It now appears there are more and more clusters of families who are experiencing health impacts.
Impacts that are all consistant with living in and around gas infrastructure.
Symptoms include: nosebleeds, headaches, respitory problems, skin rashes, just to name a few.
Another symptom that seems to be popping up more and more, but not getting addressed  is stress and depression.
Many residents are stressed out and becoming depressed and it could have quite devestating consequences!
People have no idea who they can turn to, no idea of their rights, they think they have to give in to CSG landconsultants and their bullying…….YES  THATS RIGHT,….BULLYING!!!

I believe that if the government were to investigate all the contracts that have been signed by landowners, they would find that more than half of them are not even legal!!!

I know of several landowners who have signed under duress, one was even intoxicated to the point he had no idea of what he was signing.

This is the way the government allows this industry to operate, and it is discraceful!!!

For those people who are impacted, or are stressed by CSG operations in the area, PLEASE contact our support group.

I am available to talk  or to discuss impacts etc, contact me- Debbi: 07 46653999

If you are feeling depressed and feel you may harm yourself or others, PLEASE seek help!

Call the LIFELINE suicide prevention, Crisis Support, Mental Health Support line on 13 11 14

And PLEASE seek medical attention!

This is utterly discraceful!!!
The most important Day in our history, and QGC could not even show a bit of respect for our Diggers!!!

Maybe its because QGC/BG Group  are a foreign owned company,and  they bring half of their workforce in from overseas,  workers who clearly have no understanding or respect for our country!!!

Here is the letter  i have sent to QGC’s Tony Heidrich:

ATTENTION: Tony Heidrich
 
 I am formally requesting QGC halt their maintenance work  at the Kate block in the Tara Estates, to observe Good Friday,as all businesses do, if for no other reason than to respect those in the community who do observe it.
 
Easter is a very important time for many, with lots of visitors to the estate, and we feel they should not have the intrusion of CSG activities impacting upon their families.
 
regards
 
Debbi Orr
gasfieldcommunitysupportgroup@hotmail.com
 

and i received this response yesterday:

Hello Debbie,

 Many thanks for your email.

 In response, I can advise that QGC is not intending to cease well maintenance activity in the Kate block on Good Friday.

 Regards

 Tony

 Tony Heidrich

Our families have already been impacted by previous CSG activities, and after the gas well blow out near Dalby last year, also while  undertaking routine maintenance, we had serious concerns over the health and safety of our families.

After several letters to QGC, DERM and DEEDI requesting information on emergency procedures, exclusion zones, risks to residents  and constingency plans if something were to go wrong, we have been UNABLE to obtain this information.

All QGC’s Senior Vice President Brett Smith will tell us is “These operations have been reviewed for safety and risk assessed in line with QGC standards and international best practice”  

“Regarding your queries on safety, the highest priorities for QGC are the safety of the community,our people and the environment, and the integrity of our infrastructure”

“We work closely with the emergency services and have well-defined  response protocols for all of our activities in the unlikely event of an incident occuring”

“We undertake risk assesments,planning and exercises for the most likely emergency scenarios-including flood and bushfires- on a regular basis”

(Gee that makes us feel really confident of our health and safety, especially after the report of all those leaking gas wells, having had product water dumped on our roads, and already much of our community is experiencing health impacts!)

 DERM’s  Ian Heiner’s response to the same request:

DERM was notified of the planned works and as a result the LNG Enforcement Unit will be monitoring the operation to ensure compliance by the company with appropriate Environmental Authority conditions.  DEEDI are also monitoring the operation to also ensure compliance with the safety requirement of the operation. 

Officers of the LNGEU and DEEDI will be conducting planned periodic inspections of the operations and staff are also on standby in case of unforseen emergencies.

Emergency procedures for these operations are the responsibility of QGC. If you are having trouble contacting them I suggest that you contact them on their toll free number 1800030443.  

If you are concerned about any of the activities, please call DERMs Pollution Hotline on 1300130372 or DEEDIs CSG and LNG HOTLINE on 13 25 23.

And the response from DEEDI, They  are still following it up.

 Seriously- none of these responses has any of the information i requested.

 I requested details of the Emergency management procedures, constingency plans, exclusion zones for residents if things go wrong, and also the risks to residents, and not one person from either QGC, DERM or DEEDI have been able to supply us with this information.

One now must wonder if there are any such procedures in place!

