Historically KTSRS successfully worked with concerned farmers and residents of the Scenic Rim, who joined forces for more than a decade to protect the region’s clean air, land and water by rejecting the threat of proposed coal and coal seam gas industries. The Kerry Blockade of 2012 was the keystone moment of time in our community activism.
This community driven campaign was ultimately victorious in 2022 when the Qld Government withdrew all coal seam gas leases covering the Scenic Rim. Our state and local government leaders had realised the value developed within the region, as by being free from these toxic industries, it had been able to grow and flourish into the agriculture, tourism, and environmental hot spot we enjoy today.
In 2023 the success of our KTSRS community campaign culminated in the 18 week Moving Mountains – People Power in Action exhibition at The Centre Beaudesert.
Now our region is facing the threat of another toxic industry being introduced at Bromelton, right on the doorstep of the town of Beaudesert, Waste to Energy Incineration.
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