OFFICIALS of the coal seam gas company AGL Energy have been slammed for applying to explore Singleton army base for methane mining.
Hunter Valley Protection Alliance spokesman, Graeme Gibson, said; “It’s exploration by stealth.
“Trying to explore on Commonwealth land, such as the army base, is excluded under the company’s licence and there’s been no community consultation about it.
“Either there is a secret understanding between AGL officials and the state government or they’re willing to bet millions of dollars that government ministers were bald-faced liars when they made pre-election promises to protect the Hunter Valley’s wine growing region from coal seam gas mining.”
Mr Gibson said his group found out about AGL’s army base application by accident when a member of the community went to the defence department’s internet website looking for information on another subject.
The Argus asked AGL for comment yesterday and media spokeswoman Sally Highducheck forwarded a two sentence response.
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