Narrabri Gas

It will extract over 35 billion litres of toxic groundwater, much of it in the first five years. This water will be treated and in the early years will generate tens of thousands of tonnes of salt, for which there is no safe disposal plan.
It will clear close to 1,000 hectares of the Pilliga Forest, fragmenting the largest temperate woodland in New South Wales, home to unique wildlife.
It will cause significant diversion of water from a recharge aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin, which is a water resource relied upon by rural communities across western NSW.
It will lead to large deliberate and fugitive emissions of methane, adding to climate change.
It will cause more trauma to the regional Aboriginal community because the area of impact is crucially important to the spiritual, cultural and social life of Gamilaraay people.
It is not justified: Santos' own Coal Seam Gas export activities in Queensland have caused gas prices to rise and supply to become unpredictable. NSW should respond to this by investing in more reliable and ultimately cheaper renewable energy, not by letting Santos inflict more environmental, social and economic harm.
It will cause economic upheaval in Narrabri and put agricultural industries at risk, as well as causing light pollution that will ruin the dark night sky needed by the internationally renowned Siding Spring Observatory.
Coal Seam Gas is harmful to health. Neither the NSW Government nor Santos have investigated or dealt with the serious health effects of coal seam gas now appearing in peer-reviewed research in the United States.

As a Local business owner in Narrabri I give my full Support to the The Narrabri Gas Project. It is my belief the The Narrabri Gas Project will provide many financial and economic benefits to Narrabri and the wider community.
Craige Noble
Narrabri Breakdown Service

Please take extreme consideration to what propose to undertake, while bearing in mind the dreadful outcomes that will be left for ours & your children /grandchildren to deal with if you go ahead.
It is not worth the risk and I therefore urge you to please reconsider your intentions to pursue this toxic goal.
Why then can't you further your involvement with renewable energy, like the White Rock project at Glenn Ines.
Thank you

I'm concerned about many issues in regards to Santos CSG developments in the Pilliga.

My concern include;

1) Local Aboriginal communities are very opposed to the Santos CSG developments.
2) Local farmers and land owners are very opposed to the Santos CSG developments.
3) Ground water contamination as a result of CSG developments.
4) Health impacts associated with CSG contamination of ground water.
5) Negative impacts upon the environment.

To those considering the approval for the Narribri Gas project,
My Name is Rachael Scott,

I am a 21 year old environmental science student and an avid nature lover.

I am deeply concerned about the impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga region on ecosystem health and human health.

I am worried about the following possible impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga:
- groundwater contamination in a region close to our agricultural food bowl (endangering human health and Australia's export potential)
- heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems, the effects of which are well documented. Such as its disruption of neurological and physiological function of plants and animals.
- methane gas emission, a greenhouse gas 27 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
- the clearing of precious tree cover and habitat in the Pilliga region which will increase erosion, increase risk of bushfires, remove a valuable carbon sink and devastate numerous native species.
- Interference in the sacred lands and sites of the Indigenous Nation.

I truly believe it would be incredibly irresponsible and short-sighted for this project to go ahead. Whether the project has an environmental management plan or not, ecosystems are fragile and interconnected and the slightest disruption can have devastating, far-reaching and irreversible consequences.

Furthermore, as our world hurtles towards 2 degrees of global warming and higher, the release of methane gas during gas extraction is a serious concern. As a member of the generation that is to inherit this earth and this man-made problem, I am continuously frustrated that decisions are being made that exacerbates the catastrophic effects of climate change. With millions of climate refugees forecasted to be mobilised in the Pacific Islands and low lying areas of India and Pakistan, it is morally unacceptable to further invest in fossil fuel exploration. The cost of managing climate change will far exceed the profits made from this project.

I want to reach adulthood and raise children in a world that is not plagued by resource conflict, increased natural disasters and increased risk of disease. I want my children to be able to wander the streets of New York, scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef and the Pacific Islands, be able to visit glaciers and enjoy the thrill of skiing and snowboarding, be able to enjoy natural spaces and the full, beautiful biodiversity of this earth.

And I know you want the same for your grandchildren.

In 50-100 years from now, when we are in the midst of a potential volatile world, people will ask, what did you do to stop this from happening?

What will your answer be?

You are writing the future, and you will never be able to erase this decision from history.

