Media Releases
Call to ‘lock the gate’ on coal and coal seam gas in Gloucester
May 09, 2011
The Acting President of the national Lock the Gate Alliance Drew Hutton has given warning that the direct action seen in Queensland in recent weeks against the coal seam gas industry will be used in New South Wales if the O'Farrell Government maintains its...
Read MoreBlockaders claim victory at Tara: QGC in breach of environmental authority
April 03, 2011
The blockaders at the Tara residential estate claimed a victory today in their campaign to stop QGC (British Gas) from building a pipeline on to their estate. The police have packed up and left, telling the protest group this was a "civil matter now"....
Read MoreDrew Hutton arrested at Coal Seam Gas Pipeline Blockade
March 29, 2011
Drew Hutton, spokesperson for Friends of the Earth and leading campaigner for the national Lock the Gate campaign, was arrested this afternoon. In a heavy-handed police action, forty police moved on to private property to shut down the blockade camp on a landholder's property. ...
Read MoreGreat Grandmother the First Arrested at Tara Coal Seam Gas Blockade
March 15, 2011
A 70 year-old great-grandmother was the first person to be arrested at the Tara blockade. A large police contingent was present at the site, including the public order response team, mounted police and plain clothes detectives. June was arrested when she refused an order...
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