Santos merely ticked a few more boxes this week with its latest hastily-arranged ‘community consultation’, a highly stage-managed event to look at bore sites by a few selective invitees.   A personal report from one of them can be found here.

Having extensively researched the effects of coal seam gas wells, in Australia and overseas, on water quality and quantity – the community remains convinced and very concerned that gas mining on the Liverpool Plains will do irreparable damage to our aquifer systems.
 
Our new sign says it all. [signs now available @ Agracom Quirindi]