Executive Officer, Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001 Email patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au St/ION rss 6 1 To Natural Resources Committee, Re; Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA We 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

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.

Executive Officer, Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001 Email patrickdupont@parliamentsa.gov.au To Natural Resources Committee, Re; Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA We 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

SE NRM Board submission to the Inquiry into Unconventional Gas 30 January 2015 PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA – NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) – Pursuant to section 16(1)(a) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991.

Email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Patrick, Further to my telephone all to you last week I thank you for the opportunity to make a submission on unconventional gas and fracking to the NRC Inquiry and am grateful for the extension granted for this purpose.

Anne Rafferty 13TH January 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572 ADELAIDE SA 5011 SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIMENTARY INQUIRY INTO UNCONVENTIONAL GAS I hereby make my submission to this inquiry, and would like to make it known to the Inquiry that I consider this invasive industry a threat to our Environment, our Heritage and our rural productivity. 1.The risks of groundwater contamination cannot be overlooked.

Email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au cc parnell@parliament.sa.gov.au secretary@protectlimestonecoast.org.au Re: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA Community Alliance SA is a not for profit, non-political organisation comprised of volunteers from member groups working with local communities to address planning issues at the local and State level.

We expect a precautionary approach from our regulators, and, if our water quality or quantity is damaged by unconventional gas production in this location, we fully intend to recover any loss we incur from any parties involved in the unconventional gas production.

Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Fracking in the South East of South Australia January 24th, 2015 Submission from: No Fracking WAy www.nofrackingway.org.au 2 Attention: Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 No Fracking WAy is a Perth-based volunteer community group.

From: Aaron Izzard [ ] Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2015 9:48 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Inquiry into unconventional gas (fracking) Hello, This is a submission to the Inquiry into unconventional gas (fracking).