Briana Collins For the love of Gran
As a kid, Bri Collins’ happy place was gardening with her grandma in the rambling yard behind the family’s Queenslander in suburban Brisbane. “That,” she says, “is where I learnt my love of nature.”
These days, however, spare time to spend in the garden is a rarity. At just 24, this newly-minted law graduate is helping young Queenslanders take on Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal in the Land Court. It’s a David and Goliath battle, conceived as a final-year uni project, which could have far-reaching implications for both the environment and the law.
Bri says that she has both her mother and grandmother to thank for the mix of empathy and determination that is helping her to see this case through.
