Homeowner Barry Ridge wrote to Campbelltown Council two years ago for support to reduce the number of the feral animals. But since then, he says, the problem has worsened.

Mr Ridge said residents' new plants would be destroyed overnight and large holes were dug in the ground.

``The problem is bad,'' he said.

``You'll be driving up the road and half a dozen of them would be scattered everywhere there are hundreds of them up here.

``It's not good because by the time we fix our grass and plant shrubs, it's gone the next day.''

The community met Rural Land Board staff last year, who told them how they could get rid of rabbits.

Last week, the NSW Farmers Association voted to seek increased funding for management of the rabbit problem. In August, $1.5million was provided to develop new strains of calicivirus.

But Mr Ridge said the soil in Varroville was not efficient enough to harvest crops, so there were few farmers in the area.

``My property is 2.5acres [one hectare] and when I moved to the area in 1988, rabbits were not a problem,'' he said.

``It's only recently become a problem and it's getting worse, which has prompted the community to have group meetings about this.

``We looked at the council to be a facilitator we needed someone who could show us leadership.''

A council spokesman said an inspection was made of Varroville Reserve and its surrounds, confirming the presence of rabbit warrens under lantana vegetation.

``The removal of the lantana, [which] was seen as the most appropriate method of controlling the rabbit population, was undertaken over a number of months and proved effective,'' the spokesman said.

``Private landholders are responsible for the control and management of declared pest animals on their land rabbits included.''