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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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Article

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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24 Jul 2020

Queensland gas pipeline turns 30

A piece of Queensland gas infrastructure that laid the foundation for thousands of jobs in Queensland’s gas and manufacturing industries – the Queensland gas pipeline – turned 30 on Saturday 25 July. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said thousands of jobs, hundreds of petajoules of gas and multi-billions in economic stimulus had flowed from the […]

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Spotlight

21 Jul 2020

WEBINAR: Helping farmers prepare for gas developments

The GasFields Commission’s Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Jane Walker recently presented as part of an “Afternoon Session with AgForce CQ” webinar. Jane joined Noel Brinsmead (AgForce Queensland mapping guru with 40 years’ experience as a cartographer and GIS analyst) to educate farmers on how to accurately map their properties. The session primarily focused on the developing […]

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18 Jun 2020

UPDATE: Landholder Liability Insurance

A working group convened by the GasFields Commission which includes key insurance, agriculture and gas industry peak bodies and government regulators met on 17 June 2020 to further progress resolution of the landholder public liability insurance issue. The working group includes senior representatives from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), AgForce Queensland, Cotton Australia, Queensl...

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11 Jun 2020

GasFields Working Group – Landholder Liability Insurance

GasFields Commission Queensland (the Commission) has today convened a working group to discuss landholder liability insurance with key insurance, agriculture and gas industry peak bodies and government regulators, including the Insurance Council of Australia, AgForce Queensland, Cotton Australia, Queensland Farmers Federation, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Qu...

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Article

21 May 2020

Unconventional gas: The social licence imperative

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Centre for Natural Gas has released the findings from an intensive 6-month study testing Queensland’s experience against the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) “Golden Rules of Gas ¹” (the Golden Rules) – a set of principles developed by the IEA to guide what it takes for natural gas developments globally to gain better social acceptance. The...

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