Local famer Stuart Gall, at his property ‘Tycannah’, believes the government should put the brakes on Coal Seam Gas mining until more in depth studies are done.
THE fight to halt Coal Seam Gas mining exploration has fallen on deaf ears with the New South Wales Government determined to push forward with the development of the CSG industry.
NSW resources and energy Minister Chris Hartcher has told industry leaders that the government is right behind CSG mining.
NSW has a “huge challenge and a huge opportunity”, Mr Hartcher said.
He believes the development of the state’s CSG reserves would need to take place while engaging with farmers and environmentalists who had concerns including “possible challenges to the protection of the most valuable resource of all in Australia - water”.
Mr Hartcher believes untapped resources represent more than 250 years of supply.
So the big question on everybody’s mind is: can farmers and gas companies co-exist?
Local farmer Stuart Gall said he doesn’t believe enough has been done to put landholder’s fears at ease.
“From the information we have received I don’t think it’s safe,” Mr Gall said.
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