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.

From: Kathryn Wright [ ] Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 9:45 PM To: Dupont, Patrick Subject: Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the SE of SA To: Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the SE of SA From: Ms Kathryn Wright – Date: 27/01/2015 As a resident of Mount Gambier – I wish to register my deep concerns in relation to the practice of unconventional gas mining (fracking) being undertaken – particularly in the South East of South Australia.

31 January 2015 Dear Sir / Madam, Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking - Natural Resources Committee of SA Parliament As well as providing information in relation to the 4 particular topics outlined in your terms of reference, I have elaborated on a range of other impacts and risks created by fracking.

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

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.

2 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  South-­‐East  of  South  Australia  and  in  particular:   1.  

.— c YACHTING SOUTH AUSTRALIA ABN: 1991 4113 8 33 12th January 2015 Executive Officer Natural Resource Committee GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 Email patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.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 fragmentation of native forest reserves and pine forests • Reduction in enjoyment of natural environment for bird watching, camping and walking

The Global Gas Glut Selected Slides for the South Australian NRC Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (fracking) Bruce Robertson BEc FFin 10 June 2016 Introduction • All investment in the gas industry must be assessed in context of a global gas glut • Excess supply and faltering demand • Globally the contract pricing mechanism is breaking down • East Coast Australia is a high cost gas province • SA onshore gas has even further to travel making it unviable in a post Paris world • SA must compete against cheap piped Russian gas and cheap LNG from the USA • The SA government runs a high risk of backing an industry that will be left stranded in the short term • Source: http://ieefa.org/ieefa-pipe-dream-report-questions-rationale- north-east-gas-interconnector-australia/ 1 Global Gas Glut • The global gas industry closed the 2015 year in a glut with total nameplate liquefaction capacity of 308Mt outstripping import demand for LNG of 245Mt by 26%

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.

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.