Executive Officer, Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001 To Natural Resources Committee, Re: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA I understand that the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance Inc is writing a submission for this inquiry and that they do not support unconventional gas and fracking in the SE of SA for the following reasons: •potential for water contamination caused by spills, leaks, chemicals and accidents •potential for well integrity failure due to finite lifespan of cement and steel •potential for air pollution detrimental to health of natural environment, humans and animals •potential for industrialisation of landscape and loss of "clean and green" image •unsustainable competition with existing industries such as agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and tourism which will have a detrimental impact on local economy •unsustainable competition for finite water resources •potential for release

2 Parliament  of  South  Australia  Natural  Resources  Committee   Inquiry  into:  Unconventional  Gas  (Fracking)  in  the  South  East  of  South  Australia   Pursuant  to  section  16(1)(a)  of  the  Parliamentary   Committees  Act  1991,  the  Committee  is  inquiring  into   potential  risks  and  impacts  in  the  use  of  hydraulic  fracture   stimulation  (Fracking)  to  produce  gas  in  the  South-­‐East  of  South  Australia  and  in  particular:   1.  

31 January 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Dupont, Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking): Submission from the South East Local Government Association The South East Local Government Association is pleased to provide this submission to the Natural Resources Committee’s inquiry into the potential risks and impacts in the use of hydraulic fracture stimulation (Fracking) to produce gas in the South East of South Australia.

From: julie hart [ ] Sent: Thursday, 29 January 2015 10:24 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Cc: Subject: Inquiry into unconventional gas mining - submission Patrick Dupont Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee of the South Australian Parliament.

The Global Gas Glut Selected Slides for the South Australian NRC Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (fracking) Bruce Robertson BEc FFin 10 June 2016 Introduction • All investment in the gas industry must be assessed in context of a global gas glut • Excess supply and faltering demand • Globally the contract pricing mechanism is breaking down • East Coast Australia is a high cost gas province • SA onshore gas has even further to travel making it unviable in a post Paris world • SA must compete against cheap piped Russian gas and cheap LNG from the USA • The SA government runs a high risk of backing an industry that will be left stranded in the short term • Source: http://ieefa.org/ieefa-pipe-dream-report-questions-rationale- north-east-gas-interconnector-australia/ 1 Global Gas Glut • The global gas industry closed the 2015 year in a glut with total nameplate liquefaction capacity of 308Mt outstripping import demand for LNG of 245Mt by 26%

Executive Officer, Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001 Email patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Re: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA To Natural Resources Committee, We understand that the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance Inc.

Clive Carlyle Email: Submission to PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Inquiry into: Unconventional Gas (Fracking) January, 2015 I have lived and worked in the lower south east for 30 years.

Clive Carlyle Email: Submission to PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Inquiry into: Unconventional Gas (Fracking) January, 2015 I have lived and worked in the lower south east for 30 years.

From: Kathryn Wright [ ] Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 9:45 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the SE of SA To: Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the SE of SA From: Ms Kathryn Wright – Date: 27/01/2015 As a resident of Mount Gambier – I wish to register my deep concerns in relation to the practice of unconventional gas mining (fracking) being undertaken – particularly in the South East of South Australia.

The science is in on UNCONVENTIONAL GAS AND OIL EXTRACTION.