Queensland Feral Pest Initiative
The Queensland Government supports effective invasive plant and animal management in Queensland through the Queensland Feral Pest Initiative (QFPI). Through this initiative, funding is allocated to support regionally agreed cluster fencing arrangements, as well as other invasive plants and animal control and capacity building projects across Queensland.
Applications for Round 7 now closed
New funding was released as round 7. This round will see funding available for eligible organisations to undertake strategic control activities in local government regions across Queensland. It is offered to eligible applicants for projects up to and including two years.
Eligible organisations include:
- regional natural resource management (NRM) organisations
- incorporated industry organisations
- local governments or a regional organisation of local governments or equivalent body.
Applicant guidelines and how to apply (PDF, 555.8KB)
About the Queensland Feral Pest Initiative
Since 2015, the Queensland Government has allocated $26.11 million to assist regional communities across Queensland with the construction of cluster fences in priority sheep growing areas, the control of invasive plants and animals and capacity building projects through the QFPI. This investment has been complemented with $14 million from the Federal Government.
The QFPI provides funding to eligible organisations including:
- regional natural resource management (NRM) organisations
- incorporated industry organisations
- local governments or a regional organisation of local governments or equivalent body.
Eligible organisations must develop regional projects through consultation with affected stakeholders that may include:
- local government, regional NRM organisations
- primary producers
- wild dog committees
- landcare groups, catchment management groups, environmental organisations and other community groups
- local training and employment organisations
- Indigenous groups
The QFPI Oversight Group governs the development and implementation of the initiative and includes representatives from:
- Non-government: AgForce, Queensland Farmers Federation, Local Government Association of Queensland, NRM Regions Queensland, Queensland Conservation Council, Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland and Centre for Invasive Species Solutions.
- Government: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Department of Environment and Science.
For more information please direct enquires to QldFeralPestInit@daf.qld.gov.au
Previous funding
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Round 1
Funding of $15 million was allocated in 2016, for invasive plant and animal projects. This included wild dog cluster fencing, wild dog control programs and invasive plant management.
Organisation Project name Status* Southern Downs Regional Council Increasing Community support and participation in wild dog management activities in the Southern Downs and Goondiwindi Regional Council areas Completed South West NRM Collaborative Area Management Phase 2 Completed Goondiwindi Regional Council Goondiwindi Regional Council coordinated feral pest project Completed Maranoa Regional Council Maranoa Regional Collaborative Area Management Plan Completed Quilpie Shire Council Quilpie Shire/SWRED wild dog on ground action plan Completed RAPAD Central Western Queensland and Flinders Region strategic fencing initiative Completed Desert Channels Queensland Tackling prickly acacia through aligned weed management Completed Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Improve feral cat management in eastern Australia in partnership with universities, state government and not for profit land management agencies and other invasive species management research agencies Completed -
Round 2
Funding of $8.84 million was allocated in 2017, for invasive plant and animal projects. This also included wild dog cluster fencing, wild dog control programs and invasive plant management.
Organisation Project name Status* RAPAD Central Western Queensland and Flinders Region cluster fencing Completed Cape York NRM Reducing the economic and environmental impacts of high priority weeds in the Cape York region Completed Desert Channels Queensland Northern Lake Eyre Basin prickly acacia eradication program - Stage 3 Completed Fitzroy Basin Association Dawson Catchment Integrated Vertebrates pest control (DCIV) Completed Southern Queensland NRM (formerly Queensland Murray-Darling Committee) Eradicating breeding population of rabbits in local area and strategic deer control in targeted areas Completed Townsville City Council Yellow crazy ant program, Nome Townsville Completed Goondiwindi Regional Council Goondiwindi Regional Council Stage 2 cluster fence project Completed Maranoa Regional Council Barrier fence to the Queensland border Collaborative Area Management Project Completed Western Downs Regional Council Pests, partnerships and people power in the Western Downs Completed Southern Gulf NRM Prickly acacia management on Lawn Hill, Punjaub and Neumayer Valley Stations to stop the spread and reduce the density Completed Balonne Shire Council Maranoa-Balonne: targeted monitoring, aerial baiting and trapping program for inaccessible areas Completed McKinlay Shire Council McKinlay mesquite common area eradication program Completed Cassowary Coast Regional Council Koster's curse (Clidemia hirta) Completed Southern Downs Regional Council Strategic cross border wild dog control and landholder capacity building Completed Longreach Regional Council Snake cactus control project Completed Southern Queensland NRM (formerly South West NRM) Collaborative Area Management Phase 3 Completed Hinchinbrook Shire Council Effective management of coastal feral pig population in the Hinchinbrook Shire Completed -
Round 2.2
Funding of $1.9 million was allocated in 2018 to support Local Governments in regional areas to capacity build with the aim of increasing and improving landholders' pest management activities through support and mentoring.
Organisation Project name Status* RAPAD QLD wild dog control coordinators project In delivery Southern Downs Regional Council SDRC Invasive Pests Control Scheme - a model for Queensland local government Completed Barcoo Shire Council Capacity building of Barcoo Shire landowners to meeting biosecurity obligations In delivery Winton Shire Council Capacity building of Winton Shire Council landowners to improve biosecurity obligations and responsibilities including wild dog management In delivery Maranoa Regional Council Pests without borders In delivery Barcaldine Regional Council Barcaldine Regional Council - Good Neighbour Program Completed Bulloo Shire Council Bulloo Shire biosecurity enhancement project Completed -
Round 3
Funding of $7 million was allocated in 2019 for invasive plant and animal projects, including wild dog cluster fencing, wild pig and invasive plant control projects.
