Agriculture Minister Murray Watt briefed on varroa mite, bee compensation considered

Jamieson Murphy
Updated June 30 2022 - 7:08am, first published 7:06am
Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop varroa mite
Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop varroa mite

THE federal Agriculture Minister has been briefed on the varroa mite incursion by his NSW counterpart, as the state government investigates compensation for beekeepers forced to destroy hives to contain the outbreak.

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Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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