LISMORE ANTI-CSG VOTE HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TWEED
The massive vote against coal seam gas in the Lismore City Council poll at the weekend has big implications for the Tweed according to Michael McNamara from Lock the Gate – Tweed.
“The overwhelming rejection of coal seam gas by voters in Lismore City Council closely mirrors the results of community surveys conducted in various communities as part of the CSG-free Communities initiative”
“Results in polling booths situated in communities already declared CSG-free as a result of road surveys validates the results of those surveys”
“There was a close correlation between the results of the road surveys and the outcomes of the poll conducted by the Electoral Commission on Saturday”
“This gives us added confidence in the validity of the survey results from communities covering half the Tweed Shire, including all of that part of Tweed Shire contained in the Arrow Energy exploration licence”
“The road survey results for the Tweed have been overwhelmingly against coal seam gas operations in the Shire”
“We will be giving the people of Murwillumbah a chance to have their say about whether or not they want coal seam gas operations in the local area at community meetings to be held in the week commencing Monday 17 September”
“If, as I expect, the view of the people of urban Murwillumbah reflects the views of rural communities then it puts pressure on the newly elected Councillors to vote to declare the whole of Tweed Shire CSG-Free”
“Many of those likely to be elected made commitments, in a survey conducted by Lock the Gate – Tweed, to vote for and support Council taking a more proactive and positive stand against CSG in the Tweed”
“We intend to hold them to their commitments”
The massive vote against coal seam gas in the Lismore City Council poll at the weekend has big implications for the Tweed according to Michael McNamara from Lock the Gate – Tweed.
“The overwhelming rejection of coal seam gas by voters in Lismore City Council closely mirrors the results of community surveys conducted in various communities as part of the CSG-free Communities initiative”
“Results in polling booths situated in communities already declared CSG-free as a result of road surveys validates the results of those surveys”
“There was a close correlation between the results of the road surveys and the outcomes of the poll conducted by the Electoral Commission on Saturday”
“This gives us added confidence in the validity of the survey results from communities covering half the Tweed Shire, including all of that part of Tweed Shire contained in the Arrow Energy exploration licence”
“The road survey results for the Tweed have been overwhelmingly against coal seam gas operations in the Shire”
“We will be giving the people of Murwillumbah a chance to have their say about whether or not they want coal seam gas operations in the local area at community meetings to be held in the week commencing Monday 17 September”
“If, as I expect, the view of the people of urban Murwillumbah reflects the views of rural communities then it puts pressure on the newly elected Councillors to vote to declare the whole of Tweed Shire CSG-Free”
“Many of those likely to be elected made commitments, in a survey conducted by Lock the Gate – Tweed, to vote for and support Council taking a more proactive and positive stand against CSG in the Tweed”
“We intend to hold them to their commitments”
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