It's not unusual for the odd cane toad to hop a ride on a truck or car and hitchhike down the east coast of New South Wales, but a growing tally of these warty, toxic pests have made their way to a private property an hour's drive north of Sydney – and the threat is being taken seriously by biosecurity experts.
The cane toads were found hiding under a sheet of tin on a private property at Mandalong, a suburb of southern Lake Macquarie in the Hunter region.
