Queensland farmers reeling from droughts and floods will soon face a third threat as weeds and pests ride the floodwaters into new agricultural areas.
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Queensland faces economic and ecological disaster without yellow crazy ant funding
Read more »Industry, farmers, councils and environment groups have made a desperate plea to the prime minister and Queensland premier not to abandon the yellow crazy ant eradication program.
Revealed: Kosciuszko feral horse program in meltdown
Read more »The removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park has come to a complete standstill, new data has revealed, with populations of the destructive animals left uncontrolled.
Biosecurity Warrior campaign lands Froggatt Award
Read more »A plan to turn everyone in NSW into a ‘Biosecurity Warrior’ has landed a national environment award. “The Biosecurity Warrior campaign has won a national Froggatt Award for taking a fun, interactive approach to spreading the message that we all need to play a role in biosecurity”.
Victoria’s cactus warriors honoured
Read more »They’ve lured Work for the Dole crews, the local footy club and even prison labourers into their scheme to rid invasive wheel cactus from their part of Victoria, and now a little community group in central Victoria has received a national Froggatt Award
Save Kosci walkers score national Froggatt Award
Read more »A band of avid bushwalkers who organised a protest walk all the way from Sydney to Mt Kosciuszko this year have won an annual Froggatt Award.
Misinformation threatens to derail Singleton Army Base horse cull
Read more »A campaign of misinformation threatens to derail the humane, science-based control of feral horses at Singleton Army Base in NSW.
Join the biosecurity conversation in Australia!
Read more »The Gold Coast will be abuzz with all things biosecurity on 12-13 June 2019, when government, industry and other interested parties unite for the inaugural Australian Biosecurity Symposium.
Kosciuszko protest walkers complete 560km trek to save national park
Read more »After 36 days, 790,000 steps and 560 kilometres, five walkers protesting legislation that protects feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park will today reach the summit of Mt Kosciuszko.
Expert NSW scientific committee lists feral horse threat
Read more »Feral horses are officially recognised in NSW as a key threat to native wildlife. The case to address the growing feral horse threat to Kosciuszko National Park is now overwhelming.
Conservation groups boycott call for nominations for Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel
Read more »Leading conservation groups, including the Invasive Species Council, National Parks Association of NSW, Colong Foundation for Wilderness, Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the National Parks Association of the ACT, will boycott the NSW Government’s call for nominations for the Wild Horse Community Advisory Panel.
New tools to fight northern bio-invaders
Read more »A team of James Cook University scientists is beginning work on cutting-edge ways to repel biosecurity invaders from Australia’s northern shores.
NSW hunters still call shots on escalating deer problem
Read more »NSW farmers will get little relief from changes to the state’s deer hunting rules, which continue to tie land owners up in red tape as they battle increasing numbers of the pest animal.
Sydney to Kosci walkers tell feral horse advocates: Take a hike!
Read more »More than 100 people begin 560km protest walk from Sydney to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko asking the NSW government to reverse its decision protecting destructive feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
Council backs moves to overturn NSW feral horse protection law
Read more »We’re backing a push in the NSW Parliament to overturn the decision to entrench destructive feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
