The announcement by the Queensland Government to grant yet another prospecting licence to CSG companies is a slap in the face for Western Downs landholders who are already struggling with depleted water bores due to the rampant expansion of the industry.

A new report highlighting the gas industry’s massive carbon emission footprint must prompt decisive action from the federal and state governments to speed up the shift towards renewable energy, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

The predicted drawdown on 574 water bores relied on by Queensland farmers as a result of coal seam gas drilling will have a disastrous impact on the state’s agricultural sector, community wellbeing, and the environment, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

The threat the deeply unpopular proposed Bylong coal mine poses to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area is set to be discussed at the annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Lock the Gate Alliance is calling for an extension of a coal seam gas no-go zone above the former Linc underground coal gasification site on the Western Downs after former Linc staff raised serious concernsnew CSG developments could spread contamination.