PRESS RELEASE State Government removed ECZ but same cautions apply The Department of Environment and Science (Department) has announced that it has removed the excavation caution zone (ECZ) over … [Read more...]
Linc Energy underground fires ‘extinguished’ says Minister
STATE Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles has confirmed the gasifiers at the Linc Energy trial Underground Coal Gasification site have extinguished themselves. Early into the investigation into Linc … [Read more...]
Further 47,000ha under contamination investigation
THE State Government has marked an additional 47,000 hectares of land south of Hopeland as an "Investigation Area", after further testing found "hydrogen contamination at potentially hazardous levels" … [Read more...]
Investigation Area extends ECZ at Hopelands
20 February 2017 PRESS RELEASE Investigation Area extends ECZ at Hopelands The Department of Environment and Heritage has placed an “Investigation Area” over 47,000 hectares of Land south of the … [Read more...]
Farmers angry over Linc investigation leaks to media
SOME Hopeland landholders are "ropeable” that reports alleging further contamination from the Linc Energy Underground Coal Gasification trial site were leaked to the media before property owners were … [Read more...]
Linc Energy’s contamination zone widens another 25 kilometres
Gas-contaminated soil has been detected 25 kilometres further south of an existing exclusion zone around a controversial Western Downs gas project, Queensland's Environment Department … [Read more...]
Contamination near Linc Energy UCG plant at Hopeland more widespread than first thought
Flammable levels of hydrogen have been found at a number of locations near the site of a controversial gas project that has been blamed for contaminating huge swathes of prime Queensland farm … [Read more...]
Linc Energy debacle spoils family’s dream
When the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection established a 300sqkm Excavation Caution Zone (ECZ) around the Linc Energy site, Mr Tuohy saw the writing on the wall. "I could immediately … [Read more...]
Link CEO charged with environmental breaches
Queensland’s environmental regulator has filed a complaint and summons against the founder of Linc Energy, Peter Bond. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection filed papers in the Dalby … [Read more...]
Queensland Government may be liable for $150m
Tom Marland spoke about the Supreme Court decision to order Linc Energy's liquidator to hand over insurance documents to Marland Law. If we're unable to find any fruit in relation to the insurance … [Read more...]