- Draft Queensland Feral Pig Management Action Plan 2026–2031 now open for public consultation.
- $1 million investment delivered to improve feral pig management across Queensland.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering action on invasive pests and biosecurity threats across Queensland after Labor's decade of inaction.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future and support to help primary producers, landholders and local governments to manage populations of feral pigs across Queensland.
A draft of the Queensland Feral Pig Management Action Plan 2026 –2031 has been released, inviting landholders, stakeholders and industry to have their say on the state's coordinated approach to tackling one of Queensland's most destructive pest animals.
The draft plan was developed through regional workshops, consultation and with stakeholder input, and aligns with the National Feral Pig Action Plan to ensure consistency with national objectives.
Feral pigs damage almost all crops, are known to kill lambs and native fauna, degrade waterways, can carry infectious diseases including serious diseases that can be transmitted to people.
The former Labor Government failed to deliver meaningful action to control the population of feral pigs during their decade of decline and allowed Queensland's biosecurity sector to erode with workforce attrition, cuts to staffing and the closure of our state's northern most biosecurity facility.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering action on Queensland's feral pig population by investing in regional feral pig coordinators in six priority regions as well as innovative techniques for control tools, which includes an aerial control campaign is currently underway to reduce feral pig populations in north-west Queensland during flood recovery.
This builds on the Crisafulli Government's election commitment to strengthen Queensland's biosecurity measures, with an additional 100 biosecurity officers added to the front line, many of whom have already started work.
Minister for Primary Industries Tony Perrett said feral pigs were a destructive pest impacting farmers, graziers, foresters and ecosystems right across Queensland.
"We are delivering a plan for Queensland's future by bolstering the biosecurity network and delivering action on feral pests to protect regional communities across the State," Minister Perrett said.
"This draft plan is about bringing everyone together behind a coordinated and practical approach to protect Queensland's primary industries and environment.
"Feral pig management isn't one-size-fits-all. What works in Cape York won't be the same as what's needed in the Darling Downs.
"Collaboration is critical because everyone has a responsibility to take reasonable steps to manage feral pigs on land under their control.
"This is why we're working with landholders, regional groups and industry to ensure this plan reflects real-world challenges and solutions on the ground."
