January 20, 2015
Help is available for South Burnett landholders plagued with wild dog and feral pig problems.
The State Government has provided a grant to the South Burnett Regional Council for a Wild Dog and Feral Pig Trapping Project to be run in conjunction with the Burnett Mary Regional Group, Kingaroy Landcare, the South Burnett Grazing Network and the South Burnett Pest Advisory committee.
A professional trapper will be employed to target areas of high wild dog and pig populations.
These areas will be determined by feedback from landholders.
Landholders will have to give permission to the trapper to access their properties and surrender scalps taken as part of the project.
The program will start on April 27.
To apply for assistance, phone Council on (07) 4189-9122 before April 13.
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Free meat baits will also be available to landholders in March as part of a Co-ordinated Wild Dog and Pig Baiting Program.
Baits will be distributed in Wondai, Nanango, Murgon, Cloyna, Kingaroy and Kumbia:
Wondai
- March 9 – 9:00am-11:00am – Melrose Road
- March 9 – 1:00pm-2:30pm – Wondai Clearing Dip, Bunya Highway
- March 10 – 9:00am-11:00am – Boondooma Tip
- March 10 – 12:30pm-2:00pm – Proston Clearing Dip
Nanango
- March 11 – 9:00am-11:00am – Mt Stanley Dip
- March 11 – 12:30pm-2:00pm – Broadwater Access Road
Murgon
- March 12 – 9:00am-11:00am – Council Gravel Reserve, Macalister Street
Cloyna
- March 12 – noon-2:00pm – ‘Windera Park’, corner Murgon-Gayndah and Bishops roads
Kingaroy
- March 13 – 7:30am-10:00am – Kingaroy Waste Depot, corner River and Hodges roads
Kumbia
- March 13 – 11:30am-1:00pm – Bunya Mountains Road, Alice Creek
Landholders must contact Council’s Stock Route and Pest Officer Kerry Hayes on (07) 4189-9312 before February 27 to register their intention to attend a baiting station.
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Are you interested in learning the skills to control wild dogs and pigs?
A free Predator Control Workshop will be held in Wondai on February 11.
Biosecurity Queensland Wild Dog Officer Phill Sutherland, Damien Ferguson (AgForce) and professional trappers will provide information, advice and practical demonstrations on:
- Feral animal trapping and baiting
- Where to place traps and baits
- How to find feral animal signs and how to set traps, and
- Co-ordination of baiting, trapping and shooting for better outcomes.
To register, visit www.agforceprojects.org.au
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The Durong Pest Action group will be holding a workshop from 10:30am-1:30pm on February 4 at the Durong Bowls Club.
Guest speaker will be Damien Ferguson, the Vertebrate Pest Co-ordinator for AgForce Projects.
The speakers will provide information on:
- Adapting the “Paroo model for wild dog control” for the control of feral pigs and wild dogs in the Durong area
- Election of Durong Pest Action Group Chair and area co-ordinators
- Techniques and strategies to control wild dogs and feral pigs
- Co-ordination of various control methods for better control outcomes
- Mapping feral pig and wild dog hot spots for targeted controls
Registrations to Lisa Stanmore on (07) 4168-0134 or by email before January 28.
