Otway Basin

  • Climate team’s fight not over

    A climate action group founded in Apollo Bay is expanding, and its leader has a message in the wake of their most significant win.

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  • 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    While Colac Uniting Church’s Reverend Susan Malthouse is thrilled that company TGS voluntarily has withdrawn their massive gas exploration proposal last week, she said the church would continue to advocate against seismic blasting in the region.

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  • News in Brief

    Groups welcome withdrawal of seismic blasting proposal Environmental, political and community groups have welcomed a decision by oil and gas exploration companies to withdraw seismic blasting plans for the Otway basin. TGS’s latest seismic blasting proposal covered 31,500 square kilometres, about half the size of Tasmania, which opponents argued would threaten biologically important areas for […]

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  • Local activists plan vigil at information session

    A local action group is determined to provide the Apollo Bay community with the full picture outside a drop-in information session tomorrow.

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  • Gas company eyes Otway Basin in 2025 plan

    Beach Energy has commenced community consultation as it seeks approval to drill for gas in the offshore Otway Basin.

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  • 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.

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  • Seismic testing consultation

    A local environmental group is encouraging the community to attend a consultation session on seismic testing in the Otway Basin.

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  • Gas development delayed

    A Federal Government intervention in the gas industry has delayed Cooper Energy’s latest gas development plans offshore from Port Campbell.

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