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22 September 2025

New report highlights lessons from Queensland’s CSG experience to inform the future of resources and energy development

Queensland’s experience with coal seam gas (CSG) development holds vital lessons for Aus...

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9 September 2025

Biloela conversations inform stronger regional coexistence

Coexistence Queensland, in partnership with Banana Shire Council, released the Biloela Com...

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8 September 2025

New guide to help landholders navigate renewable energy

Coexistence Queensland has released a new resource to support landholders who may be consi...

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28 August 2025

Landholder Support Program in Rolleston

Coexistence Queensland will be visiting Rolleston this September to deliver a Landholder S...

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3 April 2025

Community Renewables Forum thrives in Roma

Shared community benefits and solutions to address challenges between renewable energy hos...

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27 March 2025

Regional leaders convene in Biloela to discuss energy

Banana Shire Council and Coexistence Queensland partnered to gather over 100 regional lead...

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1 November 2024

Guide to help negotiations with gas companies

Coexistence Queensland released its latest publication Landholder guide: Negotiating onsho...

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1 November 2024

New ‘Livestock severe weather plan’

Queensland primary producers now have an emergency plan specifically designed to help buil...

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1 November 2024

Texans (USA) share experience of renewables

Famously known as the cattle capital of the US – with more cows than people – Texas ha...

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1 November 2024

Join the upcoming renewables forum in Nebo

Coexistence Queensland is once again partnering to deliver a Queensland Community Renewabl...

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18 September 2024

Community insights into Queensland gas industry

Findings from a recent community sentiment survey independently conducted by Voconiq for t...

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1 July 2024

GasFields expands remit as Coexistence Queensland

The GasFields Commission Queensland rebranded as Coexistence Queensland today with an expa...

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1 July 2024

Meet us in Miles at the Community Renewables Forum

In partnership with the Queensland Government and Coexistence Queensland, the Queensland R...

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1 July 2024

Let’s talk about Central Queensland’s REZ readiness

Join us in Central Queensland over July and August, as we take part in workshops hosted by...

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1 July 2024

QFF’s energy information service for landholders

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation have launched new resources to help provide guidance ...

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1 July 2024

EOI open – Striking a new deal partnership

Striking a New Deal is a new initiative in collaboration between The Next Economy, Re-Alli...

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1 July 2024

New research on CSG well construction

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) recently publis...

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22 April 2024

Proposed legislation to expand GasFields Commission’s remit

Planned legislation to address how communities and the resources and energy industries sus...

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19 February 2024

What are your views on the onshore gas industry?

Are you a community member with experiences or thoughts about the onshore gas industry? No...

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6 December 2023

Coexistence challenges and opportunities

The GasFields Commission Queensland’s Community Leaders Council 2023 event saw 71 repres...

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28 September 2023

Join the conversation to enhance coexistence

Queenslanders are encouraged to have their say on proposed changes that will help improve ...

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11 August 2023

Corrigendum to report of RPI Act review

On page 21 of the, under the heading of other observations, the GasFields Commission Quee...

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28 July 2023

Study improves understanding of subsidence impacts

New research into the potential impacts of coal seam gas-induced land subsidence on farmin...

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27 April 2023

Aerial groundwater survey of the Condamine Alluvium

As part of their ongoing commitment to improve groundwater assessment, the Office for Grou...

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27 April 2023

Seeking participants for UQ’s CSG water reuse study

The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute is conducting research on ...

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27 April 2023

New CSIRO research explores CSG influence on human health

CSIRO has released its latest coal seam gas research, culminating in the analysis of a 2,1...

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23 February 2023

New Shared Landscapes – Industry Trends report released

In its continued commitment to keeping Queenslanders informed about development trends in ...

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16 February 2023

Surat locals invited to share views on energy development

University of Queensland researchers are calling on community members and business leaders...

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9 December 2022

Commission welcomes new Board members

The GasFields Commission has welcomed three new board members to help guide sustainable co...

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4 December 2022

Enhanced protections recommended for landholders

A series of changes relating to the management of CSG-induced subsidence have been re...

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2 November 2022

Community drop-in sessions

The GasFields Commission Queensland and the Department of Resources are holding drop-in in...

