Rapid Response to new coal and gas announcements

DCAN supporters rallied outside local MP Ged Kearney’s office on four occasions over the year. The actions were part of a wave of snap rallies across Melbourne outside Labor MPs offices, which are also occurring in other states. The actions were in response to the following announcements: drilling for gas in the NT’s Beetaloo Basin, the approval of a project in Queensland that will
involve the construction of 151 coal seam gas wells, the approval of three new coal mines. We also called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies and for the enactment of
strong nature laws.
Disappointingly, we expect the need for these rapid actions will continue in 2025 in response new coal and gas project announcements. It is deeply alarming that the Government continues to approve new climate-wrecking projects in the middle of a climate crisis. The community deserves and expects the Government to put the health and safety of its citizens and the planet above the short term profits of multinational fossil fuel companies.