Prickly acacia inspection music to DCQ’s ears

Sally Gall
Updated September 27 2017 - 2:57pm, first published September 26 2017 - 2:55pm
Senators Matt Canavan, left, and Bridget McKenzie, centre, joined In Pursuit of Beersheba riders Lt Blake Sheriff, horse master Arthur De Main, Pte Ryan Haigh, New Zealand Mounted Rifles representative, Mike Donaldson,and Gregory MP, Lachlan Millar in Longreach last week.
Senators Matt Canavan, left, and Bridget McKenzie, centre, joined In Pursuit of Beersheba riders Lt Blake Sheriff, horse master Arthur De Main, Pte Ryan Haigh, New Zealand Mounted Rifles representative, Mike Donaldson,and Gregory MP, Lachlan Millar in Longreach last week.

A suggestion by National Party Senator, Matt Canavan, that western Queensland’s prickly acacia problem would be as good a candidate as wild dog exclusion fencing for federal government drought relief funding has been welcomed by the region’s natural resource management body.

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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