Media Releases
State government water bill undermines regulation of coal seam gas
September 06, 2011
The lock the Gate Alliance believes the seemingly innocuous amendments to the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, currently being introduced into the state parliament are designed to further entrench the ineffective and inadequate policyframework the government is building around the CSG industry. President of...
Read MoreLock the Gate President comes to the Hunter
September 05, 2011
Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, will be visiting communities in the Hunter region during this week and will be participating in a media conference with local community representatives to discuss directions for dealing with unwanted coal and coal seam gas projects. The...
Read MoreRural Queenslanders are ‘collateral damage’: QGC
September 04, 2011
The vice-president of one of Australia's biggest coal seam gas companies has reportedly told a resident of a rural residential estate being targeted for gas wells by his company that his community would be 'collateral damage.' Brett Smith, senior vice-president in the BG Group...
Read MoreBligh government keeps on spinning about protecting farming land from mining
August 30, 2011
Today's announcement by Mines Minister, Stirling Hinchliffe, that his department would provide free legal aid to central Queensland farmers faced by mining companies wanting to take over their land is just one more example of this government's one-sided approach to dealing with the destructive...
Read MoreState Govt hides coal seam gas plans from prospective Sydney buyers
August 30, 2011
The NSW state government has reached new depths in its lack of responsibility in planning for coal seam gas development with state government developer, Landcom, neglecting to inform prospective buyers in south-west Sydney that AGL plans to drill coal seam gas wells in the...
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