[Greens-Media] Gina Rinehart plans to frack Western Victoria

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

The Greens have released Lakes Oil operations plans for unconventional gas 
fracking on farms in the Bellarine and Otways regions, on the same day 
Parliament will debate a Greens motion to ban fracking. The plans were 
obtained by Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber by freedom of information.
 
"The permits are current. The only thing stopping Lakes Oil in Western 
Victoria is the moratorium on fracking. Gina Rinehart is waiting for a 
signal to start," said Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber
 
"One operations plan is for a grazing property in Moriac, near Torquay. It 
is for exploration drilling, with more wells planned if commercial 
quantities of gas are found.
 
"The second plan is for a cattle farm near Brucknell, between Port 
Campbell and Warrnambool, which Lakes Oil expects to produce gas during 
the exploration stage.
 
"The potential impacts of both operations include contamination of 
aquifers, which the Lakes Oil document describes as ‘extremely difficult 
to predict’, meaning that they can't predict whether or not it will happen 
and once drilling starts they can't do anything to prevent it.
 
"I'm for farming, fresh water and clean air," said Mr Barber
 
Links to copies of the plans here: 
http://vicmps.greens.org.au/content/gina-rinehart-plans-frack-western-victoria

Mr Barber's motion will be debated and voted on this afternoon in 
Victorian Parliament: 
 That this House calls on the State Government to implement a permanent 
ban on the exploration or development of unconventional gas fossil fuels 
across Victoria.

For comment: Greg Barber - 0433 044 771

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au


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