QGC security have been threatening residents who are monitoring their activities with being arrested under section 805 and facing a possible $50,000 fine, if they protest QGC’s activities.

So far QGC have been drilling outside of their allowable operating hours, and making inappropriate amounts of noise late at night.

All these incidents have been reported to DERM, lets see if anything gets done about it, or will this be yet another example of a multi national foreign owned mining company making up their own rules as they go along! 

QGC have also been dumping water on our roads again under the guise of dust suppression- one would hope DERM are testing that water to make sure it is just water and not more CSG product water!

We have MANY concerned residents throughout our residential estate who have contacted our support group with concerns over QGC’s activities.

What the Government and the CSG companies need to understand is that people are being impacted, and whilst they are happy to sit back and do nothing about this, we will not!

 We will stand up for our families, and all those others in our estate who are being impacted and can not, for whatever reason stand up for themselves.

We will continue to monitor and protest against ALL  CSG companies in our area, who have the potential to put our lives and the lives of our families at risk, whenever the need arises for us to do so!!!

http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/csg-challenge-heads-for-supreme-court/2496421.aspx?storypage=0

Farmers sound the warning as CSG frustration builds!

LEO Bahnisch  said he wanted to send a “loud and clear” statement when he wrapped a steel chain around his front access gate and padlocked it shut early last month.He said he had long tired of enduring ongoing battles with coal seam gas company QGC and its subcontractor, MCJV, who are constructing a 2.6km feeder pipeline across the rear fence line at his 1500ha cattle property, north of Miles.

In the weeks leading to his decision to padlock his gate, Mr Bahnisch had discovered several heifers choking on plastic strips, which he had to remove from the animals’ throats.

The plastic had been strapped to the gas pipe section ends to prevent livestock and other animals wandering into them.

Mr Bahnisch had complained about the difficulty of mustering cattle with pipeline sections laying across the ground in wide enough distances to enable the cattle to move freely in and out but not for motorbikes.

Weeks earlier he had complained when he found unburied toilet paper and faeces left by subcontractor workers in one of his paddocks.

There were seven gates at his property used by contractors being repeatedly left wide open or not shut properly as some days saw up to 50 mining company vehicles entering and leaving his property.

He had found some of his cattle cut off from access to water, isolated between two shut gates used by the workers.

Mr Bahnisch said he first attempted a conciliatory approach in dealing with the problem.

He moved his impacted herd away from the work site to enable the subcontractors to leave the gates permanently open and he picked up the scattered plastic tape and strips and left them in a wheelbarrow at one of the fences so as to be collected by the workers.

However, he said he became increasingly frustrated when he was told swiftly by MCJV to return his cattle to the area surrounding the work site because the company had a strict policy that it would not interfere with the landholder’s property management practices and it wanted to fulfil its promise.

He then decided to tie a chain around his gate and let the company experience the frustration he was feeling.

But while farmers across the state debate whether to take similar action and lock their gates to resource development, the miners at Mr Bahnisch’s property gave short shrift to his protest.

The next day MCJV workers simply cut open the chain and then confiscated the lock, before continuing the short drive to their work site on the Bahnisch farmland.

He was warned not to lock his gate again.

Mr Bahnisch said he is not a man prone to civil disobedience but, like several property owners in the region who spoke to Queensland Country Life, he is dismayed at the broken promises from QGC, the bad behaviour of the contract workers and the huge delays in the pipeline construction schedule.

QGC is constructing a 540km LNG pipeline which will link the Western Downs gas fields with the Gladstone-Curtis Island plant.

While this overall project is expected to be completed by the end of next year, there have been long delays in the project stages currently winding between Miles and Wandoan.

Local landholders had initially been told the feeder line construction across their properties would take three months when the process began in September, however according to a letter sent out by the company this month, the project is now expected to take at least 12 months.

About 10 landholders impacted by the pipeline met with senior QGC executives on February 21 to raise their concerns.

A fortnight later, QGC mailed a letter to attendees acknowledging the problems and committing to improving communication, day to day site management and soil and weed management.

The company also paid an additional $3000 compensation for every kilometre of pipeline cutting through each property.

A few kilometres south of the Bahnisch family, Paul Erbacher, Dorset, has seen his water supply which connects to his stock troughs dismantled by MCJV without the correct joiners to return it to functioning.

He has also caught MCJV workers entering his property without completing the agreed and required weed and seed wash down procedure on two separate occasions during the past six months and demanded the company provide written acknowledgement of its mistake.

