Thousands protest against coal seam gas drilling - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Thousands protest against coal seam gas drilling - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Organisers of two beachside protests in New South Wales say they have sent a clear message against the coal seam gas mining industry.

They say more than 2,000 people gathered for a vocal protest to spell out 'No CSG' on Byron Bay's main beach.

Around 1,500 people held a separate but similar protest on Austinmer Beach, north of Wollongong, to spell out 'Stop Coal Seam Gas'.

Apex Energy has been given permission to drill 15 wells in the region."