The fertile soils of the Liverpool Plains are once again the battleground for farmers in their war with the miners.
A call to arms late last night by Rosemary Nankivell of the Caroona Coal Action Group Coal Seam Gas Committee (CSGC) saw close to 100 farmers, their children and members of the tight-knit community gather on Clift Road, 5kms from Spring Ridge, early this morning, to protest drilling by gas company, Santos, on the property ‘Glasserton.
As the sun came up the protesters parked an old vehicle at the entrance to ‘Glasserton’ which includes the George’s Island Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL 1).
They claimed Santos repeatedly refused to wait for the outcome of the Namoi Catchment Water Study before escalating its operations.
They were united in saying they were settling in for “the long haul”.
A call to arms late last night by Rosemary Nankivell of the Caroona Coal Action Group Coal Seam Gas Committee (CSGC) saw close to 100 farmers, their children and members of the tight-knit community gather on Clift Road, 5kms from Spring Ridge, early this morning, to protest drilling by gas company, Santos, on the property ‘Glasserton.
As the sun came up the protesters parked an old vehicle at the entrance to ‘Glasserton’ which includes the George’s Island Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL 1).
They claimed Santos repeatedly refused to wait for the outcome of the Namoi Catchment Water Study before escalating its operations.
They were united in saying they were settling in for “the long haul”.
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Namoi Valley Independent (27/10/11)
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