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Media enquires
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Media releases
- Fire ants in Toowoomba: Wanted dead, not alive
19 September 2023 - Ipswich residents urged to join fight against fire ants
1 February 2023 - Fire ants have no home on the Gold Coast
18 October 2022 - Know the zones — fire ant biosecurity zone changes are coming
4 August 2022 - Don’t spread fire ants
4 April 2022 - Fire ant experts to host talks with local hay industry
1 December 2021 - Banish fire ants from the Mountain in time for Christmas
1 December 2021 - Free fire ant treatment for 11 Brisbane suburbs
17 November 2021 - Free fire ant treatment for six Gold Coast suburbs
14 October 2021 - Community fire ant treatment on the Mountain
12 October 2021 - Fire ant treatment season springs into action
13 September 2021 - New Scenic Rim suburbs added to fire ant biosecurity zones
9 July 2021 - Fire ant treatment now easier for turf farmers
31 May 2021 - Gold Coast residents take a stand against fire ants
19 April 2021 - Banish fire ants from the Mountain
31 March 2021 - Don’t fall foul of fire ant movement restrictions
18 March 2021 - Fire ant treatment pilot for Gold Coast
9 February 2021 - Fire ant treatment pilot for Yarrabilba
1 February 2021 - Churchill Fellowship set to help fire ant research in South East Queensland
14 December 2020 - Super minds vs super pests
2 October 2020 - Free fire ant online information session for Somerset residents
1 September 2020 - Waging war in the west on fire ants
5 August 2020
- Revised plan to respond to fire ants based on new insights (PDF)
15 June 2021 - Fire ants a target after wet weather — look, report, treat (PDF)
14 December 2020 - Success in the west pushes fire ant eradication east (PDF)
31 August 2020 - Fire ant program embraces review as eradication efforts show promise (PDF)
15 June 2020