Stop CSG Illawarra released this statement on December 4.
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Today the suburbs of Wombarra and Scarborough were declared聽coal seam gas-free, by a vote of residents.
Local聽Stop聽CSG聽members have been surveying households and an overwhelming majority of respondents in these suburbs want: their suburb to remain聽CSG-free, a ban on聽CSG development in the drinking water catchment and a freeze on the industry state-wide to investigate the impacts.聽
Stop聽CSG聽Illawarra spokesperson and Wombarra resident Jess Moore commented: "While a聽CSG聽licence has been granted in these suburbs and across the drinking water catchment, the government has not asked communities what we want.聽These results provide a very clear picture: a聽stop聽to聽CSG.
"Today the people of Wombarra and Scarborough declared our suburbs聽CSG-free zones. We want a ban on聽CSG聽development in the drinking water catchment and聽a freeze on the industry state-wide to investigate the impacts.
"Residents want the聽CSG聽licenses over Scarborough, Wombarra and the drinking water catchment revoked, and no such new licenses聽granted.
"People are standing up to protect their communities; standing up where the government has failed.鈥澛