Petition in relation to proposed fracking in the Gascoyne.
- by: Sonny Walker
- recipient: To the President and Members of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Western Australia in Parliament assembled.
Living in Carnarvon means relying on the Gascoyne River for water whether for drinking, bathing or for agriculture. We rely on rainfall in the catchments to replenish our river and the groundwater aquifers. Unconventional gas extraction methods in the catchment can only spell disaster for Carnarvon and the region. No water- No town.
We the undersigned residents of Western Australia are opposed to hydraulic fracturing and un-conventional gas extraction in the Gascoyne region. Your petitioners therefore respectfully request that the Legislative Council recomend that there is a prohibition on all un-conventional gas activities in the Gascoyne region because of the unacceptable risk this activity poses to the community, environment and industry in this region. Un-conventional gas activity causes a serious threat of groundwater contamination, surface water pollution and depletion of the ground aquifers we depend on. The Carnarvon food bowl is the largest in the state with the value of production exceeding $103 million in 2012. It is vital for the food security of Western Australia to ensure that the land and limited water in this important food growing region is protected. And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray.
