Mouse plague spreads, farmers warned not to bet on winter ending outbreak

Shocking vision emerged from the mouse plague in New South Wales this year and, while the threat has plateaued in some areas, numbers are reportedly on the rise in parts of Victoria, southern NSW, southern Queensland and into South Australia.

Julian Cross has been battling the pests for months at his farm near Kumbia in Queensland and said a second wave of mice had emerged at Easter time.

“We’ve had a few in the past but…