Balonne Boar Busters competition sees almost 1000 pigs caught

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated August 15 2018 - 7:04pm, first published 5:00pm
Almost 1000 wild pigs were caught during the Balonne Boar Busters pig competition. Balonne councillor Robyn Fuhrmeister said the competition brought great awareness to the damage the pests caused to the region.
Almost 1000 wild pigs were caught during the Balonne Boar Busters pig competition. Balonne councillor Robyn Fuhrmeister said the competition brought great awareness to the damage the pests caused to the region.

ALMOST 1000 wild pigs have been captured during a three-day hunting competition in the Balonne shire, further evidencing the event’s important role in pest management. 

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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