Thank you to all the new Supporters! We have a great opportunity to push this petition as hard as possible and have your signature tabled into Parliament in support of Independent MP Rob Pyne's Bill granting landholders greater rights! Balancing the negotiation powers between the landholder and mining companies supports this petition perfectly...legislative changes that will not let George Bender's death be in vain...and hope that no other farmer will be bullied to the point of taking their life. Head across to Facebook and continue your ongoing support and to keep up to date with the latest developments https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeBender68/ Part Article from http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/06/28/pyne-takes-csg-north-qld Independent Queensland MP Rob Pyne has revealed his next battleground will be coal seam gas (CSG) and flagged plans to introduce legislation granting landholders greater rights. The legislation would bolster landholders' rights to negotiate with CSG companies and add stronger protections, similar to those that exist in Western Australia. Mr Pyne said he took up the cause after discussions with several lobby groups including Lock the Gate, CSG Free North Queensland and the Knitting Nannas, who have knitted him an anti-CSG scarf to wear when he raises the issue in the house. Asked about the legislation's chances of being passed, Mr Pyne said most people would expect the Labor party to support it, but he believed the party held a belief it was a "custodian" of natural gas. "All I can do is put legislation that is what is consistent with the will of the people and that's best for Australia," he said. "If they vote it down they'll be damned by it, hopefully." Most CSG production has occurred on Queensland's Darling Downs. However, Lock the Gate said landholders had an obligation to treat any interest in exploration as a real threat and welcomed Mr Pyne's plans. In April last year, activists declared a victory after an application for gas exploration at Mt Mulligan, west of Mareeba, was withdrawn. "Cairns people like to drink clean water and eat healthy food and that's a real concern ... the way this industry is spreading and really affecting prime agricultural land," Mr Pyne said.