PEP11 ‘dead in the water’
The PEP11 permit for offshore petroleum exploration has been officially cancelled, although the licence holder has already signposted a possible legal appeal against the decision. Prime Minister Scott Morrison took…
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PEP11 one step closer to running out of gas
The Federal Government has taken “the next step” in formally rejecting the application for renewal of the PEP11 permit, which expired 12 months ago. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, following…
Candidates not convinced by PM’s PEP11 announcement
The Federal Government announced last week it has taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for offshore gas exploration over an 8,200 square metre area from Newcastle to…
National interest missing from PEP11 stance
Forum – What happened to Lucy Wicks’ “rock solid guarantee”, on behalf of the Morrison Government, that PEP11 gas development would not go ahead? The responsible Minister is now saying…
New Liberals say PEP11 offshore oil and gas project must be cancelled
Vania Holt, New Liberals candidate for the federal electorate of Robertson, has been critical of the Morrison Government’s failure to follow through on their promise to permanently stop the PEP11…
McBride and Conroy back bid to debate PEP11 in Federal Parliament
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has remained stoic against a barrage of criticism that she betrayed the Central Coast community by refusing to vote in favour of a motion…
Wicks votes against debating bill to kill off PEP11
At 11am in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday, (Thursday, October 20), the Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, rose to speak against a motion that would have paved the…
Parliament doesn’t need to wait for Minister to quash PEP11
Community group Save Our Coast has obtained legal advice that the Federal Parliament has the power to enact a law to cancel the Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP11) for off-shore drilling….
STOP PEP11 Bill may not see light of day
Labor Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, and Labor Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, are ramping up the pressure on Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt to make a final decision on…
Steggall Bill should really stop PEP11 threat
Surfing and ocean charities will present a virtual town hall meeting on the Central Coast on Thursday, August 19 in support of a new Stopping PEP11 Bill being proposed by…
Virtual town hall meeting to support new Stopping PEP11 Bill
Surfing and ocean charities will present a virtual town hall meeting on the Central Coast on August 19 in support of a new Stopping PEP11 Bill being proposed by Independent…
No PEP11 drilling under this Government – Wicks
The community push to cancel the PEP11 permit for offshore drilling has taken a large leap forward, with Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, announcing the project will not go ahead…
Under the Morrison government PEP11 won’t go ahead – Wicks
Over 200 people took to the water at Terrigal Haven on Saturday, April 24, to protest with Surf Rider Foundation and Save Our Coast against PEP11. The protest included men,…
Surfers to hold a paddle out to show their opposition to PEP11 renewal
Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, says the Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, has let down the community by still not making a decision on the renewal of the…
Deafening silence from Resources Minister on PEP11
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, says the Federal Government has “let down” the people of the Peninsula, with no decision yet having been made on the renewal of the PEP11…
Prime Minister comes out against an extension of PEP11
In a win for people power, the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has officially voiced an emphatic “no” to an extension of the Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP11) for offshore oil…
Barilaro recommends PEP11 not be renewed
Thousands of Central Coast residents are anxiously awaiting a decision on the renewal or otherwise of the PEP11 permit for oil and gas drilling 5km off the coastline. The target…
Barilaro says no to PEP11 gas rigs
In his submission to the joint authority, Deputy Premier and NSW Minister for Regional Industry and Trade, John Barilaro, has said he will “refuse further applications to extend the life of PEP 11”.
Bipartisan opposition building against PEP11 renewal
Professional Central Coast surfer Adrian “Ace” Buchan added his voice to growing chorus of opposition to the renewal of the PEP 11 licence for offshore gas exploration. In unusual scenes…
Local delegation visits Canberra to protest any PEP11 extension
A Save Our Coast (SOC) delegation to Parliament House in Canberra on Monday, December 7, presented thousands of heartfelt comments and signatures in opposition to Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP)11. Save…