Get help to protect your place
Council provides a range of services to the community to assist in managing invasive species.
Please contact council to request invasive animal services.
These services complement council's other invasive animal programs.
Expand the sections below to learn about the services available for managing each of our priority species.
Feral cat
Feral cat
Services available
- Provision of feral cat trapping equipment
- Assistance to set-up and operate traps
- Humane euthanasia service.
Council programs protecting against feral cats
- Mary River turtle protection program (for residents in the Mary River catchment).
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against feral cat
- feral cat control fact sheet (PDF, 1.5MB)
- feral cat management video.
Feral deer
Feral deer
Services available
- On-site property assessments and advice on how to protect against feral deer
- Co-ordination of community control programs.
Council programs protecting against feral deer
- Feral deer program
- Mary River Turtle protection program (For residents in the Mary River catchment)
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against feral deer
- feral deer control fact sheet (PDF, 897KB)
- feral deer management video.
Feral pig
Feral pig
Services available
- On-site property assessments and advice on how to protect against feral pigs
- Provision of monitoring and trapping equipment (including set-up instruction)
- Co-ordination of neighbouring control programs.
Council programs protecting against feral pigs
- Mary River turtle protection program (for residents in the Mary River catchment).
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against feral pigs
- feral pig control fact sheet (PDF, 973KB)
- feral pig management video.
Fox
Fox
Services available
- On-site property assessments and advice on how to protect against foxes
- Provision of monitoring and trapping equipment (including set-up instruction)
- Humane euthanasia service
- Canid pest ejector service (note: available in limited areas only. Subject to strict risk assessment).
Council programs protecting against foxes
- Coastal fox control program
- Mary River turtle protection program (for residents in the Mary River catchment)
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against foxes.
- fox control assistance fact sheet (PDF, 2.2MB)
- fox proof your poultry fact sheet (PDF, 1.9MB)
- fox proof your poultry video
- fox management video.
Indian myna
Indian myna
Council does not require sightings to be reported but you can report sightings using MynaScan.
Services available
- Provision of Indian myna trapping equipment (including set-up instruction)
- Humane euthanasia options including provision of invasive bird euthanising bucket
- Coordination of neighbourhood control programs.
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against Indian mynas.
- Indian myna control handbook (PDF, 1MB)
- Indian myna bird fact sheet (DOCX, 3.2MB)
- Indian myna identification fact sheet (PDF, 469KB)
- Indian myna bird control video.
Wild dog
Wild dog
Services available
- On-site property assessments and advice on how to protect against wild dogs
- Provision of trapping and monitoring equipment (including set-up instruction)
- Humane euthanasia services
- Canid pest ejector services (note: available in limited areas only. Subject to strict risk assessment).
Council program protecting against wild dogs
- Community wild dog program
- Mary River turtle protection program (for residents in the Mary River catchment)
- Wild dog partnership program.
Further information and resources
- read more about why we need to protect against wild dogs
- wild dog control fact sheet (PDF, 347KB)
- wild dog management video
- watch the Wild Dogs: Animal Ethics vs Welfare & Wild Dog DNA Research webinar video.
Need help with an invasive animal not listed above? Information for additional species can be found on the other invasive and pest-like animals web page.