Carmel Flint, the campaign co-ordinator for the Lock the Gate Alliance, will speak at a public meeting in Armidale on June 1.
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She will speak at a Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) forum about the social movement to protect land and water from coal and gas mining across Australia.
A spokesperson for SLA said while we do not have ‘unconventional’ gas (shale and coal seam gas) in New England, there are rich reserves to our west that underlay both prime agricultural land and the Pilliga Forest.
It is these reserves that are in dispute with the Santos Mining Company and are a focus of many Armidale residents who are concerned about Australia’s future water and food security.
SLA anticipates Carmel’s talk will attract a diverse audience and generate lively discussion.
The forum will be held at Kent House (Faulkner street opposite Central Park) at 7pm. Talk and discussion will be followed by a light supper and a chance to converse informally. Gold coin donations are appreciated to cover the venue costs.