Summary
The annual cost of vertebrate pests and weeds to agriculture is well over $5 billion. Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has long been a member of the Centre Invasive Species Solutions and membership contributions are due. MLA’s member commitment enabled influence of strategic direction, project selection and oversight of a large government co-investment that demonstrated commitment to a national approach to predator control and significant advances in rabbit and pig control. The scope of the new phase RDE&A investment from 2022-2027 develops the pest animal work and includes a major focus on pest plants. MLA's full membership of CISS in FY26 enabled development and management of jointly funded projects, provided a nationally coordinated collaborative approach, and attracted substantial resources to achieve critical mass, economies of scale and potentially transformative outcomes from operational linkages (end-users, coordinating organisations, industry, government).
