I would like to know what Mr Newman and Mr Springborg will be doing about the residents in Tara, Qld who are becoming sick from CSG Mining?
The following MR is from the Lock the Gate website.
I understand that this post will not have a long life on this fb page, however, Iam not a nutter, just a concerned Queensland resident who also sits on top of a Open Cut Coal Mining Exploration Lease.
The following MR is from the Lock the Gate website.
I understand that this post will not have a long life on this fb page, however, Iam not a nutter, just a concerned Queensland resident who also sits on top of a Open Cut Coal Mining Exploration Lease.
This issue will not go away just because it is untidy and messy, it will infact snowball.
The health of the people of Queensland needs to be addressed as a matter of priority by the new State Governement.
I look forward to hearing Mr Newman's response.
Media Release:
Residents of the Tara residential estate this morning blockaded the headquarters of coal seam gas company QGC in protest at the increasing numbers of local residents reporting sick and pointing the finger of blame at emissions from nearby gas fields.
Traffic to and from the company's headquarters was backed up for 8 to ten kilometres during the early morning change of shift, according to local police.
QGC's Kate field is located on the estate and residents are blaming emissions from this field, including from the methane venting system that is built into the pipelines.
Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton said many residents were now all reporting the same symptoms - nose bleeds, ear bleeds, nausea and constant headaches and he accused the Queensland Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, of refusing his department's request for a health study in the area.
"It has been obvious for over twelve months now that a health study is needed to establish why these people are getting sick," Mr Hutton said.
"The previous Labor government knew this and refused to conduct the study because they knew they might find a real issue here and this might force them to take positive action.
"Now we have the LNP government using the same evasive tactics.
"This is a betrayal of people whose only failing is they are forced to live in the middle of a coal seam gas field."
The health of the people of Queensland needs to be addressed as a matter of priority by the new State Governement.
I look forward to hearing Mr Newman's response.
Media Release:
Residents of the Tara residential estate this morning blockaded the headquarters of coal seam gas company QGC in protest at the increasing numbers of local residents reporting sick and pointing the finger of blame at emissions from nearby gas fields.
Traffic to and from the company's headquarters was backed up for 8 to ten kilometres during the early morning change of shift, according to local police.
QGC's Kate field is located on the estate and residents are blaming emissions from this field, including from the methane venting system that is built into the pipelines.
Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton said many residents were now all reporting the same symptoms - nose bleeds, ear bleeds, nausea and constant headaches and he accused the Queensland Health Minister, Lawrence Springborg, of refusing his department's request for a health study in the area.
"It has been obvious for over twelve months now that a health study is needed to establish why these people are getting sick," Mr Hutton said.
"The previous Labor government knew this and refused to conduct the study because they knew they might find a real issue here and this might force them to take positive action.
"Now we have the LNP government using the same evasive tactics.
"This is a betrayal of people whose only failing is they are forced to live in the middle of a coal seam gas field."
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