{"id":304691,"date":"2021-08-25T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T06:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=304691"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:37:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T01:37:23","slug":"magpie-relocation-plan-axed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/08\/25\/magpie-relocation-plan-axed\/","title":{"rendered":"Magpie Relocation Plan Axed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_304306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304306\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304306\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210818magpiue-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett residents will be advised to watch out for magpies by signs again this year after a plan to relocate 20 of the region&#8217;s most aggressive birds failed to win majority Council support (Photo: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 25, 2021 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A plan to &#8220;re-home&#8221; 20 of the region&#8217;s most aggressive magpies has failed to win the support of the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n<p>At Wednesday&#8217;s General Meeting, Councillors rejected a plan proposed by Cr Kathy Duff to hire a licensed bird relocater.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, residents using local parks or the rail trail will be advised by signs to keep a watch out for the birds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The magpie re-homing plan was first suggested at the Community Standing Committee meeting on August 11 after a tragic magpie swooping incident in Brisbane led to a child&#8217;s death.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Wednesday&#8217;s meeting, officers tabled a report which said the cost of relocating 20 of the region&#8217;s most aggressive birds would be $10,900.<\/p>\n<p>They also tabled a list of 20 potential sites where complaints had been received about magpies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meiers Road to Crawford (rail trail)<\/li>\n<li>Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road cross-over (rail trail)<\/li>\n<li>McKell Park, Wondai<\/li>\n<li>Tingoora Sportsground<\/li>\n<li>Wondai 24-hour campground<\/li>\n<li>Running track next to Kingaroy soccer fields<\/li>\n<li>Pioneer Park, Nanango<\/li>\n<li>Butter Factory Park, Nanango<\/li>\n<li>Lions Park, Murgon<\/li>\n<li>Ted Klohs Park to Cobbs Street<\/li>\n<li>Dingo Creek Park<\/li>\n<li>Tingoora Reserve (behind the school)<\/li>\n<li>Blackbutt Cemetery<\/li>\n<li>Boat Mountain Road between Wallace Street and Holz Court, Murgon<\/li>\n<li>Arthur, Tuite and Doonkuna streets, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<li>20 and 40 Carinya Street, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<li>80 Markwell Street, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<li>112 Moore Street, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<li>Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<li>Chester Leigh Street, Blackbutt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Officers said the cost of moving each magpie would be $500.<\/p>\n<p>The Council would also be billed $900 for the catcher&#8217;s travel, accommodation and meal expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cr Scott Henschen queried the necessity of spending the money.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said most people were used to magpies swooping during their breeding season and regarded it as an annual inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>With half this year&#8217;s eight-week breeding season already over, he felt he could not support the expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he thought relocating aggressive magpies simply shifted the problem elsewhere, and this was unethical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayor Brett Otto said he had heard reports last year that magpies were still swooping well into Term 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also knew of one local child who had been pecked in the eye during last year&#8217;s Spring vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Kathy Duff said the swooping season could last until the end of October, and the tragic Brisbane incident underscored just how dangerous magpies could be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What would the public say if something like that happened here and they knew we don&#8217;t give this a go?&#8221; she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Kirstie Schumacher agreed, saying one of her daughters was terrified of a magpie that swooped on her every time she made her way home from school.<\/p>\n<p>In the 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