In its submission to the yet to be released State Government Land Access Review, the Queensland Resource Council complained that mining companies were being expected to go to “extreme lengths” in order to “satisfy land holders requests,” including full certified weed wash downs when moving any vehicle between paddocks on the same property, including crews vehicles transiting on a daily basis.

Mr Erbacher said with such long delays on the construction, he is concerned about the safety of his livestock when the deep trenches are eventually dug to rest the pipeline, which cuts through three of his fattening paddocks.

He said the difficulties faced by landholders across the Wandoan pipeline area is a warning to other landholders across Queensland who will soon be dealing with pipeline construction in their regions.

“These companies are abusing country hospitality and they are using it to backdoor so many people,” he said.

“If I could have my time again I would have demanded they place a definite construction timeframe on the contract with penalties if they don’t meet it.”

In a statement to Queensland Country Life, QGC said it provides landholders with indicative time frames for construction activities.

The company said these time frames are subject to normal variables that can affect any construction activity, such as availability of crews and machinery and weather.

QGC said rain had disrupted construction with MCJV deciding to temporarily suspend large-scale construction earlier this year though this suspension had no material impact on the overall construction schedule.

read the article here: http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/farmers-sound-the-warning-as-csg-frustration-builds/2496377.aspx?storypage=0

Mr Hinchliffe’s decision has over ruled months of difficult land access negotiations between landholder Michael Baker, Chess Park, and QGC over the construction of a gas pipeline across the property.

The impacted landholder, Michael Baker, Chess Park, Eidsvold, had never opposed the construction of the QGC pipeline at his property since negotiations with the company began in February 2011.

However, Mr Baker was determined to learn as much as possible about the infrastructure and processes employed by QGC and requested the company provide information detailing how the pipeline would be constructed and what activities would take place on his property.

His own investigations into the CSG industry’s activities, through discussions with landholders at Guluguba and Wandoan who also had pipeline construction taking place at their properties, had raised concerns about the proposed pipeline project including the integrity of the welding, extended construction periods and disagreements of how the company accessed the properties.

Mr Baker’s request for a detailed construction plan for his property was met with resistance by QGC and further stalled negotiations until the company informed him in December of its decision to apply to Mr Hinchliffe for a ministerial order to force access to the property, through a Part 5 application.

read the entire article here:  http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/csg-challenge-heads-for-supreme-court/2496421.aspx?storypage=0

A Kelly Group vehicle (A contractor of one of QGC’s contracors)was driving in a dangerous manner, tailgating not only my vehicle as i headed to Chinchilla to pick up my children,but the QGC vehicle in front of me.

After not bothering to overtake while it was safe to do so, the IDIOT driver(there is just no other polite word to describe him), decided to overtake the QGC vehicle,across unbroken white lines into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

Both vehicles, in trying to avoid a head on collision, headed for the side of the road, almost colliding yet again.

Fortunately, no accident occured.  It could have been a horrific day on our roads all because of one persons stupidity!

I have spoken to QGC, and they are still investigating the matter!

Every week i travel the road between Tara and Chinchilla, and ALWAYS see inappropriate behaviour by CSG employees/contractors.Whether it be  going through the  give way sign on the one lane bridge, or cutting corners, or even having other vehicles run off the road in order to avoid an accident with a CSG company vehicle.

I do believe Origin are still in dispute over an accident believed to be caused by one of its contractors running a vehicle off the road.

It is time for ALL CSG companies to get tough on their emloyees/contractors and have a zero policy on innappropriate conduct!

We already face extra risks on our roads due to the increase of CSG vehicles, without adding stupid reckless behaviour  to the mix!

June Norman is concerned about the future she is leaving her grandchildren and is keen to connect with communities affected by these industries.

“I’ve seen the impacts of the mining industry and I am really concerned, where will my grandchildren source their food and what quality will their water be? This industry needs to be slowed down and managed in a more sustainable manner.” said June.
…
June Norman has decided to combine her passion for walking and her passion to leaving her grandchildren a sustainable and healthy future.

“I feel my generation is allowing this destruction to happen at a rate that is out of control. I feel responsible to do what I can to stop this madness and influence our government to consider the long term impacts of what it is permitting.

I am planning to arrive in Gladstone on the 8th March 2012 in time for the visit from the United Nations Environment (UNESCO) representatives who are inspecting the impacts of the coal and gas industry on our World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef.

