We prove that every triangle-free 4-critical graph G $G$ satisfies e ( ) ≥ 5 v + 2 3 $e(G)\ge \frac{5v(G)+2}{3}$ . This result gives a unified proof planar graphs are 3-colourable, as well of girth at least five which embed in either the projective plane, torus or Klein Bottle results Grötzsch, Thomassen, and Thomas Walls. Our is nearly best possible, Davies has constructed such = 4 $e(G)=\frac...