Narrabri Gas

It is not necessary to rip the earth apart to provide abundant energy for all. The evidence has been accumulating for years that this is the case; recent studies have proved that the technological means to convert to renewable energy sources exist. Conversion is now economically feasible if subsidisation of the fossil fuel industries is discontinued.

The reason for the continuation of extractive industries is profit-driven business, not need.
The profit is for the few, the destruction and loss is for the many. This is a shameful injustice which government cannot perpetuate.
I call on the department to disallow CSG mining in the Pilliga. Natural assets of the land belong to the people of Australia and should be conserved in perpetuity.

Hello,

Here are the reasons why i object to these developments going ahead:

1. The Narrabri Gas 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

Creeks in the Pilliga run into the Namoi River--a part of the Murray Darling Basin. This system is vulnerable to contamination from drilling fluid spills and the salty treated water produced from the proposed 850 wells.

2. The Gamilaraay Traditional Custodians are opposed
There are hundreds of cultural sites as well as songlines and stories connecting the Gamilaraay to the forest and to the groundwater beneath. Gamilaraay people are deeply involved in the battle against CSG, and have told Santos they do not want their country sacrificed for a coal seam gas field.

3. Farmers and other local community reject the project
Extensive community surveys have shown an average of 96% opposition to CSG. This stretches across a massive 3.2 million hectares of country surrounding the Pilliga forest, including 99 communities. Hundreds of farmers have participated in protest actions unlike any previously seen in the region.

4. The Narrabri Gas Project has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water--Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely
Santos has already contaminated a freshwater aquifer in the Pilliga with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines, as well as lead, aluminium, arsenic and barium². In addition, there have been over 20 reported spills and leaks of toxic CSG water from storage ponds, pipes and well heads. Santos cannot be trusted.

5. The Pilliga is a haven for threatened wildlife
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 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.

6. Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change
Methane is by far the major component of natural gas, and is a greenhouse gas 72 times more powerful than CO². CSG fields contribute to climate change through the leakage of methane during the production, transport, processing and use of coal seam gas.

7. Human health is compromised by coal seam gas
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.

8. 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 pollution⁵. The area has been internationally recognised as a `dark sky park'⁶ and the 50m high gas flares proposed by Santos threaten the viability of the facility.

9. Thousands of tonnes of salt waste will result from the project
Santos has no solution for disposing of the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of salt that will be produced. Between 17,000 and 42,000 tonnes of salt waste would be produced each year. This industry would leave a toxic legacy in NSW.

10. Risk of fires would increase throughout the Pilliga's tinder-box conditions
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. The project would increase ignition sources as well as extracting, transporting and storing a highly flammable gas right within this extremely fire-prone forest.
- See more at: https://www.wilderness.org.au/final-push-pilliga#sthash.XUygGtyE.dpuf

I urge you to reconsider the decision to allow drilling and fracking in the Pilliga. There are deeply held and well substantiated concerns about our environment - in the Pilliga and in Australia as a whole. We have been like a bunch of self indulgent adolescents exploiting the earth without due regard for the long term consequences. It is understandable that the environmental system appeared to be coping with all of our destructive enterprise because it had a relatively slow response process and we may not have fully understood what we were doing in the past, but even now we are not taking into account that this is an exponentially cumulative system. It is like a chain reaction that starts slowly but speeds up to catastrophic levels suddenly which is what we are facing today. Many scietists however have tried to warn us but no one was listening and now we are at that point where the chain reaction speeds up disastrously. We have a number of extremely serious issues to deal with which I would consider a significant reason for halting the fracking industry immediately!

1.Climate change that is warming the oceans causing coral bleaching, kelp forest and mangrove forest deaths on a vast scale and extreme weather conditions destroying towns, farms, crops and causing birds, bats and other animals to fall out of their trees. This requires banning the exploration and use of all fossil fuels which have been proven to be the biggest contributor to climate change. This may seem drastic but as a matter of fact it would be good for the economy as has been demonstrated in many places in the world where it has been embraced. In addition cleaning up and repairing the environment would also create jobs for hundreds of environmental scientists who would love to restore the environment but cannot find a job and are in despair about the situation. Climate Change and environmental degradation are closely linked and part of that problem is deforestation and the destruction of eco systems. and water quality. which also must be stopped. There are many alternatives. It requires a Government with a will and the ability to reorganize the way the economy and workforce does business and is of much greater financial value than continuing this devastating industrial practice. Fracking and drilling fir gas adds to climate change and is environmentally destructive and therefore can no longer be tolerated.

