A fun and free competitive event to remove the invasive fish species from the Warrina Lakes waterways.
Hundreds of fishing fanatics gathered for the 2023 Tilapia Tournament held at Warrina Lakes.
The three-and-a-half day event held during the school holidays was successful in removing 940 amount of pesky Tilapia from our local waterways.
The Tilapia Tournament is proudly presented by Council in partnership with the generous 2023 sponsors including BCF, Game Fishing Club Innisfail, Berkley, Soils First NQ, Coastal Marine & Outdoors, Manitto’s Auto Centre, Harvey Norman, Allan Sultana, Kmart, Innisfail Seafood, SNS Building and Construction, Torre’s Pharmacy and Tackleworld.
Johnstone River Community Gardens has also been a significant contributor to this event, assisting with the removal of the Tilapia and turning it into compost through the process of fish lasagna.
Council thanks all sponsors and community members who took part in 2023 event and looks forward to next year’s Tilapia Tournament.
