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Protect Queensland Farmland from coal seam gas


There are over 12,000 coal seam gas wells drilled in Queensland - with many of them on some of Australia’s best agricultural land. The government must act urgently to protect farmland and water from the impacts of coal seam gas, such as water contamination, subsidence of farmland, dumped waste products and methane pollution.

This requires strict no-go zones for gas mining on Queensland’s most productive farmland, strong protections for underground water and closing the planning loopholes that allow gas companies to continue to expand on prime agricultural land. 

Prior to the Queensland election, the LNP government committed to better protections for the Condamine Alluvium- the water source that sits beneath some of Queensland's best agricultural land.

The Queensland government urgently needs to implement this commitment as Arrow and other gas companies continue unrestrained expansion of their operations.

To Jarrod Bleijie, Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning. 

The Darling Downs is home to some of the most productive farmland in Queensland. But for years, Darling Downs farmers have been fighting to protect this prime agricultural land from destructive gas drilling by Arrow Energy.

The undersigned calls on you to support farmers attempting to protect their land and water, and our food and fibre security, from the irreversible impacts of Coal Seam Gas mining. 

In March 2026, the LNP introduced laws into Queensland Parliament which are a cruel betrayal of Downs farmers. Rather than strengthen protections for the Condamine Alluvium as promised, the laws are instead a golden handshake for Arrow Energy, the multinational gas company owned by Shell and PetroChina threatening the Downs with gas drilling.

The LNP have made it easier for gas companies to decimate Queensland’s best farmland on the Condamine Floodplain with century-long consequences.

This is an urgent issue for the people of Queensland and requires immediate action from the government to prevent further damage and allow Queensland farms to continue to feed and clothe our State and the world.

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Coal Seam Gas in Queensland

An increasingly large body of scientific and anecdotal evidence is revealing the devastating impact the CSG industry is having both above and below the ground in some of Queensland’s best farming regions.

In September 2022, a report published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, found the more than 22,000 wells planned for Southern QLD could cause irreversible damage. 

Coal seam gas development is depleting groundwater supplies, causing farmland to subside, and producing massive amounts of toxic wastewater that must be safely managed. 

Queensland's Most Productive Agricultural Land Under Threat

In Queensland's Darling Downs farmers and rural community members are standing up for their lives and livelihoods.

This region contains some of the most productive agricultural land in the state, producing sustainable food and fibre for Queensland, the nation and the world. It’s just too precious to put at risk for short-term gain. 

What is Planned?

 

The Surat Gas Project covers 8,600 square kilometres, from Wandoan to Dalby, and south to Millmerran. Arrow Energy, a joint venture between London-based company Shell, and PetroChina, wants to drill a total of 6,500 wells. 

The constant expansion of coal-seam gas extraction in the region is already impacting farming communities - with failing bores, noise, dust, and vehicles entering properties causing biosecurity concerns. 

We must prevent the further expansion of this project into new areas on prime agricultural land and minimise the damage to the areas that are already impacted.

 

Coal seam gas expansion threatens our land, water and future.

More CSG development in Queensland risks ground and surface water and productive farmland.

Tell the QLD Government to protect Queensland water and farmland from gas development.

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