🎯 Campaign Mission
To shift Australia’s fire ant control strategy away from futile, toxic, landscape-wide chemical use — towards targeted, ecologically safe methods that respect communities, ecosystems, and private property rights.
📽️ Video Stories: Real Voices, Real Impact
Shattered Dreams
Wesley Trevor, 50-year plant industry veteran, shares how harsh chemical treatments devastated his low-chemical nursery.
Can You Hear Us?
Hay farmers in Lockyer Valley plead for urgent government action to stop livelihood damage caused by fire ant control methods.
🔗 Watch on Rumble
Trevor’s Story
Organic cattle farmer Trevor Hold recounts livestock deaths after multiple bait treatments, despite no fire ant presence.
📚 Scientific Research: Evidence-Based Insights
Toxic Consequences of Australia’s Fire Ant Eradication Program
An open-access review (Rasmussen et al., 2025) revealing the failure of pesticide-heavy methods and ecological risks from broad pesticide use.
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✉️ Letters & Statements of Concern
Professor Joshua King’s Letter (Mar 2025)
Leading fire ant researcher from University of Central Florida criticizes Australia’s pesticide-heavy approach, advocates for hot water mound injection and other non-toxic alternatives, and warns eradication is unlikely.
🔗 Read Letter
Supporting research:
Pesticide-Free Management of Invasive Ants Impacting Ground-Nesting Wildlife
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Pesticide Action Australia: PFAS Contamination Statement (Feb 2025)
Highlights serious risks from “forever chemical” PFAS in fire ant pesticides, calls for immediate bans and community engagement.
Environmental Health Effects: Investigative Articles
Exposes government disregard for health and safety in the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.
🔗 Fire Ant National Management Group Issues
🔗 Government Departments Disregarding Health and Safety Obligations
🔬 Innovative Alternatives
Fire Ant Soup Operations (FASO) Pilot
Southern Cross University undertakes an Australian first pilot project using patented technology and processes from University of Central Florida (Professor Joshua King) for targeted, non-toxic fire ant control.
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🌿 Campaign Core Objectives
- 🚫 Recognise eradication is impossible
Stop chasing unattainable goals that cause ecological harm. - 🔬 End broad, prophylactic chemical use
Switch to direct nest treatments only where fire ants are present. - 🌿 Promote and subsidise chemical-free alternatives
Including hot water mound injections, biological controls, and botanical insecticides. - 🏡 Respect private property and individual choice
Support landholders to use approved alternatives. - 🌳 Protect sensitive ecosystems and public spaces
Employ non-toxic methods in playgrounds, parks, and wildlife habitats. - 🤝 Mobilise community-led policy change
Empower locals to demand responsible fire ant management.
Join the Movement!
Help protect Australia’s environment, wildlife, and communities by supporting sustainable fire ant management.
🌐 Visit: https://aagpilot.com/fire-ant-campaign/
Federal and Queensland Parliament Petitions
https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN8130
https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=4284&fbclid
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