Jo Evans 
Hi everyone, it’s Jo here from NWPA. We are going to be supporting For Wild Places this year as they hold the Pilliga Ultra event at the Pottery with a Pilliga Forest gasfield tour. Would you like to join us for a trip into the Pilliga Forest on Friday 19th September to see how beautiful … Read more
Santos retreat from their drilling ambitions in New South Wales A recent update from the desk of the Santos Narrabri Operations Team has confirmed rumours that the company is slowing down its operations in NSW. The update states “No further drilling activities in 2024”. NWPA recently went into the forest on one of our regular … Read more
This study can be viewed online here on the NSW Government Planning Portal. This consultation was in the form of email, postal mail and phone calls to relevant Aboriginal agencies and individuals. We have provided a marked up version below:
Tights Sands gas mining (unconventional gas) is once again on the agenda after the NSW Government quietly reopened the Preliminary Regional Issues Assessment (PRIA) for Western NSW. The original PRIA was announced in 2017 and covered an area half the size of the recent announcement. The NSW Government says “Preliminary Regional Issues Assessment is an … Read more
Contractors to the coal seam gas industry need to be aware of the reputational risks they incur by taking on contracts that may appear lucrative, but attract far more scrutiny than other industries they might be capable of servicing. These businesses need to understand the history of the gas industry and the reasons it is … Read more
Prior to the NSW Waratahs accepting sponsorship from gas company Santos, North West Protection Advocacy Patron, Maria Rickert from Pilliga Pottery, penned this letter to the Chairman of the NSW Waratahs, Roger Davis. To say we are deeply disappointed by the decision of the Waratahs to accept this sponsorship deal is an understatement. Here is … Read more
Previous News, Comment & Blog posts for easy reference Title Date Posted Link A gas-led apocalypse – a photo essay from the coal seam gas fields of south west Queensland 12/12/20 https://nwprotectionadvocacy.com/a-gas-led-apocalypse-is-underway-in-a-shadow-place-a-photo-essay/ Banned evaporation ponds are the cheapest option of dealing with coal seam gas waste 18/11/20 https://nwprotectionadvocacy.com/santos-leewood-wastewater-treatment-facility-evaporation-ponds/ High Point … Read more
We must question the human rights abuses that are happening on the Western Darling Downs in south-west Queensland. Is this the kind of future in store for north-west NSW? Shadow places are everywhere but rarely made visible. NWPA present a photo essay of a place that has surely been consumed by shadow. A monster well head … Read more
The cheapest option for gas companies to get rid of their waste is to allow evaporation via their holding ponds or accumulation dams. The Santos ponds at Leewood Water Treatment Facility (pictured) recently received the residual waste from the ponds which were upgraded at Tintsfield (near the Wilga Park Power Station) and continue to receive … Read more
Co-authored by Shay Dougall – Molliwell and Johanna Evans – NWPA What is a high point vent (HPV)? Gas and water is extracted from the coal seam via the gas well. The gas and water are separated at the well head and are transported in separate buried high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines to the gas processing … Read more