2. Water: Aquifers cover an enormous part of the Australian continent and many animals, people and environments depend on ithem. To risk it's contamination would surely amount to a crime against humanity and LIFE! Drilling wells for oil and gas, and especially fracking wells have been shown to be sure to fail at some point in time. There is boundless evidence all over the world at how destructive drilling and fracking is to waterways and water tables. This should not be allowed. The Herald Sun reported: "Fears that drinking-water supplies on the northern rivers could be contaminated by toxic chemicals if coal-seam gas (CSG) production was allowed to go ahead have been heightened by the contamination of an acquifer near a CSG project in the Pilliga Forest.

The first confirmation of aquifer contamination associated with CSG activity in Australia has sparked a flood of calls by environmentalists, farmers, doctors and MPs for a halt to operations in Australia pending a full investigation into the industry.

And it's been revealed that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) took almost a year to issue a $1,500 fine to energy company Santos over contamination which included uranium at a level 20 times the Australian drinking water guideline for human health."

3. The indigenous community and it's land rights:
It seems inconceivable to me that any Goverment would actually be able to permit this exploitation considering that it's constituents are it's responsibility. It has come to my attention that many indigenous communities have not even been consulted or considered in the allocation of exploration permits on their hard won land! This is just another slap in the face for our first Australians.

4. Maintaining a high functioning and peaceful democracy:
Business should not take precedence over the wishes of the community. It is imperative that Governments responds to the values, needs and concerns of the community if we are to maintain peaceful and productive society. If Governments do not listen to its constituents and ignores their attempts to communicate it will lead to social unrest, civil disobedience, and chaos. This business as usual attitude is undoing the hard won democratic achievements of our fore fathers.

5. Tourism and quality of natural environments:
The Pilliga and surrounding area is still a magnificent place that attracts many visitors from all over the world. It brings tourism dollars but it also does many other things via that means. The movement of people and sharing of the world's natural wonders leads to joy, spiritual upliftment and promotes peace in the world. Experiencing environmental degradation, pollution and consequent ill health destroys the human spirit. It creates cynicism, depression, physical and metal illness and rage. These are not only a serious threat to our culture but also incurs a large financial burden.

6. The farming community:
Much is already known about the devastating effect on farmers who find their cattle and sheep dead besides the streams and dams due to toxic drilling and fracking pollution. Many farmers have lost their livelihoods and many have committed suicide. This surely is a blight for the NSW Government's history.

How can any decent Government allow this to proceed?

As a Government you must act responsibly. You cannot play partisan politics with these dire issues. It is not a game. I'm appalled at the lack of investment in renewable energies whilst continuing to encourage and subsidize coal, gas and oil exploration and extraction.

Do you really understand what we are facing here? I am 66 years of age and have done my research and followed the history of these issues for more than 50 years. Let me finish with a question for you. If you had to choose between disease and starvation, chaos, and global political instability for your children's future and a world thriving on renewable energy with a low impact footprint living in a well maintained pristine environment without fracking mines, oil spills and coal pollution which would you choose? It's your children we're talking about. What would you choose for your children? This is in utter seriousness. If you cannot see the future outcome of business as usual then I despair at the future for my and your children and grandchildren.
In all sincerity,
Ingrid

Please protect the Pilliga forest from voracious mining firms. This natural resource should be protected for long term value, rather than ripped apart for a one-off reward.

I object to this application, because of the severe environmental consequences and risks.
- Given that water is a scarce resource (and will be even more so in the future) this project should not be approved as it poses a risk to the Great Artesian Basin and the Murray-Darling Basin
- the Piliga is a habitat for many threatened species
- coal seam gas contributes to climate change
- the project would increase the risk of bushfires in the Piliga, which is already prone to severe bushfires
- the local community is strongly against it
Environmental concerns should be put above the interest of a private business!

1. The Narrabri Gas 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

Creeks in the Pilliga run into the Namoi River--a part of the Murray Darling Basin. This system is vulnerable to contamination from drilling fluid spills and the salty treated water produced from the proposed 850 wells.

2. The Gamilaraay Traditional Custodians are opposed

There are hundreds of cultural sites as well as songlines and stories connecting the Gamilaraay to the forest and to the groundwater beneath. Gamilaraay people are deeply involved in the battle against CSG, and have told Santos they do not want their country sacrificed for a coal seam gas field.

3. Farmers and other local community reject the project

Extensive community surveys have shown an average of 96% opposition to CSG. This stretches across a massive 3.2 million hectares of country surrounding the Pilliga forest, including 99 communities. Hundreds of farmers have participated in protest actions unlike any previously seen in the region.

4. The Narrabri Gas Project has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water--Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely

Santos has already contaminated a freshwater aquifer in the Pilliga with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines, as well as lead, aluminium, arsenic and barium². In addition, there have been over 20 reported spills and leaks of toxic CSG water from storage ponds, pipes and well heads. Santos cannot be trusted.

