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.

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.

73 Parliament of South Australia - Natural Resources Committee - Inquiry into Unconventional Gas Natural Resources Committee inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking), pursuant to section 16 (1) (a) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 Potential risks and impacts in the use of hydraulic fracture stimulation to produce gas in the South East of South Australia.

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.

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.

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.

From: Sustainable Communities SA [ ] Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2015 6:50 AM To: Dupont, Patrick Cc: Subject: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA Executive Officer, Natural Resources Committee GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001 Re: Inquiry into Unconventional Gas and Fracking in SE of SA Sustainable Communities SA Inc. is a community based organisation that is working to build resilient communities of people acting to lower their ecological footprint.

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.

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 PARLIAMENT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Inquiry into: Unconventional Gas (Fracking)
 January, 2015 From Heather Gibbons, ) Contents Introduction 1.