Natural Resource Management Portfolio Report - 15 June 2016

Wild Dog & Feral Pig Control

A total of 69 landholders attended baiting stations across the region to participate in the biannual coordinated baiting campaign to manage feral pig and wild dog numbers. Council staff injected 754 kilograms of meat and landholders distributed a total of 3,452 baits on 130 properties across 47,068 hectares.

Weed Control

Contractors have been treating roadside lantana at Kingaroy, Blackbutt and Coolabunia, Green Cestrum at Maidenwell and Broad Leaf Privet in the Haly Creek area. Council staff and contractors have been working with landholders to contain and reduce Honey Locust, a class 1 weed on the Stuart River. This is an ongoing program that has seen a significant reduction in the distribution of this weed since the outbreak was first discovered. Treatment of Roadside Giant Rats Tail Grass continues across the region and spraying of water hyacinth in Barambah creek has been completed.

Coolabunia Saleyards

The fat and store sale held on Tuesday 24 May attracted 370 head. A combined agent’s weaner sale was held on Friday 3 June with good numbers yarded. Recent maintenance activities at the saleyards included cleaning of pens, rail replacements, trough repairs, catwalk panel replacements and cleaning of effluent ponds.