Media Releases
Fracking scorecard shows political parties’ real colours
March 09, 2017
THURSDAY MARCH 9, 2017: With just days to the WA state poll, Lock the Gate Alliance has released an updated scorecard detailing where the political parties stand on fracking and on shore gasfields. Lock the Gate and local communities have asked all political parties...
Read MoreFilmmaker sends 200 anti-fracking DVDs to political candidates across WA
March 08, 2017
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017: Copies of two West Australian produced documentaries on fracking have been sent to 100 political candidates in marginal seats across WA in an 11th hour bid to ensure the issue remains high on the political agenda. The mail out was...
Read MoreStirling Estate Goes Gasfield Free
March 02, 2017
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2017: The community of Stirling Estate in the Shire of Capel will declare itself Gasfield Free at a celebration in Mallokup Road at 9.30am this Saturday (March 4). The event hosted by Stirling Estate Gasfield Free and the Capel Country Women’s...
Read MoreCity 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...
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