Two new fire ant nest mounds were recently located on a cattle farm near Moogerah in Queensland, 12.9km from the nearest nest.
This latest discovery means that fire ants are now just 17km from the Queensland/NSW border west of Woodenbong and 11km from the border crossings at Mount Lindesay and Lions Road.
Kyogle Council staff will be holding a pop-up information stall in Woodenbong on Tuesday, November 25 outside the Woodenbong Public Hall at 10am–3pm.
Staff will help you learn about the threat posed by fire ants and what you can do to protect Kyogle LGA from fire ants.
Below is the latest Biosecurity (Fire Ant) Emergency map:
Red defines the Queensland fire ant infested area which includes 5 km around all detections in QLD.
Orange defines the NSW fire ant infested area which includes areas in NSW within 5 km of the detection in Queensland.
Yellow defines the NSW fire ant movement control areas in South Murwillumbah and Wardell which includes 5 km around all detections and the blue hatched area defines the NSW Protection Zone which is the whole of NSW excluding fire ant infested areas or movement control areas.