Issue 148 – Thursday 21 June 2012
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State acts on wild dogs
Community condemns neglected site
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he Minister for Agriculture John McVeigh MP has announced that the government is appointing new officers across the state to assist councils in managing wild dog problems. “Wild dog destruction officers” will be stationed at five locations including Nambour. The Department of Agriculture’s definition of “wild dogs” includes dingoes and feral dogs, which are wild-living domestic dogs, as well as hybrids – the result of breeding between a dingo and a domestic dog. In the last 12 months Sunshine Coast Council has received 222 reports of wild dog sightings or incidents, including livestock and pets being injured or killed. Wild dogs are known to travel more than 100km in a week and Council, using information from reported sightings, takes a broad “landscape”, or nil tenure, approach to wild dog management rather than tackling the problem on individual properties. This approach focuses on mapping and information gathered from landholders to identify areas of wild dog habitat, movement corridors, historical and recent stock loss and current control. continued on page 7
The Memorial Drive corner at the north end of town in its Highway Motors days in 1998. Photo courtesy of Discover Eumundi.
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s the “Top of Town” corner at the north end of Memorial Dr an “eyesore” or a heritage site that should be preserved? Opinion in the community is divided, with concerns being expressed that if its current state of dereliction is allowed to continue, Council may step in “to have something done” which will not meet the needs or desires of the community. Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre manager Wendy Birrell said their heritage collection doesn’t hold any detail on the history of the site on the corner of Memorial Dr and Caplick Way. “Further research is needed to establish its heritage value,” she said. “If anyone has information
on its history we’ll be pleased to have it.” Historic value aside, nothing seems to be happening on the corner site as it continues to deteriorate. The latest information from Council indicates that no development application has been submitted, despite the owner having proposed plans for its use to the community over the past several years. What do you want to see happen on the site? Have your say on the “Top of Town”: join the thread on www. facebook.com/eumundigreen or write to editor@eumundigreen. com.au. Read our Facebook comments on page eight.
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