LISMORE City Councillor Peter Graham denies there is any conflict of interest over a private access agreement he signed with coal-seam gas company Metgasco last week.
Cr Graham was one of two councillors who voted against last month's moratorium banning all coal-seam gas-related activity on council-owned-or-controlled land.
Details of Cr Graham's deal with Metgasco were published on the Facebook page of a local protest group, prompting a handful of emails and phone calls accusing him of selling farmers out.
"That's life when you get in the public arena," he said philosophically. "But you learn to deal with it.
"In my mind this isn't a council issue, it's a private issue; my family decided we wanted to explore it as we want more information."
Northern Star
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