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Local Noxious Weeds Management Plan
Last modified: March 4, 2006 - 5:36 PM
The purpose of the Local Noxious Weeds Management Plan is to specify the control measures required for the various Class 4 noxious weeds listed in the table below.
Purpose To specify the control measures required for the various class 4 noxious weeds listed in table below. Control class According to the Weed Control Order 19 under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (dated 23 December 2005), issued by the Minister for Primary Industries. The noxious weeds listed in table below are classified as class 4 weeds (A locally controlled weed). Class 4 weeds are plants that pose a threat to primary production, the environment or human health, are widely distributed in an area to which the order applies and are likely to spread in the area or to another area. Control Objective The control objective for this class of weed is to minimise the negative impact of those plants on the economy, community and environment of New South Wales. Control Measures As listed in table below. Management Plan An owner/occupier (other than a public authority) of land in Palerang Council area must control class 4 noxious weeds according to the control measure specified in the table below. The management plan will be reviewed every two years. Common Name | Botanical Name | Specified Control Measure | Weed Class | African boxthorn | Lycium ferocissimum | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | African lovegrass | Eragrostis curvula | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. | 4 | Bathurst/Noogoora/Californian/cockle burrs | Xanthium species | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus aggregate species | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed and plant may not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed | 4 | Chilean needle grass | Nassella neesiana | The plant must not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed. | 4 | Fireweed | Senecio madagascariensis | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Harrisia cactus | Harrisia species | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored | 4 | Hemlock | Conium maculatum | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Horehound | Marrubium vulgare | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored. | 4 | Nodding thistle | Carduus nutans | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored | 4 | Pampas grass | Cortaderia species | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Paterson's curse, Vipers bugloss, Italian bugloss | Echium species | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored. | 4 | Prickly pear | Cylindropuntia species | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored and the plant may not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed. | 4 | Prickly pear | Opuntia species except O. ficus-indica | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored and the plant may not be sold, propagated or knowingly distributed. | 4 | Rhus tree | Toxicodendron succedanea | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Scotch broom/English broom | Cytisus scoparius | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Scotch thistle, Stemless thistle, Illyrian thistle, Taurian thistle | Onopordum species | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. Or biological control agents introduced, maintained and monitored. | 4 | Serrated tussock | Nassella trichotoma | The plant must be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed. | 4 | Sweet briar | Rosa rubiginosa | The plant must be prevented from spreading and its numbers and distribution reduced. | 4 |
Contact details
Neville Plumb
Tel: 02 6238 8111
Fax: 02 6238 1290
http://www.palerang.nsw.gov.au
records@palerang.nsw.gov.au
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