A cane toad has been found in a backyard at Swansea.
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And funnily enough, it's thought to have been feeding on cockroaches.
We're not sure if that says anything about this year's State of Origin series.
Sylvia Lee found the pest in her backyard. It probably hitched a ride in a vehicle from up north. Either that, or the cane toad invasion is spreading further south.
Sylvia said the NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed it was a cane toad.
The department asked her to catch it in a box and take it to a vet authorised to exterminate it.
Sylvia initially thought it was a giant frog. She'd seen it resting in water in a big pot-plant saucer that she uses as a makeshift birdbath in her yard.
"It's normal for us to have bright green tree frogs. They're friendly and sometimes sneak inside the house," she said.
"I have a stormwater easement in my backyard. The dirty cockroaches come out from there. I'm thinking maybe the cane toad feasts on them at night," she said.
A cane toad was also spotted this week at Eleebana. Their presence in two places in Lake Macquarie followed a report on Tuesday from a federal inquiry into controlling the spread of cane toads.
The report concluded that there "does not appear to be an immediate solution that could safely and effectively eradicate cane toads from Australia, particularly in places where fresh water is generally available".
"We cannot undo their introduction to Australia or completely eradicate them," the report said.
"There are many control methods and avenues of potential research into how to control cane toads. The viability of each option begins with research and field experiments and, once an option becomes viable, there is a clear responsibility for government agencies to assist with implementation, coordination and monitoring the results."
The inquiry concluded there was "an urgent and important opportunity to prevent cane toads from spreading further into Western Australia".
This involved restricting their access to artificial water sources along "the narrow corridor of coastline between Broome and Port Hedland".
"This same approach has potential application in other arid areas, where strategic water sources could be modified or fenced to exclude cane toads.
"This could prevent them from spreading, given that without access to water cane toads succumb to dehydration."