Narrabri Gas

The Pilliga is one of 15 nationally listed `biodiversity hotspots' and is vital to the survival of threatened species like the Koala, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Black-striped Wallaby, Eastern Pygmy-possum, Pilliga Mouse and South-eastern Long-eared Bat. The Santos gasfield would fragment 95,000 hectares of the Pilliga with well pads, roads, and water and gas pipelines--damaging vital habitat and threatening the survival of endangered species.

Unconventional fracking will contaminate the water basin because of the natural faults in the rocks. Not all the chemicals can be removed so, overtime you will poison & kill the area. You can not control the water flow in the basin so the state will have toxic water for agriculture & drinking. The US have more experience of fracking & their research & doctors say it is wrong. Stop this in Australia as the damage can not be undone and our generation will hold you accountable for being blinded by short term greed.

Please do not allow CSG drilling in the Pilbarra or anywhwre in this beautidul country we are luxky enough to live in. If you look at the disasters that have come from CSG in the USA you wouldn't take the risk of that happening here. I am a 53 mother of three who cares about the environment.

The future of the next generations depends on our decisions today. We should preserve the environment and pass on a legacy to future generations that says we care about them and that we take responsibility for ourselves. I oppose the mining on the basis that it will degrade the environment and create problems for others. This in turn affects our culture and how people behave. The ripple effect down through the generations is whether there will be respect for the environment and for each other and has profound implications.

Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change

Please stop destroying our precious forests and bushland for future generations and the well being of all humanity. There are renewable energy options and this should be the focus for of energy sources now and in the future. Money can't buy back beautiful virgin forests. Stop the destruction, please!

Santos plans to drill 850 coal seam gas wells right through the heart of the Pilliga forest and through the Great Artesian Basin is an absolute joke and will devestate the environment.

I say NO to CSG in the Pilliga.

I support the residents in the Pilliga in their attempts to stop this project.

Poisoning the Great Artesian basin will be the final nail in the coffin for farming, and humankind. No more CSG drilling please and thank you Santos and parliamentarians. .

There is enough objective evidence to prove that drilling for coal seam gas is harmful to the environment, polluting groundwater and surface water and harming living things. There is also enough evidence to support renewable energy sources such as wind and solar as economically and environmentally viable. Therefore, there is no reason why any more drilling should take place in Australia.Santos' reason is profit. Short term profit for long term harm is unsustainable and will lead to all of us being ruined in the future.
I urge you to not grant permission to drill in The Pilaga, in the Great Artesian Basin or anywhere in Australia, ever.
Instead I urge you to only support energy projects that can prove no harm to living things and water.
Thank you.

A range of hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds can be released into the air from coal seam gas operations, including flaring of gas wells. The effects of volatile organic compounds vary, but can cause eye, nose and airway irritation, headache, nausea, dizziness and loss of coordination⁴. These impacts have been documented in human populations nearby to existing gasfields in Queensland, Sydney and in America. - See more at: https://www.wilderness.org.au/final-push-pilliga#sthash.3W3x1vsW.dpuf

I say NO to CSG in the Pilliga.
Your economic justification for the CSG shortage has been disproven and the community consultation is clearly against it based on the high risks of pollution scares, including groundwater contamination, waste spills, and continuing leaks from evaporation ponds.

It is our democratic right to say no and it is your sworn position that requires you to now act on this. Listen to your constituency and now stop CSG in the Piliga.

I would protect the Pilliga

It's crazy we even need to do this!

I think this is a Tragic plan to ruine more of Australia's beautifull country and treasured places that hold grate significance to the native aboriginals, we have already seen how distructive cole seem gas is in Australia this can not get approval!!!!

I oppose this project.

As a resident of NSW, I find the serious risks to ecosystems and water supplies required by a project of this scale to be unacceptable.

As a Christian minister, I am wary of how the profits of an operation like this get concentrated in the hands of a few while the risks are spread across all, including especially those least able to afford them.

As an academic ethicist (with a PhD in theological ethics that has passed oral examination and merely requiring final corrections), I object to the consistent pattern of undue influence wielded by major energy companies over public policy.

As an Australian, I am deeply concerned that any major project would go ahead against the objections of the traditional custodians, in this case the Gamilaraay people.

As a parent, I passionately desire to pass on to my children a planet that bears some resemblance to the one my parents received from their parents. We cannot afford yet another major fossil fuel project destabilising the climate, destroying ecosystems, displacing people, undermining food security and reducing the habitability of our common home here on Earth.

I object to this project for many reasons- firstly I think that the project risks precious water sources, including the Great Australian Basin--Australia's largest groundwater aquifer
The Narrabri gasfield poses a real risk to our two most precious water resources: the Great Artesian Basin and the Murray-Darling Basin. The area of the Great Artesian Basin with the highest recharge rates is almost entirely contained within the Pilliga East forest. In a worst-case scenario, the water removed for CSG extraction could reduce water pressure in the recharge areas--potentially stopping the free flow of waters to the surface at springs and bores across the whole Great Artesian Basin.¹
I don't think that necessary attention has been given to the protection of culturally significant sites in this area.
I believe it is important to listen to the local community. If they are rejecting the proposal and they are living and working in the area then surely they should be heard.
Does Santos have a proven track record for looking after or damaging the environment?
As one of 15 nationally listed 'biodiversity hotspots this area should be protected to ensure the survival of threatened species like the Koala, Spotted-tailed Quoll, Black-striped Wallaby, Eastern Pygmy-possum, Pilliga Mouse and South-eastern Long-eared Bat. The forest is home to over 200 bird species and is internationally recognised as an Important Bird Area². The Santos gasfield would fragment 95,000 hectares of the Pilliga with well pads, roads, and water and gas pipelines--damaging vital habitat and threatening the survival of endangered species.
Coal seam gas operations have proven negative effects on the environment and human health.
These impacts have been documented in human populations nearby to existing gasfields in Queensland, Sydney and in America.

The nation's premier optical astronomical observatory is at risk
The Siding Springs Observatory, situated in the Warrumbungles and adjacent to the Pilliga, is under threat from the Narrabri Gas Project due to light and dust pollution. The area has been internationally recognised as a `dark sky park' and the 50m high gas flares proposed by Santos threaten the viability of the facility.
What consideration has been given to how the salt waste would be handled and how the ongoing legacy of this waste will affect future generations? There is a need to consider this project from a long term point of view not just short term monetary gain. I believe that there are too many negatives for this project to be allowed to happen.

I am an 80-year old grandmother, and I want to protect the future for my grandchildren.
Using valuable food-growing land and essential water sources to put in gas wells, is backward-looking and destructive.
The dangers of coal seam gas mining are well-documented by many scientists, the main one being the danger of destroying water sources which cannot be duplicated or rehabilitated once destroyed.
We also need land to grow food for ourselves and export. I don't want to get to the stage where all our food is imported.
I would like the NSW government to seriously reconsider the plan to mine for CSG in the Pillega Region of NSW. The risks are far too many and only for a temporary financial gain to a large company.
sincerely,
Patricia White

I am sick to death of governments putting profits in front of the environment and our health. CSG in the Pilliga is a disaster waiting to happen. It is proven all around the world to fait but short sited politicians can't accept that and continue to pander to multinational companies. It must stop. You won't be getting my vote at the next election.

The pilliga holds a dear place in my heart, as my grandfather used to take me to a friend's farm there for muster and shearing. The area is beautiful and wild. This proposal will Mar that beauty, risks the water security, but most importantly is dangerous for the entire ecosystem with the danger of climate change. To approve it would be short-sighted in the extreme. Please think of our future over the possibility of short term gains.