Media Releases
Friends of the Earth action to stop coal dump
October 15, 2012
Two young activists from Friends of the Earth have been arrested today for scaling a 30 metre high coal dump on the edge of the Darling Downs town of Jondaryan and dropping a banner. Their action was part of the Lock the Gate Alliance’s...
Read MoreLock the Gate challenges gas company claims CSG has nothing to do with Condamine River spa bath in new video
October 12, 2012
Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, has released a video on YouTube showing that the Condamine River, near Chinchilla on the Darling Downs, is still bubbling like a spa bath as methane continues to pour out into the atmosphere. Coal seam gas company,...
Read MoreLock the Gate National Week of Action
October 12, 2012
Following the success of its National Day of Action in 2011, the Lock the Gate Alliance will hold its National Week of Action beginning this Saturday. Member groups of the Alliance have organised many different sorts of events, including picnics, massive human signs, rallies...
Read MoreFloodgates open to Coal Seam Gas in NSW – Government renews 22 exploration licences
September 12, 2012
The O’Farrell Government yesterday opened the floodgates to coal seam gas mining in NSW with Minister for Resources Chris Hartcher moving to renew 22 coal seam gas exploration licences including many of the most controversial and hotly contested titles in NSW. The full list...
Read MoreThe gate stays locked after ‘appalling’ Strategic Regional Land Use Policy
September 11, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance reacted to today’s announcement of the NSW government’s Strategic Regional Land Use Policy by saying that gates across the state would remain locked to coal and coal seam gas mining. Lock the Gate Alliance President, Drew Hutton, said he...
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