Stop CSG Brisbane organised protest outside Brisbane convention centre, August 17. Photo: Jim McIlroy
A group of about 50 protesters chanted “No coal seam gas! No fracking way!” outside the Queensland Gas Conference at the Brisbane Convention Centre on August 17.
The rally, which coincided with “People's Day” at the Ekka (the Brisbane Exhibition Show Day), was organised by the Stop CSG Brisbane Committee. It indicated the strong public opposition to the threat the expanding coal seam gas industry poses to land, water and the environment.
Indigenous leader Sam Watson said he had "significant concerns about the effect of coal seam gas on our land. This is a dangerous industry, and any damage to land and water could last for 1000s of years. Read More
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