Media Releases
July 23, 2020: McGowan Government backflips on fracking commitment?
July 23, 2020
It appears the McGowan Government has broken a commitment to restrict fracking to existing petroleum leases, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. The WA Government has announced the release of four large petroleum exploration lots making up over 14,000km2 located in the Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West, and Wheatbelt....
Read MoreJune 19, 2020: New seismic surveys threaten Aboriginal Heritage and important ecology
June 19, 2020
Planned seismic surveys that will search for gas north of Perth threaten Aboriginal Heritage sites, important ecological communities, and tourism, according to Lock the Gate Alliance Western Australia. Following a successful campaign that led to Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority agreeing to hold a public review in...
Read MoreMay 14, 2020: Dandaragan - The community that fought off the frackers!
May 14, 2020
Former Dandaragan local Pauline Cook didn’t know whose driveway she had pulled into - until she saw the fancy car and the driver. Somehow, despite her and all her fellow convoy drivers becoming hopelessly lost, she’d managed to stop in front of the Cottesloe...
Read MoreEPA congratulated after announcing public review for gas-seeking seismic surveys
April 21, 2020
The possibilities of people power have been proven, with Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority agreeing to hold a public review over planned seismic surveys in the Mid West. There were 358 submissions in response to the Beach Energy plan, with 350 of those calling for...
Read MoreStrong opposition to EPA conducting Mid West seismic surveys in secret
April 16, 2020
THURSDAY, April 16, 2020: Hundreds of concerned Western Australians have called on the state’s Environmental Protection Authority to publicly and transparently assess the massive 97,000 hectare 3D seismic testing plan for the Mid West. The surveys, which are looking for gas, would stretch across...
Read MoreWoodridge & Caraban Declared Gasfield Free!
April 03, 2020
Determined residents of Woodridge and Caraban sent a defiant message to politicians on Sunday the 8th of March when they officially declared their region Gasfield Free. The two communities are among the latest in a long list of towns, farming localities and shires across WA and the...
Read MoreSuspicion cast over huge new proposed gas surveys in WA’s northern Perth Basin
April 03, 2020
WEDNESDAY, April 2 2020: Geological surveys for gas in the northern Perth Basin are likely a back-door way for the Western Australia Government to facilitate fracking in the region, according to Lock the Gate Alliance. The surveys would cover a massive area of land, stretching...
Read MoreAlarm over groundwater contamination at Beharra Springs
November 01, 2019
FRIDAY, November 1, 2019: Lock the Gate Alliance has expressed grave concern at company reports showing that an evaporation pond at the Beharra Springs Gas facility, which overlies the Yarragadee Aquifer, has contaminated local groundwater supplies in the Mid-West of WA. The details came...
Read MoreLabor Member for Swan Hills Jessica Shaw calls for a state-wide ban on fracking
September 07, 2018
Swan Hills Labor MP Jessica Shaw has affirmed her support for a ban on fracking in Western Australia. The pledge was made at a public meeting in Swan Hills last night, organised by local residents. “During the State election, I repeatedly expressed my opposition...
Read MorePremier called on to explain appointment of APPEA director as strategic adviser
April 20, 2018
FRIDAY, April 20, 2018: Lock the Gate Alliance has expressed alarm at the appointment of a director of the pro-fracking Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association to a senior position as a strategic adviser on WA Premier Mark McGowan’s staff. The appointment comes amid...
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