The Wide Bay-Burnett Conservation Council in southern Queensland has accused farm lobby group AgForce of sitting on the fence when it comes to coal seam gas (CSG) exploration.
AgForce held an information session this week in Tiaro, south-west of Maryborough, to prepare landholders for any future negotiations with resource companies.
The council's Roger Currie says the group, which is lobbying for a CSG moratorium, should not be contradicting itself.
"AgForce is a lobby group that is supposedly represents the interests landholders in Queensland," he said.
"It was very interesting to observe they admitted they have been funded by the Bligh Government to do this and the presentation seemed to be weighted in the direction of 'you cannot stop these companies ... to try and ask for the maximum compensation'."
However, AgForce chief executive Robert Walker say it has played an important role with land holders to improve their understanding of CSG exploration.
ABC News
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