News

Featured news

clc_2026_andrew_warwirck_wendy_cameron_1280x855

Media release

Regional leaders gather in Roma to shape the future of the region

More than 90 local, regional and state leaders met in Roma last week to discuss the future of the region. The Community Leaders Council brought together landholders, local business owners, Traditional Owners and senior leaders from government, agriculture, energy and resources.

Read more
qcrf_miles_warwick_1280x855

Article

Managing independence in a changing landscape

The Resources Safety and Health Queensland and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2026 has passed in the Queensland Parliament. One of the resulting changes of this legislation is that the Coexistence Queensland CEO will also take on the role of Land Access Ombudsman, while Coexistence Queensland Board members will also serve as members of the LAO Advisory Committee.

Read more
qcef_proserpine_warwick_1280x855

Article

Trust, community, and energy development – it starts with how we show up

The Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy recently released its final report, The Integrity Gap: Restoring Trust in the Climate and Energy Debate. It lands at a critical moment. Across regional and rural Queensland – and right across Australia – we are seeing firsthand how trust is being tested.

Read more
qcef_2026_1280x855

Media release

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.

Read more
DES_CSG-brine-management-info-sheet

Article

Reports released on CSG brine management

The Department of Environment and Science (DES) has published two new online reports outlining potential long-term management solutions for brine generated from coal seam gas (CSG) activities. A DES information sheet was also released, documenting the background and context of the investigation into the potential long-term CSG brine management solutions. Groundwater extracted as part of the CSG...

Read more
UQCNG_Great-Artesian-Basin-Research

Article

UQ publishes Great Artesian Basin research

The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas has launched a new web resource all about the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). The GAB is one of the most iconic and largest groundwater basins in the world. It has been a source of life for Australia’s First Peoples for millennia and vital to the development of regional Australia through […]

Read more
UQ-Annual-town-analytics-booklets_July2021

Article

UQ publishes annual town analytics

The University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas (UQCNG) has published their annual town analytics. Each year UQCNG conducts in depth research of data and perceptions for key town communities which have hosted coal seam gas development. Research has been conducted annually since 2015 and the information collected has been analysed and then reported each year. The […]

Read more
Regional-leaders-step-up-to-address-mental-health

Article

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 […]

Read more
GFCQ-New-Website-NEWS_CLC_April2021-HEADER

Spotlight

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 […]

Read more
minister_for_resources_tour_surat_basin_may_2021-1

Spotlight

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 […]

Read more
shared_landscapes_industry_snapshot_gas_well_field-1

Article

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...

Read more
onshore_gas_and-_man

Article

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 […]

Read more
clc_2021-1

Article

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 […]

Read more