Fracturing stimulation (commonly known as ‘fraccing’ or ‘fracking’) is not new to the Cooper Basin.

Northern Territory Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing 8 Territory’s gas resources on a far greater scale.

Newcastle had fallen into a culture of accepting bad behaviour as normal.

From: Heather Heggie [ ] Sent: Friday, 23 January 2015 2:49 PM To: ; Cc: Subject: SUBMISSION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO GAS FRACCING IN THE LIMESTONECOAST REGION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA submitted by Heather Heggie January 2014 After decades of hard work and huge investment the South East community of SA has achieved steady growth and steady productivity as a result of careful and thrifty planning.

The Parliament of South Australia has appointed a Select Committee into Stillbirth in South Australia to inquire into and report on: (a) best practice stillbirth prevention education and awareness programs for expectant parents; including, but not exclusive to, the monitoring of babies in utero; (b) public education programs/initiatives to increase community awareness of stillbirth and where people can access support in the community; (c) models of care in pregnancy that may contribute to a reduction in stillbirth (including for priority populations); (d) models for follow-on care (including mental health support or care in subsequent pregnancies) for parents after stillbirth (and infant loss more generally); (e) support and training for healthcare professionals relating to stillbirth prevention and bereavement care; (f) best practice regarding stillbirth investigations (including access, information for parents and case review), pathologist training and service provision;                

[Extract from ‘Government Gazette’, 9 July 2020, pages 3779-3781—Regulation No. 233 of 2020] South Australia Gas (Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme) (Public Health Emergency) Variation Regulations 2020 under the Gas Act 1997 Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Variation provisions Part 2—Variation of Gas Regulations 2012 4 Insertion of regulation 29A 29A Special arrangements for COVID-19 public health emergency Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title These regulations may be cited as the Gas (Retailer Energy Efficiency Scheme) (Public Health Emergency) Variation Regulations 2020. 2—Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made. 3—Variation provisions In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

21 things I learnt about Fracking on my trip to the USA in 2015 Mark Parnell MLC Presentation to the Natural Resources Committee Inquiry 8th July 2016 1.Don’t smoke near gas wells 2.The scale of fracking over the last decade is enormous. (2013 figures) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Ex aj o u le s Natural Gas Production in the United States EIA 2015 Outlook data and mean reference projections conventional shale Howarth 2015 Energy Emissions & Control Technologies Publication of first peer- reviewed paper on any aspect of environmental risk of shale gas (Howarth, Santoro, & Ingraffea 2011) Methane emissions (full life-cycle, well site to consumer), shown chronologically by date of publication (% of life-time production of well) Conventional gas Shale gas EPA (1996, through 2010) 1.1 % ----- Hayhoe et al. (2002) 3.8 % ----- Jamarillo et al. (2007) 1.0 % ----- Howarth et al. (2011) 3.8 % 5.8 % (1.6 – 6.0) (3.6 – 7.9) 3.The

21 things I learnt about Fracking on my trip to the USA in 2015 Mark Parnell MLC Presentation to the Natural Resources Committee Inquiry 8th July 2016 1.Don’t smoke near gas wells 2.The scale of fracking over the last decade is enormous. (2013 figures) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Ex aj o u le s Natural Gas Production in the United States EIA 2015 Outlook data and mean reference projections conventional shale Howarth 2015 Energy Emissions & Control Technologies Publication of first peer- reviewed paper on any aspect of environmental risk of shale gas (Howarth, Santoro, & Ingraffea 2011) Methane emissions (full life-cycle, well site to consumer), shown chronologically by date of publication (% of life-time production of well) Conventional gas Shale gas EPA (1996, through 2010) 1.1 % ----- Hayhoe et al. (2002) 3.8 % ----- Jamarillo et al. (2007) 1.0 % ----- Howarth et al. (2011) 3.8 % 5.8 % (1.6 – 6.0) (3.6 – 7.9) 3.The