As Victoria faces a wave of exploration licenses for both coal and coal seam gas (CSG), there is significant community movement developing against these industries.
“While a growing number of agricultural interest groups have now expressed concerns about the likely impacts of this industry, the Baillieu government appears to be siding with the fossil fuel industry” said Friends of the Earth campaigns co-ordinator, Cam Walker. “The most recent comments by the state government on this issue shows where it stands in the debate between farming communities and the fossil fuel industry: while a government spokesperson said it was “sympathetic” to landowners concerns, it also believed that opposition to mining should not be at the expense of the state's economic interests.”
“Interstate, Liberal and National parties and politicians are standing up against the growth of CSG exploration and mining. Sadly, it appears that the Baillieu Government has decided to align itself with mining interests on this issue.”
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