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The not-so-cute critters also did so much damage to his water tank he had to shell out $3,000 to replace it. They dug underneath the timber that was underneath there and the timber just gave out because it was all rotted out, he said.
Mr Fitches has tried to contact his Council, local MP and the Department of Agriculture, but under the law there is nothing they can do.
The legislation dictates that landowners are legally required to control pests on their land.
Colin Fitches, who resides in Victoria s Mornington Peninsula, has been battling the out-of-control bunnies for about six months but the local council and the Department of Agriculture say there s nothing they can do about it
Landowner seeks help to avoid rabbit takeover
4 Mins Read Burrowed time: Colin Fitches can’t see the funny side of the rabbit problem on his Hastings property.
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A HASTINGS man is fed up with the lack of support he is receiving in trying to control rabbits coming onto his property.
Colin Fitches said the rabbits were from a much larger property behind his 0.809 hectare block on Hodgins Road.
Because his land is privately owned, he says Mornington Peninsula Shire Council won’t do anything about them.
“The situation’s so bad it’s gone beyond a joke,” Mr Fitches said.