Sydney Weeds Committee assesses weed risks, keeps track of infestations, plans and undertakes weed control, and promotes weed identification and control skills across the region. Information from these sessions can be found under “Resources”
Bi-lingual displays Wildflowers & Weeds Emerging Weeds 2008 High risk corridors
Identifying invasive weed grassess
The Sydney Weed Action Project helps members control and monitor weed infestations, especially new incursions,and conduct community weed education. Regional plans are a guide to determine priority locations and actions.
Priority Control Areas for Alligator Weed in the Sydney Region
The Sydney Regional Tree and Shrub Plan
The Sydney Regional Vine and Scrambler Plan
African Olive Management Plan for the Sydney Region
Regional plans are developed in accordance with the NSW Invasive Species Plan which has the following goals:
Exclude – prevent the establishment of new invasive species
We believe that the best way to achieve this is to ensure that any new species planned for release into the regional environment must first undergo a weed risk assessment according to the process established by the state government
Eradicate or contain – eliminate or prevent the spread of new invasive species
An effective regional weed alert system will help to achieve this as will directing regional resources to areas of greatest risk of spread (link to information on weed alert system)
Effectively manage – reduce the impacts of widespread invasive species
This involves controlling weeds and preventing spread in and around the most significant natural regional assets, endangered remnants of native bushland, wetlands, habitat corridors, waterways
All of these activities are guided by the members of four permanent sub-committees – Central, North, South West or West/(Lower) Blue Mountains. They also gather and share information about invasive plants that have the potential to affect ecosystems and waterways across the Sydney Lower Blue Mountains region. Weed Risk Assessments are undertaken to determine the greatest threats to the region so that resources can be directed to where they are most needed.
Current control projects: ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE PROJECT
Containment of the spread of Boneseed beyond the Sydney Region into adjacent landscapes
Protection of endangered ecological communities from weed impact
Aquatic weed control in strategic locations across Sydney