{"id":120066,"date":"2015-09-10T23:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T13:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=120066"},"modified":"2020-11-10T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T03:57:16","slug":"graziers-seek-answers-on-future-of-tick-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/09\/10\/graziers-seek-answers-on-future-of-tick-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Graziers Seek Answers
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Reg Postle, Upper Yarraman; Nev McNalty, Cooyar; Rob McCoist, Cooyar; Trevor Pincott, Maidenwell; and Graham Pincott, Maidenwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A simplified snapshot of the tick line as it passes through the South Burnett … the green area is tick-free, the yellow areas are “control zones”, and the red area is ticky
(Source: DAFF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 10, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

A meeting of 45 South Burnett primary producers has put together four key points to put to the State Government about the future of the tick line.<\/p>\n

Recent media reports have suggested the tick line could be shifted southwards or the control area between ticky and tick-free areas abolished.<\/p>\n

Member for Nanango and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Deb Frecklington said Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne had been ignoring graziers along the tick line for nearly eight months.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said she has been receiving calls and many questions from local primary producers about the future of the tick line and how and whether it will be maintained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a sense of urgency amongst graziers living along the line as they know the Biosecurity Bill will come into force on July 1,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means there must be a plan in place before this time for the management of the tick line, but the Labor Government has not acted on this issue since it was elected \u2013 a full eight months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis issue is especially critical for the South Burnett and much of my Electorate of Nanango as the tick line runs right through the middle of the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to hold my own meeting to help give local producers a say, and to give them the opportunity to demonstrate to the Minister they deserve to know what is going on.”<\/p>\n

The meeting, held at Kingaroy RSL Club, attracted approximately 45 producers from Cooyar to Durong who attended to voice their opinion on the future of the tick line.<\/p>\n

The four key points which came out of the meeting were:<\/strong><\/p>\n