Parliamentary Agricultural and Environment Committee heads to Hughenden and Barcaldine for prickly acacia talks

Sally Gall
Updated June 14 2017 - 6:18am, first published June 12 2017 - 4:15pm
The Parliamentary Agriculture and Environment Committee will be inspecting prickly acacia control measures, such as this program undertaken at Ron Pether's Barcaldine property, Auteuil, when it visits Hughenden and Barcaldine next week.
The Parliamentary Agriculture and Environment Committee will be inspecting prickly acacia control measures, such as this program undertaken at Ron Pether's Barcaldine property, Auteuil, when it visits Hughenden and Barcaldine next week.

Hughenden and Barcaldine will be hosting the Queensland Parliament’s Agriculture and Environment Committee next week, when it ventures west as part of its inquiry into the impacts of invasive plants (weeds) and their control in the state.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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