According to SACOME's submission, the use of the terminology 'unconventional' is misleading as there is nothing unconventional about gas.

SUBMISSION INTO THE INQUIRY INTO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Both my husband Ross and I are members of the Limestone Coast Protection Alliance (LCPA) because, as South Easterners, we have become increasingly concerned by the implications of possible fracture stimulation (i.e. fracking) being eventually allowed here in this region.

Page 1 of 8 Submission to: Parliament of South Australia Natural Resource Committee Enquiry Into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Date: 30 January 2015 Contact: Peter Hackworth Executive Officer Wine Grape Council of South Australia Unit 4, 780 South Rd GLANDORE SA 5037 08 8351 4378 0439 182 411 www.wgcsa.com.au http://www.wgcsa.com.au/ Page 1 of 8 Summary of Recommendations WGCSA believes that approval for Unconventional Gas Extraction (UGE) projects should not be provided without scientific evidence that address the following concerns:  The ability of an extraction bore to maintain casing integrity and therefore isolation from aquifers, not just for the life of the extraction but for centuries after the mine closes  The contamination, as a result of well integrity failure on an aquifer used for irrigation and/or human consumption from: o chemicals/sand used to extract gas o methane and other extracted gases

The science is in on UNCONVENTIONAL GAS AND OIL EXTRACTION.

30 January 2015, Dear Mr Dupont, Re: Submissions to Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Inquiry I am an Associate Professor of Environmental Law with over 20 years experience in the field.

John Coverdale Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you concerning the inquiry into Unconventional Gas Fracking.

John Coverdale Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you concerning the inquiry into Unconventional Gas Fracking.

Submission Inquiry into Unconventional Gas (Fracking) Submission February 2015 Matt Grudnoff Rod Campbell Mark Ogge About TAI The Australia Institute is an independent public policy think tank based in Canberra.

Executive Officer, Natural Resources Committee, GPO Box 572, Adelaide SA 5001, By email: patrick.dupont@parliament.sa.gov.au Parliamentary Inquiry into fracking in the South East of SA Friends of the Earth (Australia) is a national, membership-based environmental organisation that has been active for more than 40 years.

Dr Harrington also raises relevant scientific questions and future work that should be undertaken to gain a clearer understanding of the hydrogeology and the associated risks arising from unconventional gas production (fracking). 2.