There is simply no sense in approving this destructive project.
Santo is one of the most irresponsible mining companies in the world.
With over 20 waste water spills and 2 contaminated aquifers in NSW , coupled with a completely failed rehabilitation program.
They spilled obscene amounts of oil in WA killing dolphins and damaged coral reefs.
They then spilled 250000 liters of oil in QLD.
They have a gas tank leaking gas in the NT for over 20 years and said nothing and wont fix it.
Not to mention the Sidoarjo mudflow (or Lusi mud volcano) in East Java, Indonesia, which began erupting in May 2006.
Clearly this in not a company that can be trusted and has no interests in the preservation of our unique environment.
Over 23000 Australians objected to the Narrabri gas field and were blatantly ignored.
With the renewable roll out, NSW and the rest of Australia is becoming less reliant on gas and with the propaganda spruiking gas as a transition fuel, it stifling the just transition to net zero.
With species extinction and the the consensus in Australia to halt it and reverse species decline and habitat loss, it is insane to think that building a gas field and associated pipelines in one of Australia's biodiversity hotspots is a good idea!
We don't need contaminated water, we don't want contaminated soil, we want clean air and fresh produce from one of the worlds biggest and best food bowls in the Liverpool planes.
Santos has been bullying farmers, traditional owners, businesses and the general public for far too long.
It's time to put an end to this and shut this project down once and for all.

The submission lodged at 4:30pm had an incorrect attachment. Please use this version.

We object to this project which plans to blast with ANFO in Pilliga Forest, with no geotechnical assessment upon which a reasoned assessment can be undertaken by the Department of Planning or Independent Planning Commission. We recommend that this Project requires referral to the IPC, where numerous matters can be assessed in the requisite detail, including the absent cumulative impact assessment with the Narrabri Stage 3 mine, the absence of details about low point drains and high point vents which would be required along the pipeline. The absence of any EIS references to these aspects of the infrastructure leave significant gaps in the ability of the decision makers to assess such matters as potential groundwater and surface water pollution, and climate change impacts. We also believe that the subject of compressor station should have been explicitly addressed. It is not sufficient to simply assert that there is no need for compression along the pipeline route, as there are numerous indications to the contrary eg the hilly terrain and the fact admitted by Santos that blasting is needed to clear obstructions. You can have no blasting and also no compression. The vulnerability of Bohena Creek and also Yellow Springs Dam is understated or not mentioned. We look forward to providing more detailed arguments and evidence against the Narrabri Lateral Pipeline at the Independent Planning Commission public hearing. Thank you.