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Shared community benefits and solutions to address challenges between renewable energy host landholders and surrounding neighbours were hot topics at the third Queensland Community Renewables Forum (QCRF) in Roma on Tuesday. More than 100 farmers, landholders, business owners, and community members from across the Maranoa came together in the Roma Bungil Cultural Centre to discuss […]

Banana Shire Council and Coexistence Queensland partnered to gather over 100 regional leaders in Biloela today to discuss how traditional and emerging industries can sustainably coexist with communities and landholders. The Community Leaders Council event brought together landholders and leaders from agriculture, business, community, Traditional Owner groups, mining, resources, renewable energy, t...

Coexistence Queensland released its latest publication Landholder guide: Negotiating onshore gas activity today. The guide provides practical information and tips for negotiating land access agreements with gas companies. These negotiations can be crucial as they decide terms and conditions, conduct, and compensation involved. The guide seeks to empower landholders to secure long-term business obj...

Coexistence Queensland is once again partnering to deliver a Queensland Community Renewables Forum – this time in Nebo – alongside the Queensland Renewables Energy Council and the Department of Energy and Climate. The forum will provide an opportunity for the Issac regional community to discuss firsthand with government and industry the why, what and how […]

Famously known as the cattle capital of the US – with more cows than people – Texas has also recently been recognised as the wind energy capital in the world, with three of the world’s largest wind farms based in a Texan town of 15,000 people alone. Although Texas is traditionally known as a state […]

Queensland primary producers now have an emergency plan specifically designed to help build greater disaster resilience and prepare for the impacts of severe weather. The impact of a changing climate and unpredictable weather can be seen on a farm every day. Working with industry, Get Ready Queensland developed the Livestock Severe Weather Emergency Plan to […]

Findings from a recent community sentiment survey independently conducted by Voconiq for the GasFields Commission Queensland, now known as Coexistence Queensland, have been released. Voconiq surveyed more than 300 community members across the Surat and Bowen Basin regions, between April to May 2024. This group included broader community members and a number of landholders that […]

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation have launched new resources to help provide guidance across a range of energy enquiries. The Energy Information Service for Landholders (EISL) is a free phone service for farmers and landholders. It is available Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 5pm and can assist by providing information and guidance on a range […]

CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) recently published research on Cement and steel used in coal seam gas (CSG) well construction in Queensland. Previous research by CSIRO’s GISERA, the Queensland Audit Office, and The University of Queensland’s Centre for Coal Seam Gas has shown that failure of CSG wells is of significant […]