Articles tagged: gas exploration
Locals celebrate ‘victory’
“It’s a sign of how people power can make a difference in the world.” While Colac Uniting Church’s Reverend Susan Malthouse is thrilled that company TGS voluntarily has withdrawn their massive gas exploration proposal last week, she said the church would continue to advocate against seismic blasting in the region.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tree removal anger I writing to express my anger and disappointment with the Colac Otway Shire for allowing the cutting down of the trees in Bruce Street. One of these trees has been home for a family of Magpies for at least the last 20 years, likely longer. Magpies are protected, you would think that […]
Carbon capture concerns for Otway Basin
OCEAN member Lisa Deppeler has expressed her outrage at a Federal Government decision to release new areas for energy and gas companies to explore for offshore greenhouse gas storage.
Otway Basin gas drilling plan for energy giant
International energy company ConocoPhillips has contracted a rig to drill for natural gas in the offshore Otway Basin, possibly as early as 2025.
Fighting for our planet’s future
Lisa Deppeler’s fears for the planet started long before her much-publicised efforts to protect the Otway Basin from seismic blasting.
Gas development delayed
A Federal Government intervention in the gas industry has delayed Cooper Energy’s latest gas development plans offshore from Port Campbell.
Gas exploration plans ramp up for companies
Two fossil fuel companies have outlined their plans to drill offshore from the Great Ocean Road region in the search for natural gas.
Offshore gasfield connection moving ahead
A 150-metre-long vessel has arrived in the ocean off Port Campbell to connect new undersea gas wells to the town’s Otway Gas Plant.
Vessel en route to coast for gas project
A specialist vessel is sailing from the United Kingdom to Australia to begin work on a natural gas project offshore from Port Campbell.
Fossil fuel industry gives environment award to gas miner
The petroleum industry has presented an environmental award to a gas mining company with interests in the Otway Basin.
New gas well gets green light
Corangamite Shire Council has approved a new onshore gas well just outside Port Campbell, despite objections from neighbouring farmers.
Gas drilling proposals progress
Public submissions have closed for the Victorian Government’s new petroleum regulations, which include plans to drill for gas within a few kilometres of the Twelve Apostles and Port Campbell.
Local coast could be worst-off under drilling
South-west Victoria is set to be one of the state’s most impacted regions when onshore gas drilling recommences.
More opposition to gas plans
Surf Coast Shire councillor Kate Gazzard has moved to formally oppose a Federal Government gas plan that could see companies drill for oil and gas five kilometres from the Great Ocean Road.
Red rally against gas plan
Red-robed protesters made a colourful demonstration at the Twelve Apostles to campaign against proposed gas exploration in the nearby ocean.
Gas approval came despite public rebuff
Key Colac and district stakeholders overwhelmingly opposed the Federal Government’s plan to welcome more gas drilling and exploration off the Otways coast before it received a rubber stamp.
