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Media release

11 Aug 2026

Community invited to attend Taroom Trough information forums in Surat and Condamine

Residents, landholders, businesses and community members across the Western Downs and Maranoa are invited to attend one of two free public information forums in early September to discuss potential oil and gas exploration in the region.

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Media release

7 Aug 2026

Strong turnout at community energy forum

Community members from across the Goondiwindi and Southern Downs shires turned out in force at the Queensland Community Energy Forum in Inglewood yesterday. More than 80 local landholders and community members, along with local and state government, agriculture and energy industry representatives came together to discuss the energy future of the region.

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Media release

21 Jul 2026

Regional leaders discuss future of coexistence in the North West

Over 40 leaders gathered in Julia Creek to discuss the future of energy and resources development in the North West last week. The Coexistence Symposium, hosted by Coexistence Queensland, in partnership with McKinlay Shire Council and MITEZ Economic Development, brought together representatives from local and state government, the agriculture and minerals sectors, and regional organisations.

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Article

1 Jul 2026

Coexistence Queensland CEO now also Land Access Ombudsman

Recent legislative changes mean Coexistence Queensland CEO Warwick Squire has also taken on the statutory role of Land Access Ombudsman. The change creates opportunities for stronger coordination across related land access and coexistence issues, earlier support when issues arise, and a clearer pathway for on-the-ground experiences to inform broader advice and practice.

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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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Article

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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Article

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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Article

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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Article

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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Article

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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Article

3 Feb 2021

Queensland Company explores for gas in Bowen and Surat

The Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stewart has announced a Queensland-based company has been given the green light under the Call for Tenders for Authorities to Prospect (PLR2020-2) to explore for gas on prospective land located in the Bowen and Surat basins. AusGasCo CSG Pty Ltd has been appointed preferred tenderer for two blocks, located to […]

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