A biofuel project underway near Hughenden in Queensland could be a solution to weed problems for some landholders.
Phytofuel hopes to wipe out prickly acacia on properties, so it can plant native trees in their place.
CEO Marshall Mackay says landholders in the area are responding positively to the proposal.
“Prickly acacia is a menace. We’re looking at that as an alternate source of energy, that is, that it’s a biomass that can be converted to electricity,” he said.
“Where individual property owners have a problem with the acacia, we will remove the acacia - it will be a permanent removal - so that the Kalpa tree can grow for biodiesel production.”
