Many thanks to everone who attended our forums and to our partners along the way who hosted events.
There are some photos from the roadshow available here.
Please sign our petition, calling on the Victorian government to commit to a moratorium on new coal and CSG operations.
Central and western Victoria, October 3 – 7, 2011.
This spring Friends of the Earth is hosting a series of forums to highlight the threat posed by Coal Seam Gas (CSG), coal, and shale gas across rural Victoria.
It will feature Drew Hutton from Queensland.
Drew is a leading figure in the campaign against CSG in that state, is the key spokesperson for Friends of the Earth on the issue, and the president of the Lock the Gate Alliance.
The roadshow will highlight the risks of new fossil fuel expansion to landscapes, communities, food security and climate change in Victoria. Each forum will feature an overview of the likely risks from new coal and CSG, plus a speaker who will outline landholders rights when it comes to CSG and coal exploration and mining.
We hope to build on our call for the state government to ban all new fossil fuel projects. See here for full details.
All forums will feature:
- Drew Hutton,
- a representative from the Environmental Defenders Office on landowner rights relating to CSG and coal,
- a speaker from Friends of the Earth, and
- a speaker from the local parther group.
There will be plenty of time for discussion.
All welcome. These are free events.
The following events will be held:
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Monday OCT 3:
Warrnambool
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Local partner: Sustainable
Agriculture and Communities Alliance.
Location: 7.30pm, Archie
Graham Centre, 118 Timor Street, Warrnambool.
Details: Gillian Blair.
<gillianb9@westvic.com.au>
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Speakers include:
- Drew Hutton
- Gillian Blair, Sustainable Agriculture and
Communities Alliance, and
- Gabrielle Tipple, Solicitor, Environment
Defenders Office
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Tuesday OCT 4: Colac
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Local partner: Otway Ranges
Climate Action (ORCA)
Location: 7pm, Colac RSL, 21 Murray St, Colac.
Details: Magaer, ORCA: magaer@skymesh.com.au
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Speakers include:
- Drew Hutton
- Felicity Millner, Principal Solicitor or
Michael Power, Law Reform Lawyer, Environmental Defenders Office
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Wednesday OCT 5:
Ballarat
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Local partner: Ballarat Renewable Energy And Zero
Emissions - BREAZE
Location: 7.30pm, PORTICO ON STURT, 31 Sturt St, Ballarat.
Details: 5329 1730
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Energy Future for Western Victoria - Dirty or Clean?
Includes:
- Drew Hutton
- Kate Tubbs – President, Moorabool Environment Group, on the campaign against Mantle's coal project
- Michael Power, Law Reform Lawyer,
Environmental Defenders Office
- Martin May, Hepburn Wind
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Thursday OCT 6: Geelong
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Local partner: Geelong Sustainability Group
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Geelong Heritage Centre, upstairs from Geelong Library (51 Lt Malop St Geelong)
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Speakers include:
- Drew Hutton
- Felicity Millner, Principal Solicitor,
Environmental Defenders Office
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OCT 7: Melbourne.
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7.30pm
Location: New Council Chambers, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Streets, Carlton.
Further details: Cam
Walker: cam.walker@foe.org.au
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Speakers include:
- Drew Hutton
- Dr Marion Carey, Doctors for the Environment
- Michael Power, Law Reform Lawyer,
Environmental Defenders Office
- Gavin MUdd, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University.
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If you would like extra information on the tour,
please get in touch. Cam: cam.walker@foe.org.au
or call 0419 338 047.
For details on our campaign against CSG, please check
here.
TAKE ACTION
Please sign our petition, which calls for a ban on CSG operations in Victoria. The petition is available here.
Further information
September 26, 2011 Friends of the Earth Media Alert
Roadshow brings leading anti-CSG campaigner to regional Victoria
Presented by Friends of the Earth.
Partners:
Where is the potential CSG resource in Victoria?
This image shows the extent of coal deposits. CSG is potentially to be found in all these areas.
Check here for an article on the Lock the Gate Alliance by Drew Hutton.
