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Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Sydney Weeds Committees Incorporated

Held on Thursday 22nd November 2018 Mantra, Parramatta

Attendees Name Organization Sub-committee Jill Macintyre Northern Beaches Council North Sean Granger Northern Beaches Council North Paul Marynissen Central Coast Council North Anthony Newling Hornsby Council North Ramin Khosravi North Sydney North Rob Gibson Lane Cove North Sandra Payne Ryde Council North Anne Seaton Ku-ring-gai Council North Evelyn Baker Ku-ring-gai Council North Travis Roberts Ku-ring-gai Council North Stephen Wall Mosman Council North Justine Clarke Blacktown Council West Blue Mts Justine Vella Penrith Council West Blue Mts Des Ayallew NPWS West Blue Mts Nicola Trulock Parramatta Council West Blue Mts Eric Mahoney Blue Mountains Council West Blue Mts Martin Louis Blue Mountains Council West Blue Mts Rudi Adlmayer Woollahra Council Central Kim Griffin Woollahra Council Central Stewart Harris Bayside Council Central Leanne Bunn Randwick Council Central Sebastian Vandereyk Strathfield Council Central Alex Burgess-Buxton Wollondilly Council South West Joel Daniels Liverpool Council South West Erin Fardy Sutherland Council South West Nathan Clare Sutherland Council South West Paul Angel Canterbury Bankstown Council South West Amanda Kotlash SWC Executive Officer

Invited Guests Nicola Dixon Regional Weed Coordinator (WAP mostly) Anthony Schofield Regional Weed Coordinator (RWC mostly)

Number of financial members in attendance = 27, number of agencies = 21 Apologies for 2018 AGM

Member Council/Agency Subregion

Alex Mackenzie Strathfield Central Bruce Devonport Wollondilly South West Cameron Bennell Willoughby North Craig Redfern Ryde North Jeff Culleton Lane Cove North Damien Duggan Georges River South West Damon Basset Inner West Central David Lowery Canterbury Bankstown South West David Whiteman Blue Mts West Blue Mts Eddie Ferry Fairfield South West Gareth Debney North Sydney North Helen Pollard Fairfield South West Jacob Adams Water NSW South West Jacqui Vollmer Hunters Hill North Jessica Thurston Blacktown West Blue Mts Kathryn Ashton Camden South West Kerrie Davies Cumberland Central Martin Fitzgerald Ku-ring-gai North Matt Springall NPWS North Max Massa Georges River South West Michael Pattison Hawkesbury West Blue Mts Michelle Munda City of Sydney Central Mitchell Clark Campbelltown South West Pam Bateman Northern Beaches North Pino Todarello Parramatta West Blue Mts Scott Herring NPWS West Blue Mts Stephen Pym Hornsby Council North Steven Smith Mosman North Stuart Henry Strathfield Central Sue Pritchard Inner West Central Sue Stevens Waverley Central Raffaele Catanzarti Cumberland Central Mel Hall NPWS Graham Wilson LLS

1. Welcome Jill Macintyre (Chair) opened the meeting at 19:30 am and welcomed all attendees. The apologies listed above were noted. It was considered that the requirements for a quorum were met, as there were at least three members present from each subregional committee. 2. Confirmation of the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on

28th November 2017

The Chair asked whether there were any changes required to the minutes of the last AGM or whether they could be confirmed by persons who had been present. Leanne Bunn moved that the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting on 28th November 2017 be accepted. Seconded by Joel Daniels. All in favour. Motion carried.

3. Matters arising from the Minutes of the AGM held on the 28th November 2017. None 4. Presentation of the Sydney Weeds Committees Inc. Annual Report (President) Jill presented the Presidents Report (see Attachments 1 and 2). Rudi Adlmayer moved that the 2017-18 SWC Inc. Annual Report by the President be accepted. Seconded by Anthony Newling. All in favour. Motion carried. Jill invited Nicola Dixon and Anthony Scofield to give an update on Greater Sydney Regional Weed coordination. See Attachment 3 for a report covering this update. 5. Presentation of financial report 2017-18 (Treasurer) Joel Daniels (Treasurer) presented a verbal treasurer’s report. He was not able to present the audit report to members as there was a hold up with documents being sent to us from the Auditor. It was agreed that the auditor’s report along with the financial statement will be circulated with these minutes. See Attachments 4 and 5. Joel Daniels moved that the 2017-18 SWC Inc. Annual Treasurer’s report be accepted. Seconded by Leanne Bunn. All in favour. Motion carried. 6. 2018 elections/appointments for the Subregional Weeds Committee Chairs,

Deputy Chairs and Office Bearers The annually elected Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the four Subregional Weeds Committees form the Board, which is the management committee for the incorporated association. The Executive Officer declared all positions vacant and noted that one nomination for each position of Chair and Deputy Chair for each subregion were received accept for the position of Deputy Chair for South West subregion. Therefore, no elections were necessary and the following members were appointed to the following positions: Sydney North Subregional Committee

