Media Releases
Lock the Gate vindicated by Senate inquiry: time for a royal commission
November 30, 2011
Today's release of the Senate MDBC committee into coal seam gas vindicates the stance taken by the Lock the Gate Alliance over the past twelve months. The report calls for such measures as a moratorium on all further approvals of CSG projects in the...
Read MoreLand and Environment Court decision shows mining law is unjust
November 29, 2011
Today's decision by the NSW Land and Environment Court meeting in Singleton to issue a court order granting coal mining company NuCoal access to the property of Jerrys Plains farmer Ian Moore shows how skewed the law is in relation to the rights of...
Read MoreCommunity support for Ian Moore at court case
November 28, 2011
Representatives from various groups in the Hunter Valley will gather at the Land and Environment Court at Singleton tomorrow (Tuesday) in support of blind farmer, Ian Moore, who is attempting to stop a coal mining company, NuCoal, from entering his property at Jerrys Plains....
Read MoreABC congratulated on coal seam gas site
November 24, 2011
The Lock the Gate Alliance today praised the ABC for the quality of its information on coal seam gas presented on its web site (www.abc.net.au/coalseamgas) Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton said the ABC deserved the highest praise for cutting through much of the...
Read MoreSantos blockade over: lock the gate strategy vindicated
November 14, 2011
The blockade of the Santos coal seam gas project at Spring Ridge on the New South Wales Liverpool Plains has been called off. Santos has agreed to suspend drilling activities until the completion of the Namoi Catchment Water Study due March 2012. This study...
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