NINE people have now been arrested for protesting against AGL's coal seam gas operations in Gloucester.
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About 8am on Tuesday, October 21 police were called to Fairbairns Lane after a 50-year-old man was detained by security at the site of AGL's test drilling site where it plans to frack for coal seam gas.
Two men - both aged 33 - and a 53-year-old woman allegedly jumped the fence and were also detained before police were contacted.
Police from the Manning-Great Lakes Local Area Command attended the scene where they arrested the men and woman and issued them court attendance notices for the offence of enter enclosed lands.
They are expected to appear in court on December 10.
About 6am today (Wednesday, October 22) protesters again attended the AGL site on Fairbairns Lane and allegedly blocked access.
Police attended and arrested five people.
Two men - aged 44 and 26 - and a 68-year-old woman were charged with causing an obstruction and will appear in court on December 10.
A 66-year-old woman and 55-year-old man were issued with traffic infringement notices.