I invite members of the community to be part of the journey by doing one or more of the following
- join me walking into your town
- organise a welcoming event in your town
- provide food and accommodation for those participating in the walk (we will have camping equipment)
- promote the walk through your networksSee More

 

Proposed Itinerary

 

Day 1   : February Thursday 9th :  departing Kumbarilla, arriving midway to Kogan

Day 2   : February Friday 10th : departing midway to Kogan, arriving Kogan

Day 3   : February Saturday 11th : departing Kogan, arriving Tara Estates

Day 4   : February Sunday 12th : departing Tara Estates, arriving midway to Condamine

Day 5   : February Monday 13th : departing midway to Condamine, arriving Condamine

Day 6   : February Tuesday 14th : rest day in Condamine

Day 7   : February Wednesday 15th : departing Condamine, arriving Miles

Day 8   : February Thursday 16th : departing Miles, arriving 1/3 way to Wandoan

Day 9   : February Friday 17th : departing 1/3 to Wandoan, arriving 2/3 to Wandoan

Day 10 : February Saturday 18th : departing 2/3 to Wandoan, arriving Wandoan

Day 11 : February Sunday 19th : rest day in Wandoan

Day 12 : February Monday 20th : depart Wandoan, arriving midway to Taroom

Day 13 : February Tuesday 21st : depart midway to Taroom, arriving to Taroom

Day 14 : February Wednesday 22nd : depart Taroom, arriving ¼ way to Theadore

Day 15 : February Thursday 23rd : depart ¼ way to Theadore, arriving midway Theadore

Day 16 : February Friday 24th : depart midway to Theadore, arriving ¾ way to Theadore

Day 17 : February Saturday 25th : depart ¾ way to Theadore, arriving Theadore

Day 18 : February Sunday 26th : rest day in Theadore

Day 19 : February Monday 27th : depart Theadore, arrive midway to Banana

Day 20 : February Tuesday 28th : depart midway to Banana, arrive Banana

Day 21 : February Wednesday 29th : depart Banana, arrive midway to Biloela

Day 22 : March     Thursday 1st : depart midway to Biloela, arrive Biloela

Day 23 : March     Friday 2nd : depart Biloela, arrive ¼ way to Calliope

Day 24 : March     Saturday 3rd : depart ¼ way to Calliope, arrive midway Calliope

Day 25 : March     Sunday 4th : rest day midway to Calliope

Day 26 : March     Monday 5th : depart midway to Calliope, arrive ¾ way to Calliope

Day 27 : March     Tuesday 6th : depart ¾ way to Calliope, arrive Calliope

Day 28 : March     Wednesday 7th : rest at Calliope

Day 29 : March     Thursday 8th : depart Calliope arrive Gladstone

PEHSU Information on Natural Gas Extraction and Hydraulic Fracturing for Health Professionals

The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Network encourage families,

pediatricians, and communities to work together to ensure that children are protected from

exposure to environmental hazards.

Background

Natural gas extraction from shale is a complex process which includes: 1) building access roads,

centralized water and flowback holding ponds and of the site itself ; 2) construction of pipe lines

and compressor stations; 3) drilling ; 4) hydraulic fracturing; 5) capturing the natural gas; 6)

and disposal (or recycling) of, flowback water and drill cuttings.

Hydraulic fracturing, also known as hydrofracking or fracking, uses a combination of water,

sand, and chemicals injected into the ground under high pressure to release natural gas. The

HF process is also used in some parts of the country for extracting oil. This process has

become much more common in the US over the last decade. It was first used for natural gas in

Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas. The practice has recently spread into other states, including

West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. .

Health Issues

Questions regarding the possible health effects of Natural gas extraction/Hydraulic fracturing

(NGE/HF) have been raised about water and air quality. To ensure that children’s health is

part of the ongoing evaluation of possible human health effects of NGE/HF, the Pediatric

Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) network, which consists of experts throughout

the country dedicated to preventing adverse pediatric health outcomes from environmental

causes, developed this fact sheet. A distinct challenge in discussing these possible health

effects is the lack of research regarding the human health effects of NGE/HF. Most of the

research to date focuses on ecosystem health. Because many questions remain

unanswered, the PEHSU network recommends a precautionary approach to toxicants in

general and to the NGE/HF process specifically.

