Yes it has been lifted but and there always is a but .The...

Yes it has been lifted but and there always is a but .


The Andrews Labor government in Victoria has announced it will lift a moratorium on the exploration of onshore conventional gas reserves, but will enshrine a permanent ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration in the state’s constitution.

The Victorian government will introduce two bills to parliament, with one effectively lifting a moratorium and allowing for a restart of onshore conventional gas exploration from 1 July 2021.

The second bill will seek to amend the Victorian state constitution, enshrining a permanent ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration. Such amendments can be passed by the Victorian parliament, and it may not be necessary to be put to a vote by Victorian electors.



Vitoria has one of the biggest and cheapest gas reserves in Australia ,the brown coal fields in Victoria contain more gas than the Bass basin had and do not need to be fracked,these fields stretch from Warragul to Lakes Entrance and are 2.5 Klm thick because they are brown coal they do not need to be fracked to release gas because they are still biological active unlike black coal this gas is cheap and uncommitted.