Media Releases
Much more detail needed in Campbell Newman’s mining policy
August 13, 2011
LNP leader Campbell Newman has made comments today about the need to protect farmers from mining but the Lock the Gate Alliance has called on him to go much further than this. Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, said the LNP in the...
Read MoreLock the Gate Alliance welcomes Tony Abbott’s support for landowners over mining companies
August 12, 2011
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed today's announcement by federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, that he would support the right of landowners to say 'no' to mining companies wanting to come onto their land. Speaking on Alan Jones' 2GB program this morning Mr...
Read MoreLNG developments in Gladstone harbour a threat to world heritage values
August 05, 2011
The Queensland and federal governments have been embarrassed by a UNESCO report expressing 'extreme concern' about liquid natural gas developments on Curtis Island and in Gladstone harbour. UNESCO indicated they considered these a potential threat to the world heritage values of the Great Barrier...
Read MoreAPPEA fudges report on groundwater impacts
August 04, 2011
Statements released today by the industry body for coal seam gas, APPEA, on the groundwater impacts of CSG are not an accurate representation of an original report. Spokesperson Ross Dunne stated the study commissioned by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) shows...
Read MoreAlarm as fourth dugong death reported in Gladstone
July 25, 2011
With a fourth dugong found dead, washed up on a beach in Gladstone harbour, environmentalists are warning of an ecological disaster in this section of the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area. Four dead dugong, three dolphins and more than 40 turtles have all...
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