It comes after a far north Queensland council banned future CSG mining in the region amid fears it would affect water quality.

Douglas Shire Council lies to the north of Cairns and includes the towns of Mossman, Port Douglas and takes in the Daintree area.

Councillors voted on Tuesday to ban any future coal seam gas projects in the region.

Mr Katter praised the council’s decision to ban any future CSG mining in the shire and pointed to the minimal economic benefits of CSG mining in Queensland as another reason for concern.

 “We have always been proudly a mining state.  Coal seam gas has, and is, seriously damaging the mining industry,’’ he said.

“This industry contributes virtually nothing to the Australian economy.  

“When the construction and development phase is over next year, the industry comes back to 2500 jobs, and almost its entire $25,000 million a year income, will line the pockets of rich foreign CSG mining giants.’’

 Last year, Mr Katter introduced laws to place a temporary suspension on aquifer drilling for coal seam gas extraction.

Mr Katter warned community members of the potentially catastrophic social and economic costs of coal seam gas aquifer drilling, which he says threatens to contaminate water and the lifeblood of Australia’s agricultural industries and post significant risks to human health, air quality and levels, natural environment and threaten native and domestic animals.