QUEENSLAND farmers are calling for a minimum 20-year ban on coal seam gas projects on prime farm land, after concerns were raised of water and land contamination from a planned project that has provided few detail of its impacts.
The Queensland Farmers Federation response to Arrow Energy's plans for a fourth CSG to LNG project said the project has provided little assurance that the jealously-guarded Condamine Alluvium can be protected.
The alluvium is the groundwater source for much of the Western Down's irrigation and townwater supply and is within Arrow production area, as is the tourism and farming centre of the Scenic Rim.
The claims came as the State Government appointed members to its Gasfield Commission which has yet to have a defined role but is expected to be a gateway between the landowners and the Government and help restore confidence in the industry.
Included is farmer and vocal leader of the Basin Sustainability Alliance, Ian Hayllor, who once backed a moratorium on CSG but now believes the Arrow project can go ahead with strict monitoring and at a slower pace to make sure the science was right.
Courier Mail
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