Winton mayor's urgent call for action results in grasshopper working group

Sally Gall
Updated February 23 2021 - 11:10am, first published February 22 2021 - 8:00pm
Grasshoppers are decimating pasture in western Queensland for the third year in a row.
Grasshoppers are decimating pasture in western Queensland for the third year in a row.

As western Queensland producers watch precious pasture being decimated by grasshoppers for the third year in a row, the mayor of the Winton Shire has welcomed news that a working group has been established to develop a strategy to manage them.

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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