Organisation Project name Status* RAPAD Central Western Queensland Round 3 cluster fencing program In delivery Fitzroy Basin Association Dawson and Isaac Catchment integrated pest control (DICIPC) In delivery Western Downs Regional Council Utilising all tools in the toolbox for wild dogs in the Western Downs Regional Council In delivery Maranoa Regional Council Maranoa Collaborative Area Management Project - Stage 3 In delivery Goondiwindi Regional Council Goondiwindi Regional Council Stage 3 Cluster Fencing project In delivery Southern Gulf NRM Flinders River Catchment prickly acacia eradication program In delivery Whitsunday Regional Council Increasing local government capacity in feral animal control programs in the Whitsunday Region and to improve economic and environmental outcomes In delivery Southern Downs Regional Council Building a sustainable sheep and wool industry through exclusion fencing in the Southern Downs In delivery Southern Queensland NRM QFPI Round 3 - Southern Queensland NRM In delivery -
Round 4
Funding of $1 million was allocated in 2020 for invasive plant and animal control projects, including wild dog, European fox, yellow crazy ants, capacity building and invasive plant and control projects.
Organisation
Project Name
Status*
Bulloo Shire Council
Bulloo Shire Invasive Animal Management Project
In delivery
Southern Queensland NRM
QFPI Round 4 - SQL Hudson Pear
In delivery
Fitzroy Basin Association
Fitzroy Basin Coordinated Action for Pest Control
In delivery
Gladstone Regional Council
Central Queensland Fox Control
In delivery
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Coordinated Cactus Control
In delivery
Whitsunday Regional Council
Whitsunday Yellow Crazy Any Baiting and Surveillance Program
In delivery
Wide-Bay Burnett Regional Organisations of Council
Halting the march down the Burnett – A cross-jurisdictional approach for the management of rubber vine and hymenachne in the Burnett catchment
In delivery
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Round 5
Funding of $5 million was allocated in 2021 for invasive plant and animal control projects, with a focus on cluster fencing, these projects will continue to deliver on supporting the reinvigoration of the sheep regions of across Queensland.
Organisation
Project Name
Status*
RAPAD
Central & North West Queensland Round 5 Cluster Fencing Program
In delivery
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council Stage 4 Cluster Fence Project
In delivery
Murweh Shire Council
Murweh Shire Cluster Fencing Initiative
In delivery
Paroo Shire Council
Paroo Shire Exclusion Fence Project
In delivery
Balonne Shire Council
Balonne Shire Wild Dog Exclusion Cluster Fencing
In delivery
Western Downs Regional Council
Cluster Fencing in Western Downs
In delivery
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Round 6
Funding of $1.4 million was allocated in 2021 for invasive plant and animal control projects and a Local Government Assistance Program, these projects will continue to deliver on supporting the regions in developing ongoing biosecurity legacies.
Sub-Project 1
Invasive Plants and Animals
Funding of $964,888 was allocated in 2021 for invasive plants and animals control projects across the state to support the increased awareness and building capacity of local governments and landholders to undertake on ground control activities in local government regions across Queensland.Organisation
Project Name
Status*
Herbert Cane Productivity Services Limited Project Squealer Early Implementation Sunshine Coast Regional Council Protecting endangered riparian rainforest in the upper Maroochy River catchment utilising strategic and targeted eradication of cats claw creeper and best practice landholder engagement Early Implementation Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council Implementation of Weed and Pest Program Early Implementation Brisbane City Council A collaborative approach to the management of Yellow Crazy Ants Early Implementation Burdekin Shire Council Burdekin Shire Council Coordinated Feral Pig Project Early Implementation South Burnett Regional Council Building an Invasive species management alliance in the Burnett Early Implementation Terrain Natural Resource Management Management of Stevia ovata in Far North Queensland Early Implementation Torres Shire Council Strategic control and spread prevention of high priority vertebrate and invertebrate pests in the Torres Strait Early Implementation Gympie Regional Council Cat Claw Creeper capacity building community and coordinated control planning Early Implementation Sub-Project 2
Local Government Assistance Program
Funding was allocated to support Local Governments in the transition from 1080 DAF State supply to commercial solution.Organisation
Organisation
Organisation
Balonne Shire Council
Banana Shire Council
Barcaldine Regional Council
Barcoo Shire Council
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
Boulia Shire Council
Bulloo Shire Council
Bundaberg Regional Council
Burdekin Shire Council
Carpentaria Shire Council
Central Highlands Regional Council
Charters Towers Regional Council
Cloncurry Shire Council
Cook Shire Council
Croydon Shire Council
Etheridge Shire Council
Flinders Shire Council
Fraser Coast Regional Council
Gladstone Regional Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Issac Regional Council
Livingstone Regional Council
Longreach Regional Council
Mackay Regional Council
Maranoa Regional Council
Mareeba Shire Council
McKinlay Shire Council
Moreton Bay Regional Council
Mount Isa City Council
Murweh Shire Council
Noosa Shire Council
North Burnett Regional Council
Paroo Shire Council
Quilpie Shire Council
Richmond Shire Council
Rockhampton Regional Council
Somerset Regional Council
South Burnett Regional Council
Southern Down Regional Council
Tablelands Regional Council
Toowoomba Regional Council
Western Downs Regional Council
Whitsunday Regional Council
Winton Shire Council
*Status
- Early implementation: the project is being rolled out and whilst some on-ground works may have started, others are still being developed
- In delivery: all on-ground works and project activities are in full delivery
- Complete: the final project report has been submitted and finalised