Commonwealth and state put $10m towards prickly acacia fight

Sally Gall
Updated April 8 2019 - 10:04am, first published April 3 2019 - 4:50pm
The threat of a renewed spread of prickly acacia brought a joint federal-state $10m pledge in advance of last week's federal budget being handed down. Picture - Sally Cripps.
The threat of a renewed spread of prickly acacia brought a joint federal-state $10m pledge in advance of last week's federal budget being handed down. Picture - Sally Cripps.

The threat of one of the worst environmental crises western Queensland is ever likely to see has been alleviated by last week's announcement that the federal and Queensland governments were collaborating in the prickly acacia battle.

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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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