I strongly protest CSG Being Conducted Anywhere in our Great Country

I oppose the current Narrabri Gas Project proposal. The environmental concerns far out way its benefits. Further, going ahead with this proposal will simply take us down the road of previous bad government planning decisions. Those decisions have lead to price increase to gas. Minimal income benefit to the government as a result of gas extraction. Despite presently extracting more gas than ever gas companies still threaten Australians of what is, after all, their gas, with gas shortages. There will be large scale disruption to agriculture, value of land, and includes complete disregard to our indigenous people. Greater social, financial, and environmental benefit will be experienced by pursuing energy from renewable resources. With the brief benefit from the extracted gas we face long term environmental degradation, including loss of groundwater, exposure to salt, fugitive emissions of methane gas adding to the already critical issue of climate change. This project should not go ahead.

My objection is personal, it seems science is ignored.
I haven't stopped objecting since I heard this was in Australia..

I and many others have and will sacrifice our lives to stop this.

In winter 2012, I travelled on the Leard Pilliga Tour first and then on the Bridging the Divide Tour from Brisbane to Tara.. I was on the second tour for both. It was early days. In Qld we packed my little car with people, and I followed the mini-bus. I had not been west of Toowoomba for many years, and the whole landscape had changed. I could taste the coal dust in the air and the blue sky was hazed with mining activity. The roads were lined with the bodies of our national icons and the police escorted mass weapons of destruction that owned the road.. I heard 'Miles' of injustices, and cried with a seventh generation farmer's experiences along the way. It did not take long to see what this was doing to communities, country and our foodbowls. We connected with many people directly impacted. Heard stories of coexistence. In Pilliga I met Tony Pickard busy raising awareness in that region.. Then in Qld, I met families of Brian Monk, Debbi Orr, Narelle & Scott, Michael Bretherick from the Tara Estate.. (all I think have been bought out and silenced, except Brian Monk) and also farmers Dale Stiller and Darryl Bishop, Joe Hill, George Bender (RIP, a suicide statistic from the stress of this toxic industry, and not the only one) and other locals.

This was 2012. Many Australian families were exhausted and sick. Fighting for awareness. Their circumstances unknown and deliberately ignored.

They had been drained of their lives. The value of their properties and business depreciating rapidly. With their health and productivity stolen. The level of stress and anxiety evident, as these people's pleas continued to be ignored by authorities and the Qld Health Minister dismissed heir concerns. All were experiencing significant increases in respiratory illness, headaches and fatigue. Innocent children with chemical rashes and lines from the ring of their bathwater. I watched as a toddler sat cross-legged head in hands, rocking for almost an hour. Someone from the group spoke up from behind me, getting the toddlers attention. I invited a very sad but quiet little boy up on my lap, for a cuddle.. As he turned around I could see he'd recently had a bleeding nose. He hopped upon the lap of both myself and my favourite knitting nanna. As she gently pushed the hair from this child's ear, tears streamed down my cheeks. Dry blood was in his ear.

I looked at this nanna next to me. We silently vowed that we would never stop. I cannot close my eyes to this mistreatment and injustice. The best way I can provide for my descendants, is to protect their future. This is not the legacy I wish to leave behind.


BTW. IÃÃ,ƒÃÂ,Ã,Â,ÃÃ,Â,ÃÂ,Ã,Â'm a good friend of Dan Lanzinis, since he responded to my call out at Glenugie.


The gas industry has contaminated everything from the Crown to the ground.


Simple science...
Salt and steal do not mix.
Salt and concrete do not mix.
Every single well will Leak.


Australians do not approve of this rape and exploitation of the Great Artesian Basin. This project is NOT for Australia!


For our past, present and future we will resist this project.

RESPECT

Please count me and my family among those who OPPOSE CSG and fossil fuels of any kind. They are a threat to our precious ground water and endanger public safety and wildlife.

The network of tracks, wells and pipes mean extensive damage to the integrity and functionality of the Pilliga forrest and water basin. There would be extensive tree and undergrowth clearing, soil errosion and compaction, and high loss of life from vehicles hitting wildlife and covering vegitation in dust.

In Summer and times of drought CSG already pulls too much water out of the ground water table, dropping the level and making streams and bores on farms dry up. This would only get worse, causing farms to go bankrupt and farmers to suicide.

Wildlife come to drink at tailings dams out of desperation and die from poisoning. That toxic waste finds its way back into the ground water, and our food chain, during times of high rainfall and flooding.

The open flames are a bushfire hazard and the mining companies rely on local volunteers for fighting fires. This is unacceptable as the Volunteer Bushfire Brigade have more than enough work protecting local homes, farms, and lives.
The light pollution from these open flames is also affecting the operation of the optical telescopes at Siding Spring Observatory.

Various toxins have already been measured in ground water in the Pilliga area. This alone is a deal breaker! If they can't guarantee and follow through with ensuring the ground water is safe, they have no business being there.
WATER IS LIFE, and especially precious in the driest parts of the driest continent on Earth.

