PHOTO: Exclusion fencing is one of the activities eligible for funding for western lands leaseholders. IMAGE: AWI
A $3.7 million Government grant initiative has been introduced to help landholders in the Western Local Land Services region to fight against pest animals and plants and the accompanying unmanaged grazing pressure.
With an aim to improve preparations for emergency animal disease outbreaks, there is a funding focus on exclusion fencing and weed management.
Greg Rummery, agronomist and director at Outlook Ag in Walgett, said he agreed that biosecurity in the area should be upgraded.
“The chance for eligible land holders to access funding to improve fencing around their property is very important…