Port Stephens Council urged to reconsider deer cull

Helen Gregory
Updated January 13 2022 - 8:31pm, first published 7:00pm
Concerned: MP Mark Pearson said deer were peaceful creatures. A 2019 law change means deer are now classified as pests and controlling them is a legal requirement.
Concerned: MP Mark Pearson said deer were peaceful creatures. A 2019 law change means deer are now classified as pests and controlling them is a legal requirement.

THE ANIMAL Justice Party has called on Port Stephens Council to abandon plans to cull a herd of deer at Raymond Terrace.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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