COAL seam gas (CSG) opponents are calling on people from Dubbo to take part in a mass protest in the Pilliga forest on the weekend of February 19-21.
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Dubbo Gas Field Free convenor Sally Forsstrom said the main action would take place on the Sunday.
"People able to travel to the Pilliga protest camp earlier in the weekend will have the opportunity to participate in training workshops on non-violent direct action," she said.
Ms Forsstrom said the Pilliga Push campsite had been running throughout January and February with help from The Wilderness Society and a core group of 15 permanent volunteers.
Lock-on strategies by activists had been occurring almost every day.
"More than 40 people have visited the camp temporarily to take action and this means that Santos is at least four weeks behind with their project, "Ms Forsstrom said.
"Now that AGL has walked away from a plan to build more than 500 gas wells at Gloucester, the protest activity in the Pilliga has to be maintained to build opposition against the construction of the Leewood waste water facility and inspire people to contribute to action to protect the water of the Great Artesian Basin."
Earlier this week health workers in Dubbo and around the state received text messages seeking support for a Pilliga protest organised by the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association.
The action, described as peaceful, was staged on Thursday and called on government to ban all CSG activity in NSW.
Nurses and midwives at the site told the Daily Liberal they were concerned about the "impacts to the Great Artesian Basin, the release of toxins and known carcinogens into the environment, the harm to communities created by gas companies who cause conflict and division, the health risks to workers and the social impact on their families, the impact on farming and food production and the long term risks to the health of future generations".
Union delegate Angie Gittus said it was the obligation of health workers to protect health and prevent harm.
"As health carers we feel a responsibility to address climate change which we know to be the biggest public health risk we are facing," Ms Gittus said.
Heather Dunn, a midwife and mother, said she was standing up to protect today's children and those yet to be born.
"Studies coming out of America show that CSG has been linked to miscarriage, stillbirth and birth deformities," she said.
Santos general manager of energy in NSW Peter Mitchley told the Daily Liberal a comprehensive CSG review conducted by the NSW Chief Scientist found the industry could proceed safely with the appropriate safeguards.
"The Director General of Health in Queensland has investigated adverse health claims made against the CSG industry and found no link between reported health problems and coal seam gas operations," he said.
"CSG is after all natural gas, which is chemically methane - the very same substance that cows belch."
Mr Mitchley said Santos had a proud 60-year history of working safely and sustainably.
"We are absolutely committed to the environmentally responsible development of Australia's natural gas resources," he said.
"The protestors are targeting Santos' construction of a water treatment facility at Leewood. The purpose of this facility is to allow the salty water we extract during our exploration to be treated so it can be used for purposes including irrigation. We have all the appropriate regulatory approvals in place to construct the facility."
People seeking further information about the February 19-21 CSG action in the Pilliga are invited to contact Sally Forsstrom by telephoning 0408 229 060.