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2 October 2022

Have your say on Surat and Bowen Basin engagement

The GasFields Commission Queensland is inviting landholders, community members and other s...

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6 July 2022

Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism extension

The Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) is in place to ensure there is a su...

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4 July 2022

CSIRO researching Narrabri faults

CSIRO researchers will take to the skies to shed light on subterranean structures deep bel...

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30 June 2022

Subsidence research in Queensland’s gas regions

Following confirmation that subsidence is occurring as a result of coal seam gas (CSG) ext...

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15 June 2022

CSIRO researching onshore gas asset decommissioning

Australia’s leading science agency, CSIRO, is working with community, government and ind...

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18 May 2022

Landholder protections from CSG-induced subsidence

Over the past 18 months, landholders in areas of intensively farmed land located on the C...

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13 May 2022

GFCQ speaks to the Australian Drilling Industry Association

GasFields Commission Queensland’s CEO Warwick Squire recently spoke with Jamie Wade from...

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28 April 2022

GFCQ hitting the road to speak with landholders

GasFields Commission Queensland’s (GFCQ) Engagement Team are hitting the road next week ...

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7 April 2022

WA Country Hour interviews GFCQ CEO

Western Australia’s farm and pastoral land is currently the focus of a lot of big busine...

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6 April 2022

CSIRO’s GISERA launches new website

CSIRO’s GISERA (Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance) have been worki...

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1 April 2022

Underground Water Impact Report 2021 for the Surat CMA

The Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA) has released the Underground Water Im...

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31 March 2022

GFCQ commences subsidence research project

After extensive engagement with Western Downs landholders and agricultural peak bodies, th...

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31 March 2022

Government clarifies regulatory protections for landholders

This week the Queensland Government has clarified the strong regulatory protections in p...

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25 March 2022

QRIDA Drought Assistance Loans

Great news for Queensland’s primary producers with the Queensland Rural and Industry Dev...

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17 March 2022

Resources Community Infrastructure Fund

Great news for Queensland resources communities with the second round of funding for commu...

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8 February 2022

GFCQ calls for action to resolve coexistence issues

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) is today calling on all stakeholders ...

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19 January 2022

Bowen Basin pipeline study – first stage complete

Both the Queensland Government and Australian Government have each committed to contributi...

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9 December 2021

Latest release of petroleum and gas exploration areas

The Queensland Government has released eight new areas via competitive tender for petrol...

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2 December 2021

Latest release of greenhouse gas storage exploration areas

The Queensland Government has released four new areas via competitive tender for greenho...

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25 November 2021

Release of Queensland Exploration Program

The Queensland Government has released the 2021 Queensland Exploration Program (QEP). The...

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24 November 2021

Draft Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan

The Department of Resources have released the draft Queensland Resources Industry Developm...

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18 November 2021

WEBINAR: GasFields delivers LGAQ update

The GasFields Commission Queensland (GFCQ) has presented a webinar to the Local Governmen...

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5 November 2021

Underground Water Impact Report 2021 consultation draft

The Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (OGIA) has released their consultation draft o...

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1 November 2021

Recommended enhancements to RPI Act assessments

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) has delivered seven recommendations t...

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29 September 2021

Geological and Bioregional Assessments (GBA) Explorer

The Geological and Bioregional Assessments (GBA) Explorer is an interactive visualisatio...

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1 September 2021

Have your say on the Shared Landscapes report

The GasFields Commission are today launching a community consultation survey with the ai...

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26 August 2021

Arrow Energy’s commitment to Surat Basin landholders

Following concerns raised by rural landholders relating to coal seam gas development activ...

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17 August 2021

Senex Energy increases Atlas Project gas production

A multi-million-dollar expansion of a Queensland gas project will create 100 jobs and brin...

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15 August 2021

GasFields responds to Kupunn landholders’ concerns

Farmers from Kupunn in the Western Downs have raised concerns of liability insurance, pote...

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10 August 2021

Department of Resources ‘Directional Drilling’ Fact Sheet

Recently a number of Dalby district landholders raised concerns to the GasFields Commissio...

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16 July 2021

Reports released on CSG brine management

The Department of Environment and Science (DES) has published two new online reports out...

