QUEENSLAND Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has been accused of playing down health concerns linked to coal seam gas (CSG).
Debbie Orr, a pregnant mother of five, says at least 19 families living in an estate near Tara, west of Brisbane, are suffering nose bleeds, sore eyes, nausea, vomiting, rashes and diarrhoea.
There are five CSG wells inside the estate and some parents fear their children are suffering from gas exposure.
Queensland Health is monitoring patient presentations at Tara, Miles and Chinchilla hospitals to follow up health concerns.
Mr Springborg says only two people have visited medical authorities in the area, claiming to be suffering from CSG side-effects.
Ms Orr says Mr Springborg has missed the point.
"People don't go to their GPs saying they're sick because of CSG," Ms Orr told AAP.
The Australian
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