A GROUP of angry farmers was preparing to spend last night barricading a property in north-western NSW to prevent coal-seam gas drilling.
Yesterday morning, about 100 farmers parked vehicles across the entrance to the property 9km from Spring Ridge on the Liverpool Plains, with plans to stay put for up to eight months.
Independent federal MP Tony Windsor threw his support behind the action, saying gas giant Santos had been "warned about taking the community for granted" and would now "see what real community spirit meant".
But a spokesman for Santos defended the company, saying it had held more than 30 community meetings over the past four years. He said an offer to brief the protesters before the planned action took place had been rejected.
The Australian
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