Department of Regional NSW to consider expired PELs while Independent MP Justin Field calls for action

Billy Jupp
Updated March 23 2021 - 11:30pm, first published December 23 2020 - 8:00am
There are 12 expired Petroleum Exploration Licences covering the North West, stretching from Dubbo up to the Queensland border. Photo: File Photo
There are 12 expired Petroleum Exploration Licences covering the North West, stretching from Dubbo up to the Queensland border. Photo: File Photo

EXPIRED Petroleum Exploration Licenses will still be reviewed, according to the Deputy Premier despite a push from grassroots National Party members to extinguish them.

Billy Jupp

Billy Jupp

Senior Livestock Journalist

Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.

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