INVASIVE animals cost Australia more than a billion dollars annually. For an update on research and management developments to control invasive animals such as wild dogs, rabbits, foxes, feral pigs and carp, the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre for the first time is bringing the PestSmart Roadshow to a place near you in 2012.
The PestSmart Roadshow is carried out in conjunction with the Invasive Animals CRC partners Australian Wool Innovation, Meat and Livestock Australia and the Murray-
Darling Basin Authority. It will criss-cross the country with 17 events starting in Queanbeyan on 30 January and ending in Townsville on 1 May 2012.
The Roadshow will also showcase the PestSmart Toolkits – which is a national online collection of invasive species information.
At all times before, between and after these Roadshow dates, the Invasive Animals CRC said it encourages graziers, farmers, public land managers and others with responsibility to control invasive animals to visit the PestSmart website: www.feral.org.au/p estsmart/ and examine the PestSmart Toolkits on specific invasive animals to guide them in policy,
legislation, control tools, best-practice management and implementation.
Places are limited so you MUST register at http://pestsmart.e ventbrite.com.au/ for each Roadshow and for catering purposes which provides free morning and afternoon teas and lunch.
The Roadshow which starts at 8am through to 5pm at all venues will showcase best practice pest management incorporating currently used techniques and the latest innovations.
Monday 30 January
QUEANBEYAN, NSW
Queanbeyan Conference Centre
Wednesday 1 February
FORBES, NSW
Forbes Services Memorial Club
Friday 3 February
ALBURY, NSW
Albury Commercial Club
Tuesday 7 February
NARACOORTE, SA
Naracoorte Town Hall
Wednesday 8 February
HORSHAM, Vic
Horsham Sports and Commercial Club
Friday 10 February
MILDURA, Vic
The Setts
Tuesday 14 February
PORT AUGUSTA, SA
The Barracks
Thursday 16 February
PORT LINCOLN, SA
Ravendale Community Sports Centre
Monday 20 February
CARNARVON, WA
Carnarvon Civic Centre Woolshed
Wednesday 22 February
KOJONUP, WA
Memorial / Lesser Hall
Friday 24 February
ESPERANCE, WA
Esperance Civic Theatre
Tuesday 28 February
BOURKE, NSW
Diggers on the Darling (old Oxley
RSL)
Wednesday 14 March
CHARLEVILLE, QLD
Charleville Memorial RSL Club
Friday 16 March
TOOWOOMBA, QLD
Highfields Cultural Centre
Tuesday 20 March
ARMIDALE, NSW
Armidale Ex-Services Club
Tuesday 17 April
BAIRNSDALE, Vic
Bairnsdale RSL
Tuesday 1 May
TOWNSVILLE. QLD
Townsville RSL