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7 July 2021

Record LNG Exports leave Gladstone in FY21

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) shipping data has revealed that despite the impacts of ...

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6 July 2021

UQ publishes Great Artesian Basin research

The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas has launched a new web resource all ...

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5 July 2021

UQ publishes annual town analytics

The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas (UQCNG) has published their annual t...

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24 June 2021

Regional leaders step up to address mental health

Did you know 1 in 2 Queenslanders will experience a mental illness at some point in their ...

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24 June 2021

New study to unlock potential of Bowen Basin gas

The initial concept phase of the $5 million Bowen Basin pipeline study is underway in Quee...

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17 June 2021

Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources 2021 released

The inaugural Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources (AECR) 2021 publication has been re...

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21 May 2021

GasFields Commission ‘Community Leaders Council’ Keynote Speaker Presentations

Below are a series of keynote speaker presentations taken from the GasFields Commission’...

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13 May 2021

GasFields and Minister for Resources tour Surat Basin

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) and the Minister for Resources – Ho...

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10 May 2021

Queensland Government securing more domestic gas

Queensland-based energy company Comet Ridge Limited has been given the green light for a...

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10 May 2021

Shared Landscapes – Industry Snapshot published

The GasFields Commission Queensland have released the Shared Landscapes – Industry Snaps...

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28 April 2021

GasFields convenes Community Leaders Council

Today the GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) welcomed a cross section of its...

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15 March 2021

Queensland delivering more domestic gas

The Palaszczuk Government has given the green light to a new Surat and Bowen Basin project...

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3 March 2021

UPDATE: Agreement reached on Public Liability Insurance

Today the GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) can reaffirm that landholders w...

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14 February 2021

GasFields Commission commences review of RPI Act

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) has commenced a targeted consultation...

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4 February 2021

Queensland Company explores for gas in Bowen and Surat

The Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stewart has announced a Queensland-based ...

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12 January 2021

Queensland LNG exports end 2020 on record high

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) shipping data has revealed that despite the impacts of ...

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21 December 2020

GasFields Commission’s Gas Guide 2.0 released

GasFields Commission Queensland (GFCQ) is proud to present the new and improved Gas Guide...

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12 December 2020

Queensland gas infrastructure study to unlock gas and jobs

Work is underway to potentially help unlock Queensland’s Bowen Basin and create 1,000 co...

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30 November 2020

WEBINAR: Online resource community information session

The Department of Resources (DOR) have delivered an Online Resource Community Info Sessio...

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27 November 2020

Record LNG exports leave gladstone port

Record Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports left the port of Gladstone during the month of ...

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22 September 2020

New exploration tenders bring more gas to market

The Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing, the Honourable Glenn Butcher has ...

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18 September 2020

New guidelines enable transfer of gas infrastructure

A new guideline has been published by Department of Environment and Science (DES) to h...

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17 September 2020

Morrison Government’s “Gas-Fired Recovery” Plan

Recently much has been reported in the media on the Morrison Government’s “Gas-Fired R...

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8 September 2020

WEBINAR: Navigating Land Access

The GasFields Commission have delivered a Navigating Land Access Webinar the first in a se...

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5 August 2020

GasFields establishes regional advisory group (SSAG)

The GasFields Commission Queensland (GFCQ or the Commission) has established a Surat Stake...

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25 July 2020

Queensland gas pipeline turns 30

A piece of Queensland gas infrastructure that laid the foundation for thousands of jobs in...

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22 July 2020

WEBINAR: Helping farmers prepare for gas developments

The GasFields Commission’s Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Jane Walker recently presente...

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19 June 2020

UPDATE: Landholder Liability Insurance

A working group convened by the GasFields Commission which includes key insurance, agricul...

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18 June 2020

New territory opens for gas exploration program

The Queensland Government has today released Tender Package PLR2020-2.This new tender rel...

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12 June 2020

GasFields Working Group – Landholder Liability Insurance

GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) has today convened a working group to dis...

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22 May 2020

Unconventional gas: The social licence imperative

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Centre for Natural Gas has released the findings fr...

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14 May 2020

Petroleum and gas exploration program resumes

The Queensland Government has today released Tender Package PLR2020-1.Offered as part of ...

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