Frack Free WA


From Broome to Bunbury and beyond, vast areas of Western Australia are covered in gas licenses and under threat from fracking and shale and tight gas extraction! Landholders and communities across WA are locking the gate to companies wanting to frack for shale and tight gas across farmlands, water supply areas and iconic natural landscapes. […]
Keep WA Frack Free

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From Broome to Bunbury and beyond, vast areas of Western Australia are covered in gas licenses and under threat from fracking and shale and tight gas extraction! Landholders and communities across WA are locking the gate to companies wanting to frack for shale and tight gas across farmlands, water supply areas and iconic natural landscapes.
• Learn more about the threat of fracking and unconventional gas production in Western Australia at the dedicated Frack Free WA website here!
• Get all the latest news and events about the Frack Free WA campaign here on the Dont Frack WA website.

The Dont Frack WA website is a great resource to help protect Western Australia’s land, water and health from fracking and other forms of gasfield development. Watch the powerful documentary about the growing community movement against fracking and unconventional gas production in Western Australia: You can also check out this page for a range of other engaging short films about the Frack Free WA campaign!

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Campaign Details

Group Leading this Campaign: Lock the Gate Alliance

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Who this Campaign is Targeting: Companies wanting to frack for shale and tight gas

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Campaign Ran From: 2018 to 2024

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Outcome Evidence: In 2018 the WA Government lifted its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, but promised 98 per cent of the state will remain "frack free". In 2023, the WA government lifted the export ban from onshore reserves in the Canning Basin, which CCWA described as "a crucial step in paving the way for the mass fracking of the Kimberley". Campaigns for a Frack Free WA and Frack Free Kimberley continue. (Ascertained April 2024.)

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