Tuesday, 7 October 2025
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Farmers for Climate Action backs NSW Farmers on this vital issue
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NSW President Xavier Martin highlights “unacceptable risk to groundwater” from Narrabri gas project
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FCA also supports local farm group taking the gas pipeline to court
Farmers for Climate Action, representing its 8400 farmer members, applauds NSW Farmers for its clear thinking and plain speaking in opposing the Narrabri gas project.
In a brilliantly written opinion piece in agricultural newspaper The Land, NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin lays out the risk to prime agricultural land and water which the Narrabri gas project poses.
Mr Martin said:
“We’ve seen what happens when a mining company gets it wrong, with nearby CSG projects riddled with mistakes that thrust pollution through precious aquifers.
“We’re deeply concerned this project will be a Trojan horse and lead to thousands of CSG wells on prime agricultural land.
“The NSW Government needs to find better solutions for energy that don’t come at the cost of our farms or our future.”
FCA CEO Natalie Collard applauded Mr Martin and NSW Farmers.
“Coal seam gas and gas transmission pipelines are often forced onto farmers’ land against their will,” Ms Collard said.
“We stand with farmers who are fighting this forced invasion of their land. We stand with the farmers fighting to stop the Narrabri gas project from risking the water farmers use to grow our food. We stand with the farmers and other community members in the Mullaley Gas and Pipeline Accord who are taking court action against the gas transmission pipeline to protect water for food.
We applaud NSW Farmers and its President Xavier Martin for calling this out. It’s a big deal to stand up to a project of this size especially when both sides of politics are trying to ignore farmers on this issue. We applaud their courage, clarity and leadership”.
“As Mr Martin says, what good will gas be to the state if we don’t have food, water or farmers?”
Media contact:
Les White
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