Grasshopper survey released as LNP keeps up pressure for action

Sally Gall
Updated March 3 2021 - 5:06pm, first published 4:30pm
Muttaburra grazier Boyd Webb, centre, shows opposition leader David Crisafulli and Gregory MP Lachlan Millar some of the grasshopper damage he is sustaining on pasture struggling to regrow.
Muttaburra grazier Boyd Webb, centre, shows opposition leader David Crisafulli and Gregory MP Lachlan Millar some of the grasshopper damage he is sustaining on pasture struggling to regrow.

Opposition leader David Crisafulli has warned of "dire economic consequences" if the continual impact of grasshoppers is allowed to go unchecked by the state government.

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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