5. The Pilliga is a haven for threatened wildlife

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 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.

6. Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change

Methane is by far the major component of natural gas, and is a greenhouse gas 72 times more powerful than CO². CSG fields contribute to climate change through the leakage of methane during the production, transport, processing and use of coal seam gas.

7. Human health is compromised by coal seam gas

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.

8. 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 pollution⁵. The area has been internationally recognised as a `dark sky park'⁶ and the 50m high gas flares proposed by Santos threaten the viability of the facility.

9. Thousands of tonnes of salt waste will result from the project

Santos has no solution for disposing of the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of salt that will be produced. Between 17,000 and 42,000 tonnes of salt waste would be produced each year. This industry would leave a toxic legacy in NSW.

10. Risk of fires would increase throughout the Pilliga's tinder-box conditions

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. The project would increase ignition sources as well as extracting, transporting and storing a highly flammable gas right within this extremely fire-prone forest.

Evidence based research has left no doubt that the proposed CSG exploration is environmentally detrimental. You cannot undo the damage. Consider the bigger, longer term picture. Your legacy to the nation and its people could be great, if you and your government protects this "at risk" piece of the country. Please do it, for your constituents, our children and for your own conscience. With thanks and regards, Julia

This project is not supported by the local communities or the traditional custodians of the land. There is no evidence of a plan to deal with salt waste, and the threat of environmental damage and/or water contamination is too great.

This drilling should not be allowed. The land should be kept for our native fauna and fauna, so future generations will still have some natural environment left!

I object to the contamination of our most precious resource, water. I object to the use of Australian resources without the permission of the traditional landowners. I object to the potential harm to our native flours and fauna. I object to the inherent risk of contamination of farm produce. But most of all I object to a government basing all decisions on short term economic gain at the risk of damaging forever sustainable practices that make much more economic sense in the long term.

NO NO NO to the Narrabri Gas Project.

Please, do not allow this destructive, disastrous project to be allowed to eventuate!

1. The Narrabri Gas 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

Creeks in the Pilliga run into the Namoi River--a part of the Murray Darling Basin. This system is vulnerable to contamination from drilling fluid spills and the salty treated water produced from the proposed 850 wells.

2. The Gamilaraay Traditional Custodians are opposed
There are hundreds of cultural sites as well as songlines and stories connecting the Gamilaraay to the forest and to the groundwater beneath. Gamilaraay people are deeply involved in the battle against CSG, and have told Santos they do not want their country sacrificed for a coal seam gas field.

3. Farmers and other local community reject the project
Extensive community surveys have shown an average of 96% opposition to CSG. This stretches across a massive 3.2 million hectares of country surrounding the Pilliga forest, including 99 communities. Hundreds of farmers have participated in protest actions unlike any previously seen in the region.

4. The Narrabri Gas Project has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water--Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely
Santos has already contaminated a freshwater aquifer in the Pilliga with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines, as well as lead, aluminium, arsenic and barium². In addition, there have been over 20 reported spills and leaks of toxic CSG water from storage ponds, pipes and well heads. Santos cannot be trusted.

5. The Pilliga is a haven for threatened wildlife
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 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.

6. Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change
Methane is by far the major component of natural gas, and is a greenhouse gas 72 times more powerful than CO². CSG fields contribute to climate change through the leakage of methane during the production, transport, processing and use of coal seam gas.

7. Human health is compromised by coal seam gas
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.

8. 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 pollution⁵. The area has been internationally recognised as a `dark sky park'⁶ and the 50m high gas flares proposed by Santos threaten the viability of the facility.

9. Thousands of tonnes of salt waste will result from the project
Santos has no solution for disposing of the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of salt that will be produced. Between 17,000 and 42,000 tonnes of salt waste would be produced each year. This industry would leave a toxic legacy in NSW.

10. Risk of fires would increase throughout the Pilliga's tinder-box conditions
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. The project would increase ignition sources as well as extracting, transporting and storing a highly flammable gas right within this extremely fire-prone forest.

Far too much impact to sensitive ecological systems. No amount of offsets should qualify this level of impact, let alone the potential impacts should there be a failure or release.

I cannot support this project based on the environmental damage inherent in mining CSG. I refer to Ben Cubby's article in the Sydney Morning Herald News website on August 3 2011, where he reports on The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's admission that extraction of CSG will inevitably contaminate aquifers. Despite the amount of time that has passed since then, CSG is still an environmentally disastrous energy procurement venture and I don't believe that any person can justify building 850 gas wells over the Great Artesian Basin - one of the largest and deepest fresh-water reservoirs in the world.

