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Water is Life: Don't Frack Northern Australia



Fracking poses a massive risk to water – iconic Northern Territory water sources like the mighty Roper River and the recharge zones for the Mataranka Hot Springs are under threat, as is the Fitzroy River catchment in the Kimberley in Western Australia. 

But measures in place in national environmental laws to assess the impacts of gas drilling on water resources, do not apply to fracking in Northern Australia. That means there is no independent expert assessment of water impacts and no decision by the Federal Environment Minister. 

The Federal Labor Government promised before the last election to fix this gaping loophole, but they haven't delivered yet.  Traditional Owners and residents from across northern Australia are calling for urgent action to keep that promise.

Sign this petition to Environment Minister Plibersek today to get urgent reforms so that the impacts of gas fracking on water sources is independently assessed under national environment laws.

Dear Minister Plibersek,

Thank you for committing to expand the water trigger to cover shale and tight gas fracking as part of the national environmental law reforms.

However, we can’t wait until next year to get our water protected, because gas companies are pushing ahead to get gas production approvals this year.

We’re calling on you to bring forward the expanded water trigger now, so that the severe risk fracking poses to water is properly assessed by independent experts before any gas production occurs.

Please respect Territorians and West Australians who want the same protections for water that exist for east coast gas activities.

Signed sincerely,

Who's signing
Mark Cannatelli
Tolkin Myers
Patricia Skinner
Julie Bennett
Susan Jarnason
Patricia Bleuel
Marja Rouse
Helen Nasr-el-din
Deborah Thompson
Tom Exelby
David Archer
Denise Kirton
G B Farrell
Craig Foley
Evelyn Schipp
Bill Ramage
Liz Walker
Stella Cleary
Dianne Carroll
Jacqueline Belliu
Lesley Kuziow
Matthew Flood
Jan Hall
Peter Boland
Rebecca Walsh
Anne Takiari
Linda Dawson
David Hobart
marion watson
Linda Craig

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Showing 30 reactions

  • Mark Cannatelli
    signed 2023-11-17 17:15:19 +1100
  • Tolkin Myers
    signed 2023-11-17 17:10:10 +1100
    Water is life, it’s protection as well as the lands of the true custodians and their traditional values should be first and foremost.
  • Patricia Skinner
    signed 2023-11-17 17:09:44 +1100
  • Julie Bennett
    signed 2023-11-17 16:59:32 +1100
  • Susan Jarnason
    signed 2023-11-17 16:56:20 +1100
    Stop the fracking. Well lose the water table & never get it back.
  • Patricia Bleuel
    signed 2023-11-17 16:48:21 +1100
  • Marja Rouse
    signed 2023-11-17 16:42:29 +1100
    Water cannot be polluted!
  • Helen Nasr-el-din
    signed 2023-11-17 16:42:08 +1100
  • Deborah Thompson
    signed 2023-11-17 16:38:31 +1100
    Water needs to be protected.
  • Tom Exelby
    signed 2023-11-17 16:32:57 +1100
  • David Archer
    signed 2023-11-17 16:19:00 +1100
    Lock the gate
  • Denise Kirton
    signed 2023-11-17 16:15:46 +1100
  • G B Farrell
    signed 2023-11-17 16:07:55 +1100
  • Craig Foley
    signed 2023-11-17 16:07:51 +1100
  • Evelyn Schipp
    signed 2023-11-17 16:07:09 +1100
  • Bill Ramage
    signed 2023-11-17 16:05:57 +1100
  • Liz Walker
    signed 2023-11-17 16:03:50 +1100
  • Stella Cleary
    signed 2023-11-17 15:59:10 +1100
    I don’t think city people realise how valuable water is to people in the outback, it’s the heart of the country and to keep it pure is the utmost importance.
  • Dianne Carroll
    signed 2023-11-17 15:49:40 +1100
  • Jacqueline Belliu
    signed 2023-11-17 15:45:57 +1100
  • Lesley Kuziow
    signed 2023-11-17 15:45:06 +1100
  • Matthew Flood
    signed 2023-11-17 15:32:44 +1100
  • Jan Hall
    signed 2023-11-17 15:29:09 +1100
  • Peter Boland
    signed 2023-11-17 15:02:46 +1100
  • Rebecca Walsh
    signed via 2023-11-17 15:00:46 +1100
  • Anne Takiari
    signed 2023-11-17 14:52:29 +1100
    Ban fracking
  • Linda Dawson
    signed 2023-11-17 14:20:52 +1100
    risking clean water sources in this country is insane.
  • David Hobart
    signed 2023-11-17 14:14:23 +1100
  • marion watson
    signed 2023-11-17 13:49:26 +1100
  • Linda Craig
    signed 2023-11-17 13:10:06 +1100