Media Releases
City of Busselton gets its first Gasfield Free Community as 100s prepare to spell out a gasfield free message
February 25, 2017
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2017: The south west community of Quedjinup will declare itself Gasfield Free at a special celebration at the Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp in Dunsborough this morning (Sunday February 26) at 10.30am. The celebration will be followed in the afternoon by a...
Read MoreNew South West WA alliance to tackle gas mining & exploration in the region
February 15, 2017
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2017: More than a dozen community groups from across South West WA have formed a new alliance aimed at fighting the onshore gas industry. The Gasfield Free South West Alliance (GFSWA) brings together grassroots community groups from Harvey in the north...
Read MoreQuedjinup to become the first community in the Busselton Shire to declare itself Gasfield Free
February 11, 2017
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2017: The community of Quedjinup will become the first in the Shire of Busselton to declare itself Gasfield Free at a special event in Dunsborough on Sunday February 26, as the issue hots up in the lead-up to the election on...
Read MoreTV ad campaign aims to protect WA from fracking & other forms of unconventional gas
February 10, 2017
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2017: The Lock the Gate Alliance has launched an advertising campaign on regional television for the state election. The 30-second ads will air throughout February and give voice to communities across regional WA battling a major push by the unconventional gas...
Read MoreDandaragan declared Gasfield Free in WA’s Mid West
February 06, 2017
Media Release Monday 6 February Dandaragan in WA’s Mid West celebrated it’s gasfield free status on Friday, after an extensive door-to-door survey of Dandaragan residents found 96.4% of 418 residents surveyed wanted their region to remain gasfield free.
Read MoreCall for regulatory review after whistleblower claims WA Mid West gas incident covered up
January 25, 2017
JANUARY 25, 2017: Lock the Gate Alliance has called for an urgent review of the way the onshore gas industry is regulated in WA following a claim filed in the federal court alleging the cover-up of a major incident at a gas well in...
Read MoreCommunity sighs with relief as gas permit over Brunswick cut
January 25, 2017
JANUARY 16, 2017: The communities of Brunswick, Burekup, Australind and Eaton have been given at least a temporary reprieve following a decision by gas miners Empire Oil and Pilot Energy to give up part of a gas lease over the south west. The gas...
Read MoreMid West community Dandaragan declares itself Gasfield Free
December 20, 2016
Another community in Mid West WA has declared itself gasfield free, after an extensive door-to-door survey of Dandaragan residents found 96.4% wanted to keep their region gasfield free.
Read MoreLocal communities welcome Shires of Chittering and Mundaring motions against fracking & unconventional gas mining
December 19, 2016
Landholders and concerned residents have welcomed a decision by the Shire of Chittering and Shire of Mundaring to express significant concern about fracking or any other form of unconventional gas development within their boundaries.
Read MoreLocal community welcomes Shire of Chittering's concern about fracking & unconventional gas mining
December 16, 2016
Media Release - Friday December 16, 2016 Landholders and concerned residents have welcomed a decision by the Shire of Chittering to raise concerns about fracking or any other form of unconventional gas development within its boundaries.
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