Richmond Valley Council has reportedly stepped back from its ‘netural’ position on the coal seam gas industry and, at its 24 June 2014 monthly meeting unanimously passed a motion voicing its opposition to fracking occurring anywhere with its local government area.
As Metgasco Limited’s Bentley tight sand drilling site (on which it has pinned so much hope) is highly likely to require hydraulic fracturing to release gas flows, this leaves this coal seam and tight gas exploration/mining company virtually friendless on the NSW North Coast.
Motion put to Richmond Valley Council:
Snapshot from Richmond Valley Council Ordinary Monthly Meeting Business Paper, 24 June 2014
Richmond Valley's motion now completes the local government circle in the NSW Northern Rivers region, with all seven councils having put their concerns and/or outright opposition on the public record.
Links to reasons given by the six other councils: Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore. and Tweed.
Links to reasons given by the six other councils: Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore. and Tweed.
UPDATE
The
Australian 26 June 2014:
A DRILLING
licence for a controversial coal seam gas mine in the NSW Northern Rivers
region will remain suspended.
ON Thursday
the Office of Coal Seam Gas (OCSG) upheld the NSW government decision to stop
Metgasco from drilling in Bentley.
Energy
Minister Anthony Roberts suspended the licence in May after an audit found the
company had failed to properly consult the community about the Rosella well
operation....
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