Page 1 of 8 Submission to: Parliament of South Australia Natural Resource Committee Enquiry Into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Date: 30 January 2015 Contact: Peter Hackworth Executive Officer Wine Grape Council of South Australia Unit 4, 780 South Rd GLANDORE SA 5037 08 8351 4378 0439 182 411 www.wgcsa.com.au http://www.wgcsa.com.au/ Page 1 of 8 Summary of Recommendations WGCSA believes that approval for Unconventional Gas Extraction (UGE) projects should not be provided without scientific evidence that address the following concerns:  The ability of an extraction bore to maintain casing integrity and therefore isolation from aquifers, not just for the life of the extraction but for centuries after the mine closes  The contamination, as a result of well integrity failure on an aquifer used for irrigation and/or human consumption from: o chemicals/sand used to extract gas o methane and other extracted gases

SUBMISSION INTO THE INQUIRY INTO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

SUBMISSION INTO THE INQUIRY INTO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

Inquiry by Natural Resource Committee into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Submission by 30 January 2015 1 Halliburton Australia Natural Resources Committee Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation Table of Contents A.

1 Submission to the PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA – NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking): Potential risks and impacts in the use of hydraulic fracture stimulation to produce gas in the South East of South Australia January 28th 2015 Introduction Lock the Gate Alliance is a national grassroots organisation made up of thousands of individuals and over 240 local groups who are concerned about unsafe or inappropriate mining.

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: Colin Ball [ ] Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2015 3:16 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Inquiry into fracking in South Eastern South Australia To the Natural Resources Committee of the SA Parliament.

From: Colin Ball [ ] Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2015 3:16 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Inquiry into fracking in South Eastern South Australia To the Natural Resources Committee of the SA Parliament.

John Coverdale Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you concerning the inquiry into Unconventional Gas Fracking.

From: Judith Ludwig Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 5:56 PM To: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Subject: Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing Judith Ludwig To patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au SUBMISSION TO THE INQUIRY INTO HYDRAULIC FRACKING BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Having lived in the South East of South Australia all my life I value highly this wonderful area.