Media Releases
Community Town Hall Meeting to keep the South west Gasfield Free
November 09, 2017
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10: Landholders and other residents from across the South West will attend a landmark public meeting in Dardanup next week (November 21) to discuss opposition to a new gas exploration lease covering the region. The Community Town Hall Public Meeting will...
Read MoreHundreds call on WA Parliament to broaden Fracking Inquiry
October 31, 2017
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017: A formal petition calling for a broadening of the scope of the WA fracking inquiry, signed by more than 650 people, will be tabled in the WA State Parliament today. The tabling coincides with an announcement by the inquiry indicating...
Read MoreTransnational gas pipeline could commit WA to a future based on risky fracking
October 30, 2017
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017: Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed a renewed push by the Federal Government to pipe gas from Western Australia to feed the east coast market. A spokesperson for Lock the Gate in WA, Jane Hammond, said the Federal Government was...
Read MoreMarch & Rally in Bunbury to take a Gasfield Free message to Regional Cabinet Meeting
October 30, 2017
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2017: Landholders, communities and individuals from across the south west will be rallying outside the Regional Cabinet’s Public Meeting in Bunbury next Sunday to send a clear message to the Premier that they want to remain gasfield free. The rally...
Read MoreAnger at granting of new gas permit covering the south west
October 19, 2017
THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2017: Communities in the south west have reacted with shock and anger at news that Bunbury Energy has been granted a new gas exploration permit. The permit covers the shires of Capel, Dardanup and Donnybrook-Balingup and parts of the City of...
Read MoreRenewed calls for a broadening of the WA fracking inquiry as panel announced
October 09, 2017
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017: Lock the Gate has welcomed today’s announcement of a panel for the WA fracking inquiry but says the terms of reference still need to be broadened to ensure all impacts of the industry are examined. A spokesperson for Lock...
Read MoreBattle against invasive gasfields in the Peel region far from over
October 05, 2017
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017: A large swath of the Peel region remains covered by gas leases despite a promise by the state government to ban fracking in the area. A free film and information night to discuss the issue is being organised for...
Read MoreLandholders welcome fracking inquiry but say it’s not enough
September 05, 2017
TUESDAY, September 5, 2017: Landholders across the state have welcomed today’s long-awaited announcement of an inquiry into the fracking industry in WA but say it doesn't go far enough. Co-convenor of the Gasfield Free South West Alliance Kathy Thomson said her group welcomed the...
Read MoreFrack Free People’s Rally to send a message to the State Labor Conference this Saturday
August 25, 2017
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017: Landholders and other concerned citizens will be rallying outside the State Labor Party conference this weekend calling for action to halt fracking and other forms of invasive gasfield development in WA. As part of the event farmers from the South...
Read MoreCountry Women in WA say No to fracking and unconventional gasfields
July 26, 2017
Media Release 26 July 2017 Country Women in WA say No to fracking and unconventional gasfields The Country Women’s Association of WA has today called for an end to fracking and unconventional gasfields in WA. The call came in the form of a motion...
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