Climbers unfurl an anti-CSG banner on Mt French in south-east Queensland.
THE backlash against coal seam gas mining is scaling new heights.
A ground roots protest against proposed CSG and coal mining development in the Scenic Rim region south of Brisbane will literally peak on October 16 when the district stages its Protesters on Peaks rally.
But it’s a protest with a difference, with more than 300 already registered to take their giant banners and signs onto the region’s famed mountain peaks and hilltops in a bid to fend off unwanted mining proposals.
Those not comfortable with heights or unfit to climb are also doing their bit on the ground, with local farmers turning hay bales in their fields into anti-mining messages. Others are slashing or ploughing fighting words into their paddocks, telling miners in no uncertain terms that CSG is unwelcome in the Scenic Rim.
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