This site was last updated on 2/4/09

News!

* Calender of Events - A calender of events for 2009 is NOW available and includes details of all Weeds Committee meetings and workshops for the year.

* Check out the proceedings from the Weeds, Emerging and No Longer Sleeping Day held in December 2008.

* See what we've been up to lately at our Photo Gallery.

* NEW Sydney Central Stop the Spread Weeds Poster (page 1, page 2). Hard copies are available NOW, please contact Weeds Project Officer. To print, use A2 sized paper for best results.

* Noxious Weeds in Sydney's North poster. To print, use A2 sized paper for best results.

* The Weed Management Strategy for the Sydney Metropolitan CMA Region 2007 - 2011 was released in June 2007. Some of the recommended actions are already underway!

* Want to spread the word on weeds to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community groups in your area? Two recent bilingual weeds workshops in Mandarin and Cantonese were a great success! A guide has been developed for council staff regarding how to organise a workshop in their area.

* Need help to identify weeds in your area? Regional Weeds Brochures have been developed for each weeds committee region. Contact your local council for a copy of the relevant brochure, or click below to download the PDF version:
~ Sydney North
~ Sydney West
~ Sydney Central
~ South West Sydney

* Find out where to get copies or download the Grow Me Instead Booklet on garden escapes and their suggested alternatives.

* Find out more on the Noxious Weeds Act (1993) and related noxious weed lists or download the draft templates for Class 4 Management Plans. These generic templates are for Council use only. To see the Class 4 plans for your area, contact your Council directly.

* Find out how to remove Asthma Weed (Pellitory).

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The Sydney Region

Four Regional Weeds Committees (known as the “Sydney Weeds Committees”) have formed to promote a co-operative and co-ordinated regional approach to weed management across the Sydney metropolitan region. The Committee regions are based on Local Government Authority (LGA) boundaries, and membership of each committee includes representatives from the LGAs in that area, as well from relevant state and federal agencies.

The Sydney region is characterised by large tracts of highly urbanised areas intersected with patches of native vegetation. Remnants of original bushland continue to exist as corridors, often in steep terrain, in the north and south; in isolated patches on the alluvial flats of the Cumberland Plain; and in large tracts in National Parks on the coastal and outer boundaries. Many tiny fragments are scattered throughout the built up areas of central Sydney. Everywhere bushland edges are significantly impacted on by invasive weeds, associated with adjacent urban pressures such as stormwater runoff and high nutrient loads.

The Sydney Weeds Committees have been set up under the auspices of the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

The information presented here has been provided by members of the Sydney Weeds Committees, and gratefully acknowledges material from the Weeds CRC, NSW Department of Primary Industries, "Weeds of Blue Mountains Bushland", "Making Your Garden Bush Friendly", Ku-ring-gai Council's "Bushland Weed Eradication Standards", and other sources credited.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness, no guarantee is given, nor responsibility taken by the Sydney Weeds Committees for errors or omissions. The Sydney Weeds Committees do not accept responsibility in respect of any information or advice given in relation to or as a consequence of anything contained herein.

Photo credits for the above:
from left to right - Rob Gleeson, Jo Lynch, Ryan Pascoe, Willoughby Bushcare, Rob Gleeson, Rosanna Luca, Rob Gleeson, Rosanna Luca.

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