Making a stand: Leigh Dick-Read, Cassie McMahon, Ruth Meyer and Piers Shapley are against coal seam gas mining. Source: Quest Newspapers
Tensions between a coal seam gas explorer and protesters continue to increase after an arrest at an exploration site near Ipswich on Thursday.
A woman was arrested by police when about 25 protesters took part in a demonstration at Silverdale, west of Kalbar, on Thursday morning.
Protestors said the woman was later released from the Ipswich lockup.
Protesters also claimed a man climbed on to the rig, but that he came down when requested by police to leave the site about 35km south of Ipswich.
Arrow Energy vice-president of exploration Tony Knight said the drill rig had finished drilling and was being dismantled when the protesters pounced.
Courier Mail
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