Water Contamination

One of the potential routes of exposure to toxics from the NGE/HF process is the

contamination of drinking water, including public water supplies and private wells. This can

occur when geologic fractures extend into groundwater or from leaks from the natural gas

well if it passes through the water table. In addition, drilling fluid, chemical spills, and

disposal pit leaks may contaminate surface water supplies. A study conducted in New York

and Pennsylvania found that methane contamination of private drinking water wells was

associated with proximity to active natural gas drilling. (Osborne SG, et al., 2011). While

many of the chemicals used in the drilling and fracking process are proprietary, the list

includes benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene, ethylene glycol, glutaraldehyde and other

biocides, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen treated light petroleum distillates. These

substances have a wide spectrum of potential toxic effects on humans ranging from cancer

to adverse effects on the reproductive, neurological, and endocrine systems (ATSDR,

Colborn T, et al, U.S. EPA 2009).

Air Pollution

Sources of air pollution around a drilling facility include diesel exhaust from the use of

machinery and heavy trucks, and fugitive emissions from the drilling and NGE/HF processes.

These air pollutants are associated with a spectrum of adverse health outcomes in humans.

Increases in particulate matter air pollution, for example, have been linked to respiratory

illnesses, wheezing in infants, cardiovascular events, and premature death (Laden F, et al,

Lewtas J, Ryan PH, et al, Sacks JD, et al). Since each fracturing event at each well requires

up to 2,400 industrial truck trips, residents near the site and along the truck routes may be

exposed to increased levels of these air pollutants (New York State DECDMR, 2009).

Volatile organic compounds can escape capture from the wells and combine with nitrogen

oxides to produce ground-level ozone (CDPHE 2008, CDPHE 2010). Due to its inflammatory

effects on the respiratory tract, ground-level ozone has been linked to asthma exacerbations

and respiratory deaths. Elevated ozone levels have been found in rural areas of Wyoming,

partially attributed to natural gas drilling in these locations. (Wyoming Department of

Environmental Quality, 2010). In an air sampling study from 2005 to 2007 conducted in

Colorado, researchers found that air benzene concentrations approached or exceeded

health-based standards at sites associated with oil or gas drilling (Garfield County PHD,

2007). Benzene exposure during pregnancy has been associated with neural tube defects

(Lupo PJ, et al), decreased birth parameters (Slama R, et al., 2009), and childhood leukemia

(Whitworth KW, et al., 2008).

Noise Pollution

Noise pollution from the drilling process and resulting truck traffic has not been optimally

evaluated, but since drilling sites have been located in close proximity to housing in many

locations, noise from these industrial sources might impact sleep, and that has been

associated with negative effects on learning and other aspects of daily living (Stansfeld SA,

et al., 2003, WHO 2011).

Special Susceptibility of Children

Children are more vulnerable to environmental hazards. They eat, drink, and breathe more

than adults on a pound for pound basis. Research has also shown that children are not able

to metabolize some toxicants as well as adults due to immature detoxification processes.

Moreover, the fetus and young child are in a critical period of development when toxic

exposures can have profound negative effects.

Recommendations

In light of the lack of research investigating the potential adverse human health effects from

gas and oil well operations located in close proximity to human habitation, as well as

considering the unique vulnerability of children, the PEHSU network recommends the

following:



Continuing the surveillance of water quality, noise levels, and air pollution in areas

where NGE/HF sites are located near communities.



Monitoring the health impacts of persons living in the area, preferably with cohort

studies.



Increasing the awareness of community healthcare providers about the possible

health consequences of exposures from the NGE/HF processes, including occupational

exposures to workers and the issue of take-home toxics (e.g., clothing and boots

contaminated with drilling muds).



Disclosure of all chemicals used in the drilling and NGE/HF and product dewatering to

ensure that acute exposures are handled appropriately and to ensure that surveillance

programs are optimized.



Given the short half-lives of volatile organic compounds and the fact that many of the

NGE/HF chemicals have not been disclosed, biologic testing should not be pursued

unless there has been a known, direct exposure.



In addition to the annual testing for coliforms and nitrates recommended by the U.S.

EPA and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the AAP guidance recommends

that families with private drinking water wells in NGE/HF areas should consider testing

the wells before drilling begins and on a regular basis thereafter for chloride, sodium,

barium, strontium, and VOCs in consultation with their local or state health

department.



As invaluable resources for their local, state, and regional communities, health

professionals should advocate for human health effects to be a part of the discussion

regarding NGE/HF.

For further information, please contact your regional Pediatric Environmental Health

Specialty Unit, available at www.pehsu.net.

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