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Toowoomba Cr Anne Glasheen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 20, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toowoomba councillor Anne Glasheen has been appointed chairperson of the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board.<\/p>\n

The State Government announced the appointment on Monday.<\/p>\n

Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne said councillors Duncan McInnes (Scenic Rim), Glenn Tozer (Gold Coast) and Gregory Olm (Chinchilla) had been re-appointed to the Board.<\/p>\n

Councillors Janice Holstein (Lockyer Valley) and Joanne McNally (Southern Downs) are new appointments.<\/p>\n

\u201cCr Anne Glasheen (is) the first female Chairperson of the Board,\u201d Mr Byrne said.<\/p>\n

The main role of the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board is the maintenance of the rabbit-proof fence which passes through the Darling Downs region.<\/p>\n

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The History Of The
Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When rabbits first reached Queensland in the 1880s from the southern states, a fence was built along the border in an attempt to keep them out. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, rabbits had already invaded some districts before the fence was complete, and some of the invaded rabbit fence district boards went bankrupt. <\/p>\n

Many other sections of the fence soon fell into disrepair.<\/p>\n

In 1930, all existing rabbit boards were abolished except for Leichhardt, Darling Downs and Moreton. <\/p>\n

In 1963, the Leichhardt Rabbit Board closed and the Darling Downs Rabbit Board took over their 80km of fence, extending it west of Chinchilla. <\/p>\n

The following year, the Darling Downs Rabbit Board and the Moreton Rabbit Board merged to become the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board.<\/p>\n

The fence is now 555 km long and stretches from Mt Gipps in Lamington National Park in the east, to Goombi in the south-west where it connects to the Wild Dog Barrier Fence. <\/p>\n

It protects about 28,000 sq. km within southern Queensland.<\/p>\n

The rabbit-proof fence provides a unique form of protection against rabbits, and has successfully prevented the establishment of significant rabbit populations within its boundaries.<\/p>\n

If rabbits are found within the board’s operational area, every effort is made to eradicate them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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