This is the message anti-coal seam gas campaigners at Bulahdelah are sending to land holders as mining company Pangaea Resources attempts to carry out coal seam gas exploration in the area.

As part of a national lock-the-gate campaign, Bulahdelah residents against the mining are advising people to refuse access to company representatives when they call to gain access across their land.

Pangaea has been seeking landowners' approval to carry out testing for coal seam gas deposits.

Protest meet

As well, this Saturday a protest meeting to explain the impacts of the mining will be held in the Bulahdelah School of Arts Hall from 2.30pm.

Speakers will include Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton and a representative from the NSW Farmers organisation.

What is CSG mining?

Coal seam gas (CSG) mining involves using large machines to bore holes deep into the earth and then inject an assortment of chemicals to crack underground rock and release the trapped methane gas.

"It'd be a tragedy for the Bulahdelah area if they were to start CSG mining" resident Troy Lawrence said. "Most of the chemicals they pump into the ground are quite toxic and not the sort of thing we want getting into our waterways."

Landcare response

Local Landcare contractor Dave Saul said CSG mining undid the work campaigns such as Landcare and Rivercare had worked to achieve.

"Landholders have worked very hard at protecting and restoring our waterways and agricultural soils and this threatens to undo all that good work," he said.

Bulahdelah land holders approached so far have denied access to the mining company.

For more details check www.lockthegate.org.au or call 0408 200 781.