Deputy Premier John Barilaro intervenes to sink ‘unacceptable’ LLS proposal on wild dogs in Monaro

Alex Druce
Updated July 23 2018 - 11:57am, first published 11:30am
South East LLS, who ultimately answer to Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair, has since admitted it was an “error in judgement”  to propose removing its pest animal controllers and transition wild dog baiting and trapping back to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
South East LLS, who ultimately answer to Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair, has since admitted it was an “error in judgement” to propose removing its pest animal controllers and transition wild dog baiting and trapping back to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro has intervened and brought Local Land Services to heel over plans to ‘scale down’ wild dog control in the South East – an area which covers the Deputy Premier’s own Monaro electorate. 

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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