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.

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.

SUBMISSION INTO THE INQUIRY INTO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Both my husband Ross and I are members of the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance (LCPA) because, as South Easterners, we have become increasingly concerned by the implications of possible fracture stimulation (i.e. fracking) being eventually allowed here in this region.

From: Margeaux Chandler [ ] Sent: Thursday, 22 January 2015 2:52 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Submission for the Fracking in South Eastern South Australia To Whom It May Concern: I write to make a submission into the Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the South East of South Australia (SA).

mailto:admin@winesa.asn.au http://www.winesa.asn.au/ http://www.winesa.asn.au/ mailto:patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Submission to the Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Page 2 of 7 South Australian Wine Industry Association Incorporated ABN 43 807 200 928 1 st Floor Industry Offices, National Wine Centre, Botanic Road, Adelaide SA 5000 Tel: 61 8 8222 9277 Fax: 61 8 8222 9276 Email: admin@winesa.asn.au Web: www.winesa.asn.au INTRODUCTION The South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) has prepared this submission to the Natural Resources Committee of the Parliament of South Australia for its Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking), and requests to appear before the Committee at its meeting in Adelaide or Penola.

This period has been an especially busy one for the Natural Resources Committee in part due to the committee's undertaking the inquiry into fracking/unconventional gas extraction and also its oversight role with regard to the state's eight NRM boards.

1 Punari Prime SAMM Debbie & Bruce Nulty Email: Submission to PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Inquiry into: Unconventional Gas (Fracking ) January 2015 Pursuant to section16(1)(a) of the Parliamentary Committee 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  Risks to groundwater contamination:  Impacts upon landscape  The effectiveness of existing legislation and regulation  The potential net economic outcome to the region and the rest of the states 2 Figure 1: Champion ram "ROGER" at the Royal Adelaide Show 2014.

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 Southeast of South Australia and in particular: 1. the risks of groundwater contamination; 2. the impacts upon landscape; 3. the effectiveness of existing legislation and regulation; and 4. the potential net economic outcomes to the region 28th January 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Dear Natural Resource Committee Being a South East optometrist, business owner and farmer I am compelled to write a submission on the potential risks and impacts of gas drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracking) in the South East of South Australia.

Parliament of South Australia Natural Resources Committee 11 September 2015 Update: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) in the South East of South Australia Presiding Member Hon Steph Key MP announced timelines for the Natural Resources Committee’s Inquiry into Fracking/Unconventional Gas.