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Lock the Gate calls for communities' right to veto mining in SRLUP submission

Date: 15-May-12
Author: The Lock the Gate Alliance submission to the NSW Government's Strategic Regional Land Use Policy has called for communities to be given a veto right over exploration, mining and gas production in their regions.

Recommendation 8 of 12 in the submission reads: "Introduce a process to enable local communities to be able to say no to mining and petroleum exploration or production in their areas.

Dart's Energy announces they will not drill in St Peters: Community group Stop CSG Sydney remains cynical.

Date: 10-May-12
Author: Jacinta Green
Stop CSG Sydney welcomes the ASX announcement today that Dart Energy will not drill in St Peters. However after 18 months of dealing with Dart Energy they remain cynical and will not abandon their campaign until the well is completely off the table.

Coal seam gas plans for St Peters never had permission to go ahead

Date: 10-May-12
Author: Kate Ausburn
Residents of St Peters have been shocked to discover the company that planned to drill for coal seam gas in their community never had a formal land access agreement with the owners of the proposed site.

This news comes just days after Marrickville Council voted unanimously to prohibit CSG on the site in question as a condition of the council issued development renewal. The St Peters site is owned by Dial A Dump and is home to a waste and recycling facility. The decision made by Marrickville Council on Tuesday 8 May permits Dial A Dump to continue operations provided it does not allow any CSG activity on the site.

Marrickville Council unanimously backs residents in a big win effectively banning Coal Seam Gas from St Peters.

Date: 09-May-12
Author: Jacinta Green
Marrickville Councillors backed residents campaigning against coal seam gas in the inner city tonight when they voted unanimously to support a new condition on agreeing to the development application of a waste recycling business - to prohibit coal seam gas mining.

Inner City Council votes to LOCK THE GATE - A huge win as inner city anti-coal seam gas campaigners gets unanimous support from local council to Lock the Gate on Coal Seam Gas.

Date: 09-May-12
Author: Jacinta Green
Stop CSG Sydney, one of many community groups part of the Lock The Gate Alliance, had a monumental win in the anti coal seam gas campaign last night. Marrickville Council voted unanimously to make approval of a Development Application conditional on no Coal Seam Gas development taking place on approved site.

NSW SRLUP Submission extended to 14th May

Date: 07-May-12
Author: Submissions to the NSW Strategic Regional Land Use Plans has been extended to the 14th of May.

Please get your submission in and encourage friends and family to do likewise

LEARD FOREST NEXT BIG BATTLEGROUND IN MINING FIGHT

Date: 06-May-12
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Report confirms Coal Seam Gas a risk

Date: 03-May-12
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New South Wales parliamentary inquiry shows Queensland the way on coal seam gas

Date: 02-May-12
Author: Drew Hutton
The New South Wales upper house inquiry into coal seam gas is set to issue a report today recommending the NSW government should cease issuing production licences for coal seam gas production until a ''comprehensive framework'' for regulating the industry is developed.

Government warned: Don't try to divide farmers and environmentalists

Date: 29-Apr-12
Author: Drew Hutton
The Lock the Gate Alliance has warned the New South Wales Coalition that it risks losing the support of much of the rural vote it received at the last election if it continued to pursue its current policies on mining and coal seam gas.

Bellata (Home to world famous Bellata Gold Pasta) withdraws social licence for CSG, Hartcher must do the same, or will be seen as supporting CSG Worst Practice

Date: 29-Apr-12
Author: Penny Blatchford
Bellata, Gurley, Terry Hie Hie farmers withdraw social licence from Leichhardt Resources: Hartcher must now withdraw government licence

The Bellata Gurley Action Group Against Gas (BGAGAG) has lodged a submission to the Director General (DG) of Trade & Investment objecting to the renewal of PEL470 held by Leichhardt Resources Pty Ltd.

The vast antique Pilliga Forest

Date: 28-Apr-12
Author: Jacinta Green
When word went out to environment groups, students and regional media that another Coal Seam Gas tour of Australia's most threatened semi-arid forest was on, the response was wide and enthusiastic. Last Friday in front of the National Park's Pilliga Forest Discovery Centre in Barradine, a large group from all ages and walks of life, gathered for the tour. Coming from Queensland to ACT and points in between, the group assembled to find out more about the Pilliga Forest and the threat of coal seam gas. Inside the discovery centre at Barradine, displays show the diversity of wildlife to be found in this vast antique forest.

Lock the Gate Alliance call its members to action on 1 May

Date: 25-Apr-12
Author: Justin Field
Lock the Gate President Drew Hutton calls on all supporters to Rally against the Government's weak Land Use Plans on 1 May @ Martin Place Sydney

Lock the Gate warns CSG committee to back moratorium

Date: 20-Apr-12
Author: Drew Hutton
Lock the Gate Alliance President Drew Hutton has warned Shooters and Fishers Party MP and Coal Seam Gas Inquiry chair Robert Brown that he risks a backlash from the bush if the inquiry report does not recommend a moratorium on coal seam gas exploration and production in NSW.

Good science and balanced development must guide new LNP government in Queensland

Date: 29-Mar-12
Author: Drew Hutton
The Lock the Gate Alliance today congratulated Queensland Premier Campbell Newman whose government yesterday ruled out approving the Acland and Felton coal mines on the state's Darling Downs and called on him to make science and balanced development the key themes of his term of office.

Lock the Gate president, Drew Hutton, said it was obvious Mr Campbell was going to make quick and decisive changes to the way things worked in Queensland and he was hoping Lock the Gate could work with the new government instead of going to war with it, as they had to do with the previous Labor government.

"Mr Newman has made a good start. The Acland and Felton projects should never get approval because they are on good agricultural land and in closely settled areas. Such places are not suitable for high-impact mining," Mr Hutton said.

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