The door-to-door survey of all residents is well underway with over 80 volunteers from all walks of life asking residents whether they wanted the area to remain gas field free.
In support of this initiative, an open community meeting organised by the Mountain Districts Association is now scheduled for Saturday, August 23, to delve deeper into the technical aspects of Coal Seam Gas
(CSG) mining.
The meeting Coffee, Cake and CSG, will be held at the Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club.
Gas Field Free Mountain Districts convener Mr John Edye said: “It is important that residents understand exactly what the implications of CSG mining in the geological formations that underlie the Mountain Districts are.”
“The August 23rd meeting is an opportunity for those residents who wish to know more to learn from the technical experts,” said Mr Edye.
With all of the Mountain Districts covered by AGL’s Petroleum Exploration License number two (PEL2) and with the prospect of gas mining commencing within the next two years, Mountain Districts residents are voting to keep Coal Seam Gas away from their farms, homes and aquifers.
“The survey of residents is a critical step in allowing all residents to have a say about the future of their region,” said Mr Edye.
Surveys have been completed throughout much of Bucketty, Murrays Run, Kulnura, Mangrove Mountain and down toward Spencer.
Gas Field Free Mountain Districts spokesperson Mr Simon Perry said: “The fantastic effort our survey volunteers are making is a testimony to the passion the community feels about the prospect of Coal Seam Gas.”
“Extrapolating the survey results to date throughout the rest of the community will see well over 95% of residents call for a Gas Field Free community.
“All residents interested in learning more about what Coal Seam Gas mining means to the aquifers they rely upon, and the steps we can take to resist mining, are invited to the August 23rd information session.
Media release, 2 Aug 2014
Simon Perry, Gas Field
Free Mountain Districts
committee