Media Releases
New poll shows Katter and CSG hold key to Qld election
January 25, 2012
Polling conducted by Essential Research on December 12-16 across five Queensland rural electorates shows candidates from Katter's Australian Party (KAP) can win four out of those five seats and that coal seam gas is a major concern across these electorates. The five seats were...
Read MorePolice use aggressive tactics against Lock the Gate protesters
January 19, 2012
Members of the anti-CSG group Keep the Scenic Rim Scenic have been subjected to much more aggressive tactics from police at blockades this morning. The blockade at Kerry continued into its eighth day this morning and protesters opened up a new front at an...
Read MoreConfrontation expected at Kerry blockade: Lock the Gate president to attend
January 17, 2012
The president of the Lock the Gate Alliance, Drew Hutton, will be visiting the Blockade of the Arrow coal seam gas drilling site at Kerry, near Beaudesert, tomorrow (Wednesday). The blockade, organised by the Keep the Scenic Rim Scenic group (which is part of...
Read MoreLock the Gate invites Campbell Newman to Kerry blockade site
January 16, 2012
The Lock the Gate Alliance and Keep the Scenic Rim Scenic have invited LNP leader, Campbell Newman, to visit the Blockade of Arrow Energy’s coal seam gas drill site south of Beaudesert. Lock the Gate Alliance president, Drew Hutton, said he had sent an...
Read MoreGovernment investigates CSG accident in the Pilliga
January 13, 2012
Lock the Gate Alliance is pleased that the NSW Government is finally investigating damage to the Pilliga State Forest due to Coal Seam Gas mining. "I was out in the Pilliga prior to Christmas and damage to the forest was quiet obvious, what I...
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