Brett Hall was shocked to discover his farm's underground resources were up for grabs. He's not alone

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Farmers flag concerns about potential resurgence of coal mining in Tasmania

In 2013, he found out Adelaide-based Petragas wanted to look for shale oil and gas across 4,000 square kilometres of the Southern Midlands, including his farm.

After seeing a public notice in the newspaper, he lodged a successful application to have his property excluded from the exploration licence. "It was only that someone else told me there's this ad in the paper, and it was only 30 days to reply, and the number of people who read newspapers these days is getting less, so it's not a great means of communicating, and certainly none of the landowners were contacted," Mr Hall said.

Under the Mineral Resources Development Act, the director of mines needs to publish the intention to grant a licence in a local newspaper, so landowners can make objections within 28 days.Mr Hall, who is on the board of Farmers for Climate Action, said that was not acceptable. "It'd be great if all the landowners were actually contacted and let know that this was being proposed on their land and not for them to hear second hand," Mr Hall said.

 

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Wouldn't out anything past Tassie Libs. Shocking government. Worst state has seen.

The most pristine populated state and we have to fucking destroy it! And for Coal!!!!! Get some Fckng wind turbines into Bsss Sraight, get Musk onto some batteries, light a bloody candle!! Where does Lambie stand on this.

most LNP state politicians r worshiping d coal god n they slave themselves to d miners to allow licences NSW n Qld They'd destroy our landscape How r they going to remediate 100s of coal pits They'd put themselves to bankruptcy 1st

That’s the last thing we need. More coal mining.

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