[Greens-Media] Greens call for freeze on gas drilling on Gippsland farms

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

Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber is calling on the state government to 
put a freeze on gas drilling planned for Gippsland.

"The government's moratorium is on fracking only. Companies like Lakes Oil 
are moving ahead with an application to do more drilling. The Minister for 
Resources should tell them 'no way'."

"The Premier and Deputy Premier need to intervene and ensure that Energy 
Minister does the right thing by regional communities and refuses the 
current drilling application from Lakes Oil."

"We don't want or need onshore gas development in Victoria. Neighbours are 
rightly worried about the impact on water supply, which is critical to 
agriculture in the region."

"There are better alternatives to gas and the new direction is to 
renewables, not fossil fuels."

"On the weekend I visited Seaspray and met farming families who are 
determined to stop this drilling. They could be the first to be subject to 
these new anti-protest laws the liberals are pushing through state 
parliament."

" I'll be voting against the anti protest laws and for our farming future. 
Farming is one of our economic powerhouses and we must protect and grow 
it."

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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