Submission Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Submission February 2015 Matt Grudnoff Rod Campbell Mark Ogge About TAI The Australia Institute is an independent public policy think tank based in Canberra.

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

Port MacDonnell Landcare Group PO Box 3472 Mount Gambier SA 5290 5 February 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au To members of the Natural Resources Committee, Re: Unconventional Gas and Fracking Inquiry in South East South Australia The Port MacDonnell Landcare Group understand that the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance Inc.

Port MacDonnell Landcare Group PO Box 3472 Mount Gambier SA 5290 5 February 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au To members of the Natural Resources Committee, Re: Unconventional Gas and Fracking Inquiry in South East South Australia The Port MacDonnell Landcare Group understand that the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance Inc.

Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 21 January 2015 Dear Sir, In response to the public call for submissions concerning the Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking), the Associations (TBRARA Inc. and PLR&RA Inc.) wish to have noted their support for the Inquiry.

From: Sent: Saturday, 31 January 2015 7:52 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Parliamentary Fracking Inquiry--Natural Resources Committee of SA Parliament.

2/03/2015 To Executive Officer, Natural Resources Committee Unconventional mining – (FRACKING) SHOULD NOT be allowed in Australia, let alone our region of The Limestone Coast.

The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP Member for West Torrens MMRE I 7/11 CS Mr Patrick Dupont Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee Parliament House North Terrace ADELAIDE SA 5000 urio Government of South Australia Treasurer Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Level 8 State Administration Centre 200 Victoria Square Adelaide SA 5000 GPO Box 2264 Adelaide SA 5001 DX 56203 Victoria Square Tel 08 8226 1866 Fax 08 8226 1896 ministerkoutsantonis@sa.gov.au Dear Mr Dupont I refer to your letter dated 30 November 2016 requesting my response to the recommendations of the Natural Resources Committee Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (fracking) in the South East of South Australia tabled in the House of Assembly on 29 November 2016.

SA Parliamentary Fracking Inquiry.

2 February 2015 Dear Mr Dupont Re: Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Inquiry The Environmental Defenders Office (SA) Inc (“the EDO”) is an independent community legal centre with over twenty years of experience specialising in environmental and planning law.