The Huffington Post (AU)
By Luke Cooper, Associated Editor
07/03/2017
It has been called a 'win for
regional Victoria'
The Victorian government passed a bill in parliament
on Tuesday that bans all onshore fracking in the state in a move labelled as a
"win for regional Victoria".
In a move likely to induce the ire of mining
companies, the bill will see Victoria become the first state in Australia to
ban onshore unconventional gas exploration and development through methods such
as fracking and coal seam gas.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who presented the
Bill, took to Twitter to celebrate.
The move comes after years of calls from regional
farming communities in the state to ban unconventional gas in light of concerns
about the potential environmental impacts it could have.
The decision also marks the extension of the temporary
ban on conventional onshore gas exploration and development until the end of
June, 2020.
The Victorian government has said it will use this
time to continue research, conducted by an expert panel of scientists, into the
potential risks of fracking on the environment.
"We will now use the moratorium on conventional
gas exploration to better understand its potential risks and benefits and we'll
listen to the experts," Noonan said.
In response, Victorians took to social media to
express their satisfaction with the ban….
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