They need to clean up their mess and get out!

Renewables are overdue.
We have the technology and public support for renewables. They are safer, greener, and create more long term stable jobs. Renewables also lead to a future of environmental stability and therefore economical stability.
The same cannot be said or guaranteed with CSG or other fossil fuels.
The fossil fuel industry needs to transition it's interests into renewables or face inevitable doom for their companies and the planet.

PROTECT OUR WATER.
PROTECT OUR FARMS.
PROTECT OUR FUTURE!
Listen to the people, do what it right for the planet.
END FOSSIL FUELS.
TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES.
Planet and people before profits.

Like most CSG projects, the Narrabri Gas Project risks precious water sources, including the Great Australian Basin.
I myself live on the land, and would be horrified if this was to happen in my backyard.
I oppose this particular project because it has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water and therefore I see that Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely.
Methane flare stacks up to 50m high would be running day and night, even on total fire ban days. The Pilliga is prone to severe bushfires, and this puts people and the biodiversity of the Pilliga at risk every fire season. It is unreasonable risk to take.

Information given about Mining giant Santos wants to drill 850 gas wells into the Pilliga Forest in NTH - - West NSW , threatening our land , water & climate , why would anyone ever want this distruction to go ahead in this country of ours . We need to take every possible action & our responsibility to the future generation to do what is best for all who will be effected by this action .

Our land, soil, water and community must be priority over destructive short term finite projects that only benefit a few.

The Narrabri Gas Project will extract over 35 billion litres of toxic groundwater, much of it in the first five years. This water will be treated and in the early years will generate tens of thousands of tonnes of salt, for which there is no safe disposal plan.
It will clear close to 1,000 hectares of the Pilliga Forest, fragmenting the largest temperate woodland in New South Wales, home to unique wildlife.
It will cause significant diversion of water from a recharge aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin, which is a water resource relied upon by rural communities across western NSW.
It will lead to large deliberate and fugitive emissions of methane, adding to climate change.
It will cause more trauma to the regional Aboriginal community because the area of impact is crucially important to the spiritual, cultural and social life of Gamilaraay people.
It is not justified: SantosÂ' own Coal Seam Gas export activities in Queensland have caused gas prices to rise and supply to become unpredictable. NSW should respond to this by investing in more reliable and ultimately cheaper renewable energy, not by letting Santos inflict more environmental, social and economic harm.
It will cause economic upheaval in Narrabri and put agricultural industries at risk, as well as causing light pollution that will ruin the dark night sky needed by the internationally renowned Siding Spring Observatory.
Coal Seam Gas is harmful to health. Neither the NSW Government nor Santos have investigated or dealt with the serious health effects of coal seam gas now appearing in peer-reviewed research in the United States.

To those considering the approval for the Narrabri Gas project,
I am deeply concerned about the impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga region on ecosystem health and human health.
I am worried about the following possible impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga:
- groundwater contamination in a region close to our agricultural food bowl (endangering human health and Australia's export potential)
- heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems, the effects of which are well documented. Such as its disruption of the neurological and physiological function of plants and animals.
- methane gas emission, a greenhouse gas 27 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
- the clearing of precious tree cover and habitat in the Pilliga region which will increase erosion, increase the risk of bushfires, remove a valuable carbon sink and devastate numerous native species.
- Interference in the sacred lands and sites of the Indigenous Nation.
I truly believe it would be incredibly irresponsible and short-sighted for this project to go ahead. Whether the project has an environmental management plan or not, ecosystems are fragile and interconnected and the slightest disruption can have devastating, far-reaching and irreversible consequences.
Furthermore, as our world hurtles towards 2 degrees of global warming and higher, the release of methane gas during gas extraction is a serious concern. As a member of the generation that is to inherit this earth and this man-made problem, I am continuously frustrated that decisions are being made that exacerbates the catastrophic effects of climate change. With millions of climate refugees forecasted to be mobilised in the Pacific Islands and low-lying areas of India and Pakistan, it is morally unacceptable to further invest in fossil fuel exploration. The cost of managing climate change will far exceed the profits made from this project.
I want to reach adulthood and raise children in a world that is not plagued by resource conflict, increased natural disasters and increased risk of disease. I want my children to be able to wander the streets of New York, scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef and the Pacific Islands, be able to visit glaciers and enjoy the thrill of skiing and snowboarding, be able to enjoy natural spaces and the full, beautiful biodiversity of this earth.
And I know you want the same for your grandchildren.
In 50-100 years from now, when we are in the midst of a potential volatile world, people will ask, what did you do to stop this from happening?
What will your answer be?
You are writing the future, and you will never be able to erase this decision from history.

