Labor leader Luke Foley has hit the hustings on the NSW north coast, telling residents they can stop coal seam gas (CSG) mining by turfing out the Nationals at Saturday's election.
The opposition leader has visited the site of the Bentley Blockade, where he met party faithful and anti-CSG campaigners.
"Sink the Nats and that's the end of coal seam gas forever," Mr Foley told the crowd.
"It won't take riot police, it will take the power of the ballot box," Mr Foley told the 100-strong crowd.
Last year the site played host to a large protest against a proposed CSG mine, and the Baird government subsequently suspended CSG licences in the area.
But local residents say they are fearful CSG will make a comeback.
"The local member for the Nationals hasn't supported us in any way, whatsoever," one man told Mr Foley.
"The last time a drill rig came into this area it required riot police to get it in and get it out."
Mr Foley is spending Tuesday touring three safe National seats - Lismore, Tweed and Ballina.
Despite each seat being held by the Nationals by traditionally safe margins of more than 20 per cent, Labor says they are in play thanks to local opposition to CSG and electricity privatisation.
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