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APPEA Coal Seam Gas Conference Oct 9 2012
LOCKED-OUT QLD AND NSW COMMUNITIES CONVERGE ON CSG CONFERENCE Under the banner of the Lock the Gate Alliance (LTGA), community groups from across QLD and NSW will converge on the Brisbane Convention Centre on Tuesday, 9th October, to protest their exclusion from the Australian Petroleum and Production Association (APPEA)’s inaugural Coal Seam Gas Conference and [...]
Lock The Gate Alliance moves to resolve conflict
THE Lock the Gate Alliance has unveiled its program to resolve the conflict in Queensland over the social and environmental impacts of coal and coal seam gas mining and called on Labor and the LNP to adopt policies to address those. Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton said the LNP especially needed to show [...]
‘Lock the Gate’ goes National
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/06/11/3241708.htm The annual general meeting of the Lock the Gate Alliance was held in Murwillumbah over the weekend- 11th/12th June, More than 200 individuals and groups attended the two-day meeting. Drew Hutton was elected as President, Jacinta Green (vice-president); Sarah Moles (secretary); and Sean Gough (treasurer). “This is an intrusive industry which is on its last [...]
Residents vs QGC/British Gas
Looks like we’ll be returning to our daily blog and The Peoples Blockade. It has been verified today by QGC/British Gas’s Brett Smith that residents in the Tara residential estate can expect to receive letters from QGC (British Gas) in the coming week, as they intend to fully develop the gas field within the estates, close to homes. Despite [...]
Greedy Liars Summit?
The Protestors were even prepared to follow them from From the Sofitel to Customs House for a CSG dinner, just to reinforce the fact WE WILL NOT BE GOING AWAY, WE WILL JUST KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER until the Government starts paying attention and LISTENS to THE PEOPLE! I hope they enjoyed their meal though [...]
Welcoming protest at CSG Summit
Over 100 people from all over Australia turned out to be part of the welcoming commitee for mining bosses’ at their annual CSG conference in Brisbane. http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2011/05/31/protertors-rally-against-csg/ http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/police-protect-csg-meeting-in-brisbane http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/qld-rally-targets-coal-seam-gas-industry-20110531-1fedq.html Police formed a line to keep the protestors away from the mining bosses and QLD Environment Minister Kate Jones, who preferred to stay inside the Sofitel rather than [...]
Day 80
Today is Day 80 since QGC began their pipeline operations through the estate, (it was only supposed to take 21 days)and they still have not completed it. Yesterday we had Jorge and Tanya from Bulga in the Hunter Valley call in for a brief visit to witness the devestation in our area caused by QGC. The [...]
CSG SUMMIT PROTEST
People concerned about coal seam gas and fracking will be “welcoming” the delegate of the coal seam gas industry. http://www.csgsummit.com.au/ WHEN: Tuesday May 31st 2011 WHERE: Front of Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane CBD 249 Turbot Street Brisbane, Queensland TIME: 8:00am-11:00am Bring painted placards, Lock the Gate signs etc.
CSG Protest Rally’s
There were at least 3 protest rally’s against CSG over the weekend, with people turning out on in the thousands as awareness of the risks associated with this industry grows. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Environment/2011/05/29/Human_signs_against_CSG_619004.html 3000 Illawarra residents and members of the Stop CSG Mining Illawarra group formed a spectacular human banner spelling out NO COAL SEAM GAS at Austinmer [...]
Peoples Blockade- Day 70
I have decided rather than bore you all when we arent really doing anything, i will now blog only when an opportunity arises for us to do something. AS day 70 has arrived we felt we should do a simple disruption to QGC, just to show we are still around, and remind them we are up [...]