By Emily-Rose Toohey
Council endorsed to initiate the realignment process of the Killarney Wild Dog Check Fence with support from the Southern Downs community at council last Wednesday.
This motion came in tandem with the Pest Management Advisory Committee Meeting minutes, which was held on 10 March and acknowledged by council.
According to Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC), this committee is community consultative and occurs quarterly, and is next scheduled for June.
“The minutes of council’s Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC) are submitted for council’s information and consideration of any recommendation/s following each meeting,” the report said.
As detailed within the meeting minutes, council’s Environment Compliance Officer to the committee which provided a power point presentation regarding the Killarney Wild Dog Check Fence Realignment, and highlighted reasons and research behind the change, optimum realignment path, talks with landowners, and applying to DAF (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries).
Cr Stephen Tancred tabled the following motion: ‘the committee together with support from the Southern Downs Community Wild Dog Working Group, request that council initiate the process to realign the Killarney Wild Dog Check Fence’.
It was moved by Clive Smith and seconded by Andrew O’Dhea, and was thus brought to Southern Downs Regional Council’s official meeting for successful endorsement.
At last Wednesday’s meeting, Cr Cynthia McDonald said that pest management is a partnership with the community.
“There needs to be a solution to effective pest management and having tools available for landowners to achieve a positive outcome,” Cr McDonald said.
Cr Ross Bartley reiterated a comment he made earlier in the meeting and Southern Downs landholders being an asset to helping mitigate unwanted pests.
“At the end of the day, we are all about pest control,” Cr Bartley said.
The motion was carried and subsequently moved by Cr Tancred and seconded by Cr Cameron Gow.
