Premier Campbell Newman has announced $30,000 in funding to investigate the construction of a new wild dog barrier fence in western Queensland.
It is proposed the fence would span 800 kilometres, from near Windorah through the Longreach, Barcaldine and Blackall-Tambo shires.
Mr Newman made the announcement during a visit to Barcaldine in the state's central-west yesterday.
He met the local council and woolgrowers, who raised concerns about the worsening wild dog problem and the need for a regional barrier fence.
"It's a very sensible and reasonable investment," he said.
"If this thing ultimately was to happen I reckon it will save millions and millions of dollars in lost production, that is money that will come back into the local communities."
Blackall woolgrower Rick Keogh says it is a big step forward.
He says wild dogs are having a disastrous impact on the region's economies and a new barrier fence would help the sheep industry survive.
"There's figures out there that each shire is losing in the region of around $3 million a year - it is just a disaster," he said.
Source: ABC News. Read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-23/n ... ection=qld
Newman unleashes $30K for wild dog fence study
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