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EXTENDED INTERVIEWS: GLOUCESTER LOCALS MEET WITH CHIEF SCIENTIST OVER CSG
Gloucester residents raised a raft of concerns with the state’s chief scientist today, who’s conducting a review of coal seam gas activities.
AGL has approval for 110 wells in the area, and a concept plan for another 200.
See the story and two full interviews below.
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Water=Priceless
Gloucester is a food producing, magnificent tourism destination and world heritage listed area. We rely on our water and land. We do not need extraction industries in this area. We already have sustainable economic industries. Our pristine water systems also supply the Manning River system and serve downstream users of Taree and other communities. The accumulative impacts of CSG and coal mining are devastating and should not be even considered in a thriving and productive area such as Gloucester. It is time to protect precious resources and Gloucester should be at the top of the list
“Water, water, water ” is the issue. ” The well being” of the community is paramount. The Chief scientist should take a stand on the issue! She says that it will be a “government decision” but does this mean her opinion counts for nought if Coalition govt still deems Gloucester Project “State Significant”?
The Gloucester Barrington Tops area is one of the most beautiful parts of Australia and priceless in terms of tourism. You only have to go to the markets on Saturday mornings at Easter to experience the droves of people that holiday along the creeks and rivers of the valley. Coal mining and coal seam gas mining must be stopped by the people of Australia. It is out of control and has gone too far, Renewable energy is our future. AGL could win the people back by instead of proceeding with the gas field, it could build Australia’s first solar thermal array, using Clean Energy Finance Corporation investment money. But not in Gloucester, in far western NSW.