Toowoomba council votes for moratorium on coal seam gas projects

Council becomes sixth in Queensland to oppose development of new wells after farmer concerns about sinking soil and water contamination

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The largest council in Queensland’s Darling Downs region has called on the state government to put a moratorium on new coal seam gas projects, after local farmers raised concerns about subsidence.

The Toowoomba regional council on Tuesday unanimously passed the motion that requested a temporary prohibition, after discussing a submission to the state government’s proposed amendments to the Regional Planning Interests Act.

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