The National Feral Pig Action Plan
National Feral Pig Conference 2027
The National Feral Pig Action Plan 2021-2031 aims to deliver long term active suppression of feral pig populations to reduce their extensive impacts across 45% of Australia’s land mass.
The National Feral Pig Conference 2027 is the perfect opportunity for land managers, community groups, jurisdictions, NRM organisations and research agencies to come together to:
- share how different management approaches are being used to control feral pig populations, and lessons learned
- demonstrate benefits flowing from working in coordinated and collaborative ways
- learn from others on how land managers are being supported to participate in local, community-led management activities
- discover how insights from routine monitoring and new and existing technologies can optimise the success of feral pig management programs.
This national Conference will allow you to meet and network with others dealing with feral pig impacts, strengthen relationships, and gain insights that may increase the effectiveness and efficiency of feral pig management programs.
Dates: 9-11 March 2027
Venue: Hilton, Surfers Paradise, QLD
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Conference Program
The Conference theme is Stronger Together: Coordinate, Collaborate, Communicate
Presentations will address the Conference session themes of:
- Strategic feral pig management – where does hunting fit in?
- Collaborative management in action.
- Protecting livestock, wildlife and communities from feral pig disease risks.
- Innovative approaches: What works, where and why.
- Measuring what matters: Feral pig impacts, management outcomes and investment.
The Conference Program is coming soon.
Registration
The Conference will be in person at Hilton, Surfers Paradise, QLD.
Early bird registrations are now open at https://kamevents.currinda2.com/events/16
Registration options are below.
Extra tickets are available for:
- Welcome function = $75/additional ticket
- Conference dinner = $108.65/additional ticket
For further details on the full cancellation and refund policy please click here – https://www.kamevents.com.au/cancellations
Early bird registration
Open until 11 December 2026-
Welcome function (Tuesday 9 March 2027)
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Conference presentations and discussions over 2 days
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Conference dinner (Wednesday 10 March 2027)
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Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea on both conference days
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Access to trade exhibition
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Early bird registration (19 August 2026 - 11 December 2026) $550
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Regular registration (12 December 2026 - 20 February 2027) $695
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Late registration (From 21 February 2027) $795
Abstract submissions
The National Feral Pig Conference 2027 is the perfect opportunity for all land managers dealing with feral pigs to share details of management programs, assets being protected, technologies being used to reduce populations and/or monitor feral pig impacts, and successes, challenges and key learnings.
New insights will be shared from feral pig research programs including exploring management approaches, ecology and behaviour, impact and population monitoring, and community engagement.
The Conference theme is Stronger Together: Coordinate, Collaborate, Communicate
Presentations will address the Conference session themes of:
- Strategic feral pig management – where does hunting fit in?
- Collaborative management in action.
- Protecting livestock, wildlife and communities from feral pig disease risks.
- Innovative approaches: What works, where and why.
- Measuring what matters: Feral pig impacts, management outcomes and investment.
Important dates
The call for abstracts opened on 19 August 2026 and will close on 9 November 2026.
Abstract submissions
Abstracts are to be submitted online via the link below.
A template is provided here describing all the required information.
All abstracts must have:
- A clear and concise title (maximum of 30 words)
- Include name and affiliation details of all authors
- Abstract (maximum 400 words)
- Provide a short biography of the presenter(s)/author(s) (maximum 100 words)
All abstracts that are accepted will be published as received and should be checked for spelling and grammar prior to submission.
All correspondence will be sent to the person who submitted the abstract.
Abstracts must be submitted by 9 November 2026.
Oral presentation – 10 minutes
A unique opportunity for you to promote or highlight your feral pig management program, outcomes and projects.
Podium style presentations will be 10 minutes in length, with Q&A after each grouping of speakers. Full audio-visual systems will be available.
Speed talks – 4 minutes
You get 4-minutes to convey your project/success story to the audience. These will be strictly timed.
Speed presenters will provide 1 PowerPoint slide to aid their 4-minute presentation.
Poster presentation
If you would like to present your work as a poster submission, we would love to see it! A limited number of posters will be allocated a dedicated space at the venue for the duration of the event.
Posters can be printed at Officeworks and other businesses.
Closest Officeworks to Conference venue – Officeworks Southport, 59 Nerang St, Southport 4215. Public transport can be used and will take approximately 18 minutes.
Presentation formats:
- PowerPoint format to be widescreen (16:9)
- Posters should be portrait in size A0 (W 841mm x H 1189mm final size)
Accepted presenters must register and pay for the full registration by 7 days after notification of presentation, or their presentation will be removed from the program.
The presentations may be recorded.
Abstracts will be made available to delegates and online prior to the conference via the NFPAP website.
Presentation slides will be requested in advance, with further details to be provided closer to the event.
The Conference Program Committee (CPC) reserves the right to allocate the presentation to best suit the program.
The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Conference.
No presenter fee is paid to successful presenters.
Sponsors and exhibitors
Sponsoring the National Feral Pig Conference 2027 will provide you with essential marketing opportunities including:
- Generating sales and networking opportunities
- Customer engagement
- Drive brand awareness
- Showcasing and promoting products
Conference location and venue information
The National Feral Pig Conference 2027 will be held on 9-11 March 2027 at the Hilton, Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Accommodation options
Information on accommodation options is coming soon.
Getting there:
Hilton is positioned right in the heart of Surfers Paradise. Surfers Paradise is only a 50-minute drive from Brisbane, Queensland’s Capital City and just 20 minutes from Gold Coast Airport.
There are a number of transport options from the Gold Coast airport including:
- Buses, trains and trams (cheapest at only $0.50 per trip)
- Airport transfers
- Taxi and ride sharing
- Car hire
For more information on transport options, visit https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/parking-transport/transport
Note for public transport:
Public transport services in South East Queensland, now accept credit cards as well as pre-paid tickets. If you have a go card (where you pay for each trip) or go explore card (unlimited daily travel) you can still use these to pay for trams, trains and buses. For those travelling without these simply use your credit card to tap on and tap off on Gold Coast public transport.
Sponsors and exhibitors
We would like to thank all the sponsors for their support of the National Feral Pig Conference 2027.
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Acknowledgement of Country
The National Feral Pig Action Plan acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional Aboriginal people whose Country lies within the City of Gold Coast area, the Yugambeh people, and we acknowledge all their descendants. We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people from other regions as well as Torres Strait and South Sea Islander people who now live in the local area and have made an important contribution to the community.