The State Government in considering 11 applications for petroleum leases in Origin Energy s name
The leases cover more than 250,000 hectares of environmentally sensitive land in Queensland s Channel Country
Traditional owners and environmental groups want a moratorium on considering the application until stakeholder consultation is done
Eleven applications for petroleum leases across more than 250,000 hectares of land in the Channel Country bioregion of the Lake Eyre Basin are before the Government for approval.
The applications were made in July by gas company Blue Energy but listed Origin Energy as the authorised holder.
If granted, it could see unconventional gas extraction fracking occur in the region for the first time.
Boating industry goes gangbusters as retirees stay in Australia due to coronavirus border closures
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People are keen to hit the water since overseas travel opportunities disappeared.
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A boom in new and used boat sales has left Australian importers, manufacturers and second-hand brokers scrambling for stock, according to the Boating Industry Association.
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Jet ski sales grew by 13 per cent in 2020
JSW Powersports manager James Berger says second-hand jet ski prices are up by about 30 per cent
The coronavirus pandemic has left travel-starved Australians looking for alternatives to their annual overseas cruise ship fix and sparked a homegrown nautical boom.