Feral pig control field day - Adjungbilly

Following the successful "Outshine the Swine" field day held in Adjungbilly in February this year, a coordinated feral pig control program is about to being in the Adjungbilly - Wyangle - Goobarralong - Brungle area. A field day will be held on Wednesday 9th May at Adjungbilly to:

• Explain how the coordinated program will be conducted,


• Outline the role of the various agencies involved, including the Rural Crime Force,


• Provide demonstrations on how to set up the control program on your property, and


• Distribute materials such as traps and baits to undertake a control program.

The feral pig control program is being developed and coordinated by Tumut Shire Council, in partnership with the Hume Livestock Health & Pest Authority, Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority and NSW National Parks &Wildlife Service, through funding from the Australian Government Caring for Our Country Program.

All landholders wishing to participate in the coordinated control program are urged to attend this field day.

The field day will be held on Wednesday 9th May 2012, from 8.30 to 10.30 am, at the Rocky Gully TSR (Black Andrew Road, Adjungbilly). Please wear a hat and appropriate footwear.

If you are interested in attending, please complete the attached EOI form, and return to Cherie White (Murrumbidgee CMA):

• Email: cherie.white@cma.nsw.gov.au


• Fax: 69 441 857

If you have any enquiries about the field day or the control program, please contact Michael Leane (Hume LHPA): 69 441 588.