Dear friends near Sandgate,
Queensland is the epicentre of the coal seam gas mining problem. There are tens of thousands of wells planned for the state and many in the community are already feeling the negative impacts of the industry.
With little reassurance that coal seam gas mining won’t affect our water, land, environment and health, locals in Sandgate have joined the movement of people around the country who are concerned about the rapid growth of the coal seam gas industry.
That’s why Lock the Gate Sandgate and Friends of the Earth have organised a community forum to discuss coal seam gas mining in your area. They’ve secured representatives from the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) to answer your questions about coal seam gas mining and regulation in Queensland.
GetUp is helping promote community events right across Australia – events like this one tomorrow night are a great opportunity to learn more about coal seam gas mining in your area, to hear from those that have been impacted elsewhere in the state, and to get involved in the campaign.
What: Community forum on coal seam gas
When: This Thursday September 29, 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Where: Sandgate Community Centre, 153 Rainbow Street, Sandgate (near the train station)
Who: Representatives from DERM, Beyond Zero Emissions, Lock the Gate director Drew Hutton, and Tara landowner Scott Collins.
All are welcome – whether you’d like to learn more, meet with others who are already concerned, or you’re just curious about what this means for Sandgate. We’d love to see you there.
For more information, contact Meg on 0422 303 621.
Justine, on behalf of the GetUp team.
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