Thursday, 4 August 2022

Deer control

Mr McCURDY: During my mobile office throughout July I travelled the length and breadth of the Ovens Valley many times. I was approached by many who explained that the sambar deer population is out of control. One particular constituent flagged me down between Bright and Harrietville to show me the damage that had been done during the middle of the day from hitting a sambar deer. I have seen more and more dead sambars on the side of the road, including one last week just out of Peechelba on the Wangaratta-Yarrawonga Road. The government for Melbourne needs to take this more seriously. Lives are at risk. If this happened in Richmond, it would be solved immediately.