The grandmothers, mothers and businesswomen have formed a local chapter of the protest movement, the Knitting Nannas. Rosemary Pratt, founder of the Kingaroy Knitting Nannas, said the group had been set up to protest developments which they believed would harm the community’s health and quality of life. The local group has the proposed Moreton Resources’ coal mine project in their sights.

Knitting Nannas Kingaroy
Knitting Nannas Kingaroy is a group of grandmothers, mothers and businesswomen who have formed a local chapter of the protest movement, the Knitting Nannas to protest developments which they believed would harm the community’s health and quality of life.
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Lead Group: Knitting Nannas Against Gas
Issue: Mining
Group Status: Inactive
Years Active: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Geographic Range of Activity: Local
Location
Country: Australia
State/Territory: Queensland
Region: Queensland_Burnett
Federal Electorate: Maranoa
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Issue
- Clean Energy Transformation (279)
- Climate change (1,258)
- Conservation (769)
- Environment (64)
- Mining (608)
- Other (306)
- Sustainability (140)