LAST OPTION: Judy Deucker, Judy Whistler, Hank Deucker and Jim Whilster fear their only option will be to lock the gate to keep CSG mining off their properties
OPPOSITION to the coal seam gas (CSG) industry appears to be gathering momentum in the Lockyer Valley with a groundswell of opinion against the industry.
Announcements made by local state politicians and councils, who have spoken against the industry coming into the Lockyer Valley, have hit a chord with a Lockyer Valley Shut the Gate movement.
However a spokeswoman for the group, Judy Deucker, has expressed doubts as to whether the political parties will be true to their word after the elections and sees no other option but to lock out the mining companies.
"I'm not sure they (the politicians) would come out to the farm and support our cause," Mrs Deucker said.
"Bob Katter is out there and all the talking he does is just to justify the hat and the LNP is just as keen on the CSG industry."
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