maules Ck Project, or to expect legal problems. A decision is due on the mines under Federal Environment laws on the 7th...

New Alliance calls on O'Farrell to suspend ICAC licences

February 04, 2013

Media Release, 4th February 2013, Hunter & Central Rivers Alliance A new regional alliance of 34 community groups has called on NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to suspend all licenses subject to the current Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiries under Operations Jasper and Acacia.The Hunter and Central Rivers Alliance...

Community Calls on Federal Government to Step In to Protect Water

January 30, 2013

Lock the Gate Alliance has today called on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke to step in to protect Central Queensland communities and the environment from toxic mine waste water currently being pumped from flooded mines in the Bowen Basin. At least 20 coal mines have released...

Glenugie blockade shows fighting spirit against coal seam gas in Northern Rivers

January 07, 2013

Today's blockade of coal seam gas company, Metgasco, at Glenugie near Grafton was a huge success despite the company's drill rig making it onto the property.It took a force of about 80 police nine hours to clear the blockaders and eighteen people were arrested.Six...

High Toluene levels found in child living in Qld coal seam gas field

January 06, 2013

Very high levels of hippuric acid, a metabolite of the toxic chemical toluene, have been found in the urine of a 3 year-old child living on the Tara residential estate in Queensland. The Tara estate, south of the town of Chinchilla, is in the...