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Environment | December 10, 2024

Urgent action needed on corellas

Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of the Nationals Emma Kealy is again calling on the Allan Labor Government to take urgent action to control corella numbers.

Ms Kealy said despite the release of Labor’s long-awaited corella management strategy in June 2023, reports of corella damage to local community infrastructure continued.

Concerns include damage to native trees, swimming pool shade sails, bowling greens, holes in football grounds potentially causing human injury and excessive noise, particularly in the early morning and evenings.

Ms Kealy said Lowan residents, sporting clubs and councils were understandably increasingly frustrated in their efforts to respond to this escalating and expensive problem.

“My constituents are demanding that urgent action is taken,” Ms Kealy said.

“Despite the Minister’s assurance that Labor’s Corella Management Strategy will address this ongoing issue, little appears to have changed since its release over twelve months ago.

“Labor needs to act immediately to ensure the disruptive, damaging, and expensive impacts of Corellas across Lowan are addressed and I will not rest until appropriate action is taken.”