Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton (left) and Friends of the Earth spokesman Cam Walker fear district farmland is in the sights of coal seam gas miners.
FARMLAND across the Western District is in the sights of coal seam gas mining developers, according to an environmental group.
Representatives of the Lock the Gate Alliance held their first public seminars in Warrnambool last night to inform south-west farmers about the potential dangers of allowing coal seam gas mining into the region.
The Friends of the Earth spin-off group claims vast areas of agricultural land surrounding Coleraine, Casterton and Merino will be targeted by mining corporations for coal seam exploration.
They believe listed energy company Planet Gas intends carrying out exploratory work on farmland north and west of Hamilton, although the corporation’s website does not specify whether any work will take place.
Warnambool Standard
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