Gas exploration is being undertaken in the Wide Bay Burnett region. Development of gasfields would present a risk to the region’s diverse services, tourism, agricultural, and manufacturing economy.

Summary points include:

• Blue Energy is exploring for gas in the Wide Bay Burnett region, a region that features high-value horticulture and sugar cane crops and the World Heritagelisted Fraser Island.
• The Region’s economy is a diverse mix of modern education and health services (30% of employment), tourism (10%), agriculture (7%), and manufacturing (6%).
• Gas companies in Australia have a history of exaggerating the economic benefits of gas field development to local regions while ignoring any real economic and social costs.

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