Regional priority weeds

• Sickle thorn – Asparagus falcatus
• Coral creeper – Barleria repens
• Kidney leaf mud plantain – Heteranthera reniformis
• Water star grass – Heteranthera zosterifolia
• Holly leaved senecio – Senecio glastifolius

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

• Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land
• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Strategic response in the South East region

• Identify high risk sites and pathways and conduct ongoing surveillance for incursions of the species.
• Prevention of entry to geographic area, and movement and sale within. Have a collaborative rapid response protocol in place.
• Implement site specific biosecurity and / or hygiene protocols.

• Ming asparagus fern/pompom asparagus – Asparagus macowanii var. zuluensis
• Groundsel bush – Baccharis halimifolia
• Cat’s claw creeper – Dolichandra unguis-cati (syn. Macfadyena unguis-cati) *
• Kei apple – Dovyalis caffra
• Horsetails – Equisetum spp.
• Senegal tea plant – Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
• Water poppy – Hydrocleys nymphoides
• Long leaf water primrose – Ludwigia longifolia
• Ludwigia – Ludwigia peruviana
• Water lettuce – Pistia stratiotes
• Kudzu – Pueraria lobata
• Salvinia – Salvinia molesta
• Giant devil’s fig – Solanum chrysotrichum
• Silverleaf nightshade – Solanum elaeagnifolium
• Sticky nightshade – Solanum sisymbriifolium

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

• Land managers should mitigate the risk of the plant being introduced to their land
• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, keeping, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.
• Notify local control authority if found.

Strategic response in the South East region

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties Destruction of all infestations including seed banks
• Prevention of entry to geographic area, and movement and sale within Monitor progress towards eradication
• Undertake high risk sites and pathway inspections.

• Mysore thorn – Caesalpinia decapetala

Land area where requirements apply

• Containment zone: Wollongong Local Government Area.
• Exclusion zone: Whole of region except containment zone.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan

• Spanish heath – Erica lusitanica

Land area where requirements apply

• Containment zone: Queanbeyan- Palerang, Snowy Monaro and Wingecarribee Local Government Areas.
• Exclusion zone: Whole of region except containment zone.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan

• Coolatai grass – Hyparrhenia hirta

Land area where requirements apply

• Containment zone: Goulburn Mulwaree, Shoalhaven, Snowy Monaro, Wingecarribee, Upper Lachlan, Wollongong and Shellharbour Local Government Areas.
• Exclusion zone: Whole of region except containment zone.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan

• Lantana – Lantana camara

Land area where requirements apply

• Containment zone: Eurobodalla, Shoalhaven, Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama Local Government Areas.
• Exclusion zone: Whole of region except containment zone.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan

• Gorse – Ulex europaeus

Land area where requirements apply

• Containment zone: Goulburn Mulwaree, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Snowy Monaro, Wingecarribee and Yass Valley Local Government Areas.
• Exclusion zone: Whole of region except containment zone.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan

• Sea Spurge – Euphorbia paralias

Land area where requirements apply

• Exclusion zone: Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama Local Government Areas.

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with general biosecurity duty

Whole of region:

• Land managers mitigate the risk of new weeds being introduced to their land
• A person should not deal with the plant, where dealings include but are not limited to buying, selling, growing, moving, carrying or releasing the plant.

Within exclusion zone:

• Land managers should eradicate the plant from the land and keep the land free of the plant
• Notify local control authority if found.

Within containment zone:

• Land managers should reduce the impact of the plant on assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value
• Land managers should mitigate spread of the plant from their land.

Strategic response in the South East region

Within exclusion zone:

• Establish agreed quarantine and/or hygiene protocols.
• Surveillance and mapping to locate all infested properties and maintain currency of exclusion zone and objectives.
• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of spread.
• High level analysis of pathways to identify potential introduction areas and preventative options

Within containment zone:

• Identification of key sites/ assets in the geographic area Identification of regional containment zones where required
• Develop region-wide coordinated campaigns for collaborative management Species managed in accordance with published weed management plan