A moratorium on the extraction of unconventional gas, better known as fracking, was introduced in 2012 by the former Coalition government due to community pressure. The moratorium expires mid-2015. Labor pledged an inquiry before any change would take place, and this week the inquiry holds a session in Melbourne. In the first part of Dirt Radio, we hear about how communities all across the Gippsland region of Victoria have organized to "Lock the Gate" on the mining of on-shore gas.

In part two, we get a FoE perspective on ALP environment policy and the party's national conference being held in Melbourne on the weeked of July 25-27