Born and raised in Narrabri. I do not support this.

Destruction of sustainable and renewable farmland for the purpose of extracting non-renewable fossil fuel is wrong.

I grew up in Bella's and went to Narrabri High School, I know that Narrabri and the surrounding areas have prime agriculture land producing wheat, sorghum, beef and sheep for generations. Australian grown has always been safe, I'm not certain this will continue to be the case if the Narrabri Gas Project goes ahead.

Drilling for gas on top of the Great Artesian Basin is a huge risk to be taking, risking the GAB should never be an option. Nor should taking the amount of water necessary to run such operations be in a Country as dry as Australia.

Living in Queensland I have seen how much light is emitted from gas flares, I believe that light from the Narrabri Gas Project if it goes ahead will have negative effects upon the Siding Springs Observatory.

I have a deep sadness for our Indigenous brothers and sisters who are connected spiritually to the area where drilling is proposed, and have difficulty imagining that if this land held great significance to the Roman Catholic Church for example, it would be given the same amount of disregard.

This whole project is a disaster waiting to happen. It will destroy farming land and the livelihood of the farmers in this area. There are also many threatened species that live in this area.
Once the water has been contaminated and the ground cleared there is no no coming back. To say that the project does not pose an "unmanageable risk" is a crock of garbage. Santos does not care for the environment or the Australian people. It will be too little, too late when something happens and by then the company will have taken the profits and the gas and not care for what's left.
Australian people/farmers have a right to work their land and not be shoved aside for money-grabbing companies and governments. These people are the backbone of our country and we need them to supply us with food. Without food, gas isn't really going to be much good to us. Why the hell aren't governments supporting our farmers instead of selling them out to the highest bidders especially foreigners??

I object to this proposal on many levels.
The traditional custodians of the land, the Gamilaraay people, must be heeded. They are opposed to this development and we must respect their connection to songlines and stories through the land, as well as their right to culturally significant sites.
The environment is a significant habitat for several threatened species, including the Spotted-tailed Quoll and Pilliga Mouse, and is a recognised Important Bird Area with over 200 species. To fragment this important environment would be detrimental to many species that we have an obligation to preserve.

The local community and farmers don't want it.
The process of CSG extraction is dangerous and toxic to human, health. The water system is at risk. Salination would become a huge issue. Santos doesn't have a good track record with avoiding spills and leaks. There are fire hazards in this dry region, and a significant observatory site would be threatened due to light and dust pollution.
There are so many reasons NOT to go ahead with this project and with more sustainable renewable energy sources available, CSG just isn't viable. Keep this land clean!

No to coal seam

To those considering the approval for the Narrabri Gas project, I am deeply concerned about the impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga region on ecosystem health and human health.

I am worried about the following possible impacts of coal seam gas exploration in the Pilliga:
- groundwater contamination in a region close to our agricultural food bowl (endangering human health and Australia's export potential)
- heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems, the effects of which are well documented. Such as its disruption of neurological and physiological function of plants and animals.
- methane gas emission, a greenhouse gas 27 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
- the clearing of precious tree cover and habitat in the Pilliga region which will increase erosion, increase risk of bushfires, remove a valuable carbon sink and devastate numerous native species.
- Interference in the sacred lands and sites of the Indigenous Nation.

I truly believe it would be incredibly irresponsible and short-sighted for this project to go ahead. Whether the project has an environmental management plan or not, ecosystems are fragile and interconnected and the slightest disruption can have devastating, far-reaching and irreversible consequences.

Furthermore, as our world hurtles towards 2 degrees of global warming and higher, the release of methane gas during gas extraction is a serious concern. As a member of the generation that is to inherit this earth and this man-made problem, I am continuously frustrated that decisions are being made that exacerbates the catastrophic effects of climate change. With millions of climate refugees forecasted to be mobilised in the Pacific Islands and low lying areas of India and Pakistan, it is morally unacceptable to further invest in fossil fuel exploration. The cost of managing climate change will far exceed the profits made from this project.

I want to reach adulthood and raise children in a world that is not plagued by resource conflict, increased natural disasters and increased risk of disease. I want my children to be able to wander the streets of New York, scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef and the Pacific Islands, be able to visit glaciers and enjoy the thrill of skiing and snowboarding, be able to enjoy natural spaces and the full, beautiful biodiversity of this earth.

And I know you want the same for your grandchildren.

In 50-100 years from now, when we are in the midst of a potential volatile world, people will ask, what did you do to stop this from happening?

What will your answer be?

You are writing the future, and you will never be able to erase this decision from history.