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20 Mar 2026

Strong turnout at Proserpine energy information forum

The Queensland Community Energy Forum in Proserpine drew a strong crowd today, with more than 130 residents, landholders, Traditional Owners, industry representatives and government officials coming together for an open and constructive conversation about the region’s energy and resources future.

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1 Feb 2026

Upcoming free sessions on gas developments

Coexistence Queensland is continuing to deliver its Landholder Support Program across the State, offering practical, independent information for landholders engaging with gas developers. The next sessions are planned for Rolleston and Springsure in February and March, followed by sessions in the Western Downs, Taroom and Maranoa regions from April to June. Session details, including dates [&hellip...

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22 Sep 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 Australia’s rapidly expanding renewable energy and resources landscape, according to new research from The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre. The report, commissioned by Coexistence Queensland, draws on more than a decade of research, in-depth interviews, online enga...

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Spotlight

8 Sep 2025

New guide to help landholders navigate renewable energy

Coexistence Queensland has released a new resource to support landholders who may be considering hosting renewable energy projects on their property in deciding what happens at the conclusion of a project. The Landholder guide: Decommissioning renewable energy projects was developed to help bridge the gap left by Queensland’s current lack of specific legislation governing land […]

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23 Jun 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 lives and tragically for 804 Queenslanders, their lives ended in suicide in 2017. Each and every suicide is a tragedy. Research also indicates Queensland has the second highest rate of suicide in Australia leaving devastated families, friends, colleagues […]

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Spotlight

20 May 2021

GasFields Commission ‘Community Leaders Council’ Keynote Speaker Presentations

Below are a series of keynote speaker presentations taken from the GasFields Commission’s 2021 ‘Community Leaders Council’. In this first video the Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stewart MP spoke about how Queensland’s onshore gas industry is a critical contributor and creator of direct jobs for Queensland’s economy. Following the theme of the ‘2021 Community […]

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Spotlight

12 May 2021

GasFields and Minister for Resources tour Surat Basin

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) and the Minister for Resources – Honourable Scott Stewart MP have toured parts of the Surat Basin to see first-hand how the gas industry is interacting with landholders and regional communities. The tour centred around meeting with landholders to hear and discuss their concerns and opportunities relating to the […]

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9 May 2021

Queensland Government securing more domestic gas

Queensland-based energy company Comet Ridge Limited has been given the green light for a new Bowen Basin based project which will see more domestic gas being made available for the market. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said Queensland-based energy company Comet Ridge has been granted an Authority to Prospect (ATP) over a 338km² parcel of land located in […]

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9 May 2021

Shared Landscapes – Industry Snapshot published

The GasFields Commission Queensland have released the Shared Landscapes – Industry Snapshot Report. The report combines a range of information from a variety of data sources and aims to briefly delineate the current state of Queensland’s petroleum and gas industry (reporting on FY20 data), including development areas, groundwater management processes, compliance and economic contributions made...

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27 Apr 2021

GasFields convenes Community Leaders Council

Today the GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) welcomed a cross section of its stakeholders to participate in the annual Community Leaders Council (CLC). The Commission hosted senior leaders of industry, executives from state and local government, regional mayors, representatives from academia and the heads of relevant industry peak bodies. The Commission was also pleased to […]

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14 Mar 2021

Queensland delivering more domestic gas

The Palaszczuk Government has given the green light to a new Surat and Bowen Basin project which will see more gas made available for the domestic market. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said energy company Santos has been granted an Authority to Prospect over a 764 km² parcel of land, 65km east of Surat in the […]

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Spotlight

2 Mar 2021

UPDATE: Agreement reached on Public Liability Insurance

Today the GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) can reaffirm that landholders who host gas activities (including infrastructure) on their properties are, and will continue to be able to access general insurance policies for farm risk and be appropriately protected against loss. A new indemnity clause has been developed so that, if required by the insurer […]

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13 Feb 2021

GasFields Commission commences review of RPI Act

The GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) has commenced a targeted consultation process as part of their review of the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 (RPI Act) assessment processes. The review comes as a direct result of the Queensland Audit Office’s (QAO) performance audit report (Managing coal seam gas activities Report 12: 2019–20), in which the QAO recommended […]

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