COAL seam gas mining will be scrutinised at a series of public events across the south-west.
Community members have been invited to an information evening at the Forrest Hall from 7pm tomorrow (Friday September 16) that includes presentations from Friends of the Earth (FoE) campaigns co-ordinator Cam Walker, a local water conservationist and a representative from the Victorian Environment Defenders Office (EDO).
The event has been organised by district residents and was prompted by the Department of Primary Industries' decision to grant a five-year exploration licence for coal-bed methane to ECI International and CFT CBM Holdings.
Five hundred square kilometres is covered by the licence, including parts of the Otway Ranges and tracts of prime agricultural land. Read More
The Warnambool Standard
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