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This press release
comes from a Lock the Gate member group in the Clarence Valley, NSW. It
is the second day of their action opposing Metgasco's plans to drill
near Grafton - Metgasco are currently doing site preparation ahead of
plans to commence drilling in early December.
See a map of the drill site here: http://bit.ly/SMAvfi
Check this website for latest updates: http://www.csgfreenorthernrivers.org/?p=1366
A community protest against coal seam gas drilling in the Clarence Valley near Grafton continues this morning. Local residents of the Glenugie and Pillar Valley area have gathered at the drill site for a second day to protest Metgasco’s coal seam gas operations in their neighbourhood.
“Fifty local residents gathered yesterday to protest against Metgasco’s activities in our area,” said Sarah Fletcher, who lives across the road from the drill site.
“None of us have been notified by Metgasco that they were going to commence work here,” said Ms. Fletcher.
“There has been no engagement with the community and no transparency from Metgasco.”
“These operations are going ahead without the support of the local community- we do not want to live in a gas field,” she said.
“Our important local wetland habitat areas and rich biodiversity are under threat from coal seam gas mining in this locality,” said Denise Dean of Pillar Valley.
“We are particularly worried about the risks to our local waterways and associated wetlands as there have been no studies to understand the impacts of mining in the Coldstream River catchment.
“Our area is home to threatened aquatic species like the Oxleyan Pygmy Perch and green and Golden Bell Frog and waterbirds such as Brolga, Black Necked Stork and Magpie Geese.”
“We are not going to give up the fight to protect our precious local environment from coal seam gas mining,” she said.
Photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.418833154855424.95803.149255515146524&type=1
Higher Res photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/treslola/sets/72157632066180911/
See a map of the drill site here: http://bit.ly/SMAvfi
Check this website for latest updates: http://www.csgfreenorthernrivers.org/?p=1366
Media Release: 22nd November 2012
Glenugie Community Stands Strong Against Coal Seam Gas Drilling
Glenugie Community Stands Strong Against Coal Seam Gas Drilling
A community protest against coal seam gas drilling in the Clarence Valley near Grafton continues this morning. Local residents of the Glenugie and Pillar Valley area have gathered at the drill site for a second day to protest Metgasco’s coal seam gas operations in their neighbourhood.
“Fifty local residents gathered yesterday to protest against Metgasco’s activities in our area,” said Sarah Fletcher, who lives across the road from the drill site.
“None of us have been notified by Metgasco that they were going to commence work here,” said Ms. Fletcher.
“There has been no engagement with the community and no transparency from Metgasco.”
“These operations are going ahead without the support of the local community- we do not want to live in a gas field,” she said.
“Our important local wetland habitat areas and rich biodiversity are under threat from coal seam gas mining in this locality,” said Denise Dean of Pillar Valley.
“We are particularly worried about the risks to our local waterways and associated wetlands as there have been no studies to understand the impacts of mining in the Coldstream River catchment.
“Our area is home to threatened aquatic species like the Oxleyan Pygmy Perch and green and Golden Bell Frog and waterbirds such as Brolga, Black Necked Stork and Magpie Geese.”
“We are not going to give up the fight to protect our precious local environment from coal seam gas mining,” she said.
Photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.418833154855424.95803.149255515146524&type=1
Higher Res photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/treslola/sets/72157632066180911/
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