Will this really kill PEP 11?
The Central Coast is one step closer to a PEP 11-free future with the recent passage of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Sea Bed Mining and Exploration) Bill 2024…
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PM opens up on tax cuts, PEP 11, and his recent engagement
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was on the Central Coast for the second time in as many weeks on Friday, February 16, as he inspected the new Lake Haven Urgent Care…
War of words over PEP 11 gas exploration
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has hit back at claims by Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch that the region’s State Labor MPs are sending the wrong message to the community…
Steggall to reintroduce Bill to ban PEP 11 once and for all
Member for Warringah Zali Steggall is set to reintroduce her Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Stop PEP 11 and Protect Our Coast) Private Members Bill to Federal Parliament, with…
PEP 11 gas field back on the agenda
The controversial PEP 11 permit for off-shore gas drilling is back on the agenda, with the Federal Government and Asset Energy agreeing last week to end a Federal Court challenge…
PEP 11 in the spotlight again after ex-PM’s irregularities
The validity of the cancellation of the PEP11 offshore gas and oil exploration licence off the Central Coast is being brought into question following revelations that former Prime Minister Scott…
It’s not over … BPH Energy appeals refusal of PEP 11 renewal in Federal Court
Asset Energy (a subsidiary of BPH Energy) has lodged an application for a review of the decision to refuse an extension of the PEP-11 permit for off-shore drilling, with community…
Local members join calls to block PEP 11
Federal Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese, joined Coast MPs, Emma McBride, (Dobell) and, Pat Conroy, (Shortland) at Terrigal on February 5 to call for the cancellation of the PEP11 licence for…
PEP11: The saga continues with Husic’s ‘Preliminary Determination’
In a move that has sparked both hope and confusion, Federal Industry Minister Ed Husic has issued a “preliminary determination” on the controversial PEP11 gas and oil exploration licence. While…
PEP11 companies ask Federal Court to force government decision
The PEP11 oil and gas project, an offshore exploration initiative off the Central Coast, has resurfaced as a significant environmental and political hot potato with the project’s proponents asking the…
Support to defer PEP-11 Bill “shameful”
The NSW Government has been slammed for “despicable” and “shameful” actions in State Parliament to defer the ready-to-go PEP-11 Bill. On Thursday, June 29, the Government supported a Motion from…
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…
“Stand hard” against PEP-11, says Greens candidate
The Greens Candidate for Robertson, Shelly McGrath, said the community needs to “stand hard” against projects like PEP-11 in the lead up to the Federal Election. The newly appointed candidate…
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…
Election may come before death of PEP-11
The Federal Government announced last week it had taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for off-shore gas exploration over an area stretching from Newcastle to Wollongong, with…
PM says he’ll kill PEP-11
The Federal Government has taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for off-shore gas exploration over an 8,200 square metre area stretching from Newcastle to Wollongong, with the…
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…