The wilderness society of Australia list some highly valid and important points of opposition, see below. Personally, as a scientist, I am yet to be convinced by scientific evidence that CSG does not harm local environments, water, health and thus also society. Given the wider implications for climate change, particularly with recent evidence of methane leakage reported today by the ABC, it seems ludicrous to be proposing this development when investment in cleaner, greener, energy sources could have better outcomes for the environment and society. http://www.lockthegate.org.au/methane_infrared_finkel_energy_review

1. The Narrabri Gas 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

Creeks in the Pilliga run into the Namoi River--a part of the Murray Darling Basin. This system is vulnerable to contamination from drilling fluid spills and the salty treated water produced from the proposed 850 wells.

2. The Gamilaraay Traditional Custodians are opposed
There are hundreds of cultural sites as well as songlines and stories connecting the Gamilaraay to the forest and to the groundwater beneath. Gamilaraay people are deeply involved in the battle against CSG, and have told Santos they do not want their country sacrificed for a coal seam gas field.

3. Farmers and other local community reject the project
Extensive community surveys have shown an average of 96% opposition to CSG. This stretches across a massive 3.2 million hectares of country surrounding the Pilliga forest, including 99 communities. Hundreds of farmers have participated in protest actions unlike any previously seen in the region.

4. The Narrabri Gas Project has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water--Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely
Santos has already contaminated a freshwater aquifer in the Pilliga with uranium at levels 20 times higher than safe drinking water guidelines, as well as lead, aluminium, arsenic and barium². In addition, there have been over 20 reported spills and leaks of toxic CSG water from storage ponds, pipes and well heads. Santos cannot be trusted.

5. The Pilliga is a haven for threatened wildlife
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 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.

6. Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change
Methane is by far the major component of natural gas, and is a greenhouse gas 72 times more powerful than CO². CSG fields contribute to climate change through the leakage of methane during the production, transport, processing and use of coal seam gas.

7. Human health is compromised by coal seam gas
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.

8. 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 pollution⁵. The area has been internationally recognised as a `dark sky park'⁶ and the 50m high gas flares proposed by Santos threaten the viability of the facility.

9. Thousands of tonnes of salt waste will result from the project
Santos has no solution for disposing of the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of salt that will be produced. Between 17,000 and 42,000 tonnes of salt waste would be produced each year. This industry would leave a toxic legacy in NSW.

10. Risk of fires would increase throughout the Pilliga's tinder-box conditions
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. The project would increase ignition sources as well as extracting, transporting and storing a highly flammable gas right within this extremely fire-prone forest.


¹SoilFutures Consulting 2014, Great Artesian Basin Recharge Systems and Extent of Petroleum and Gas Leases. http://www.gabpg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GAB-Report1.pdf
²http://www.smh.com.au/environment/santos-coal-seam-gas-project-contaminates-aquifer-20140307-34csb.html
³BirdLife International (2017) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pilliga http://www.birdlife.org
⁴Marion Carey Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), Air pollution from coal seam gas may put public health at risk The Conversation, November 20, 2012
⁵https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/21/siding-spring-observatory-threat-coal-seam-gas-light-pollution
⁶http://darksky.org/first-dark-sky-park-in-australia-designated/

- See more at: https://www.wilderness.org.au/final-push-pilliga#sthash.TZzrSroR.dpuf

Totally opposed to this venture - stop the destruction

Dear Sir,
I would like to register my strong objection to the plan to drill and develop Coal Seam Gas field. The environmental hazards of CSG have been demonstrated and documented in many places in the world. The threat to the water resources in the area are so great, that we should not even be contemplating drilling and injection a lethal concoction into the water table. Furthermore, the threats of spills from the surface is also a huge hazard. The environment in general will be impacted in an adverse way on many fronts. Please save the trees, the animals and the water, don't let short term gain by some businesses ruin the future of the area.
Dennis Nickell

Dear Sir/Madam,
I wish to submit my opposition to the proposed Pillaga CSG development.
Not only is the development of this field unnecessary for energy resource in our community, as there is already substantial exploitation of Australian gas for international consumption! Any possible financial gain can only be of benefit to a select few at the expense of our community, and legacy of our descendants.
The indiscriminate rape of Australia and our environment is a most unworthy activity and should be dismissed for the greedy and self interested activity it is.
Kind regards,
Bruce Wild.

How disgusting!!!
The animals and land will NEVER recover for this!!

Please stop this from happening, it has been proven that fracking or coel seem gas has terrible effects on the ground water and surrounding environment where people live. Its already caused damage in Queensland and America, there s no need for this destructive way of mining. Please be aware of this and its consequences

I'm sure that I don't need to blabber on about why this isn't a good idea, I assume you have that knowledge. Thw outcome of this will demonstrate who this state is owned by. Albeit a relentlessly idiotic idea, coal steam gas, what are we living in the 90's.