This proposed gas project will produce gas at an unnecessary cost to the environment. Current natural gas production facilities are exporting a more than adequate supply of gas to meet this country's needs. Profit from the proposed facility will go overseas.

I wish to strongly object to the proposal to build 850 coal seam gas wells in the Pilliga state forest, in the NSW north-west. This proposal will alter the ecology of the region and introduces risks to the health of the environment. Further, it essentially puts further wealth into the hands of Santos and its shareholders for little public benefit of Australians.

There are a variety of reasons, including the major one of contributing to further climate change, that need to be considered. These include the risks to water, the objections of traditional owners of the land, the increased risk of fire, and the changes that will inevitably occur for wildlife and the ecology of the region.

I would urge a conservative approach to this proposal and any others like it, because we need to act as custodians of the land we still have rather than exploit it for short-term gain.

I am appalled and opposed to the idea of allowing CSG in the Pillaga region.
It's a safe haven for wildlife which will be totally excluded by all the activity
It will damage almost beyond repair the water supplies in the region: the great artesian basin and the Murray-Darling
Coal Seam Gas is not substitute for moving to renewable resources and will continue to increase CO2 levels
The burning stacks will increase the bushfire hazard in the area in summer time
The whole concept really amounts to allowing private investors to rip off the Commons at the expense of the public.

Yours

I support the project because:
1) Utilisation of valuable resource - resulting in economic benefits locally and to the state as a whole
2) Supply of reliable energy source - households and businesses
3) Creation of jobs in regional NSW
4) Investment in regional NSW
5) Replacement source for the Cooper Basin
6) No pipeline to NSW from QLD
7) Vic has moratorium on CSG
8) Low environment impacts in comparison to benefits

I wish to strenuously object to this proposal.
My reasons inter alia....

Extremely high risk to our most precious commodity...Water

Destruction of an outstanding forest and habitat area.

Substantial increase of methane which is a major contributor to global warming/climate change.

A short term project which has so much potential danger attached to it should not proceed.

I urge you to reject this proposal in the interests of our future.

David Lynch

Coal seam gas is a hazardous operations that has proven to be out of control in many occasions around the world. Methane leaks are common and very destructive to our climate. How many witnessing videos of burning water do we have to see before we stop this practice?

The Pilliga is the largest temperate woodland left in the whole of Eastern Australia, we simply can't let Santos and our government get away with turning it into an industrial wasteland.

I urge the NSW government to follow Victoria in putting a moratorium on Coal Seam Gas drilling.

I am calling on you to reject the proposal by Santos to build gas wells in the Pilliga forest. 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. Additionally, 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. As well as that there are hundreds of cultural sites, and 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.
I urge you to give your full attention to these issues over profits in making your decision.

Sincerely Joanne Lowe

THe Pilliga forest is a critical element in the botanical structure of Australia. It includes trees that are significnat to the whole history of Austtalian geography especially Callitris and Aruacaria. They offer shelter to koalas and other improtant native speices. Do not allow the very temporary advantage of oil production to destroy the Vital long term contribution of the forest to the lives of our descendants

I am very concerned that this mining project could put at risk two very important water sources, the great artesian basin and the Murray darling basin. Even if there is just a small risk that gas mining could detrimentally affect water sources then that mining should not be allowed to go ahead. I am also concerned about the affect on bush wildlife that this project could have and the possibility that in extremely hot weather conditions the gas mining could start or exacerbate bush fires. Overall I am opposed to the mining project going ahead.

my opposition stems from the inevitable strong degrading of the forest , the risk to watertable and known but not quantified yet methane leaks.