Jillian Macintyre, Northern Beaches Council - elected as Chair Anthony Newling, Hornsby Council – elected as Deputy Chair

Sydney West Blue Mountains Subregional Committee

Dave Whiteman Blue Mountains Council – elected as Chair Justine Clarke, Blacktown City Council – elected as Deputy Chair

Sydney South West Subregional Committee Joel Daniels, Liverpool City Council – elected as Chair Vacant – elected as Deputy Chair

Sydney Central Subregional Committee

Leanne Bunn, Randwick Council – elected as Chair Rudi Adlmeyer, Woollahra Council – elected as Deputy Chair

Election of Sydney Weeds Committees Incorporated office bearers. According to the SWC Constitution (section 5.4), • The Board members holding the office-bearer positions are to represent an equitable

spread across the four subregional weeds committees.

Amanda Kotlash, as SWC Executive Officer, declared all positions vacant and any further nominations were called for. The office-bearing positions in the Constitution (Section 5.3) are President, Vice President and Treasurer. Nominations, seconders and acceptances were recorded. There was not more than one nominee for each position so all nominees were declared duly appointed. President: Jill Macintyre (Northern Beaches Council - North) Nominated by Leanne Bunn. Seconded by Eric Mahoney. Vice President: Leanne Bunn (Randwick Council - Central) Nominated by Joel Daniels. Seconded by Justine Clarke. Treasurer: Joel Daniels (Liverpool Council – South West) Nominated by Erin Fardy. Seconded by Nathan Clare. 7. Local Priority Weed Plans Jill presented a draft of the local priority weed plan that she has been working on in the North subregion. See Attachment 6 for presentation slides and Attachment 7 for a copy of the draft plan. Leanne gave a brief presentation on how to do a weed risk assessment (WRA) using the DPI’s WRA database. She ran through the process step-by-step showing the various dropdown menus and how to share and submit it. Amanda gave a brief presentation on the local priority weed spreadsheets and explained the usefulness of them in terms of how the SWC Board can use them to prioritize support and resources for members. These spreadsheets were initially developed to determine which local species should go into the local subregional plans, but they are proving to be very useful for our strategic planning in other areas as well. The South West subregion spreadsheet was used to demonstrate this because all Councils in that region had filled out the spreadsheet. See Attachment 8 for the South West spreadsheet. 8. Weeds Trivia The inaugural SWC Weeds Trivia was held at the AGM, led by the very knowledgeable Paul Marynissen (Central Coast). There were 20 questions and the highest score was 11. It was a lot of fun and the results sent some of us running for our reference books (well Google really) afterwards. We had a tie break situation between Rudi Adlmayer (Woollahra) and Stewart Harris (Bayside), both from Central subregion. Rudi managed to answer the tie break question first so he is the 2018 Weeds Trivia Champion. The prize for winning was a box of chocolates and a $50 gift voucher. The runner up got a stainless-steel weeding tool (okay – I will try to use more imagination next year 😊😊).

9. General Business 9.1 Jill showed a video of an unmanned helicopter spraying weeds on the headland at

long reef.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwSEux7pOYw 9.2 Sebastian Vandereyk gave a brief update on what Stuart Henry is doing at the

Sydney Flower Markets. Business as usual with still some recalcitrant sellers.

9.3 Paul Marynissen showed us his new portable printer. HP OfficeJet 200 mobile

printer.

Meeting closed at 2pm List of Attachments Attachment 1 - President’s Report Attachment 2 - President’ s Report slides Attachment 3 - Greater Sydney Regional Weed Coordinator’s update notes Attachment 4 - Financial Statement and Auditors report Attachment 5 - Treasurer’s written report Attachment 6 - Local Priority Weeds Plan slides Attachment 7 - Draft copy of Sydney North Subregion Local Priority Weed Plan Attachment 8 - South West Subregion local priority weeds by LGA

ATTACHMENT 1 Presidents Report to the Sydney Weeds Committees Annual General Meeting Jillian Macintyre 2018 Our last AGM was held on 28 November 2017 at the Coal Loader, North Sydney. Since that meeting the SWC have been busy getting up to speed with implementing the new biosecurity legislation based on guidelines set out in the Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan. Over the past 12 months committee members and authorised officers have undertaken training in biosecurity legislation and compliance, weed risk assessment and mapping using the Sydney WeedApp 2.0. In the past year, of the 34 Councils in Greater Sydney, 32 were members and we also had two important non-council members – NPWS and Water NSW. Associate members (i.e. ones who don’t pay membership fees and thus don’t get to vote) such as Sydney Trains, Sydney Water Corporation, Department of Defence, Roads and Maritime Service, Botanic Gardens, Sydney Olympic Park, RailCorp, Hawkesbury River County Council, Sydney Airports Corporation, Australian Rail Track Corporation, Department of Transport, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Crown Lands, and the Weeds Action Project. This great collaboration is what makes the SWC strong and unique. A key project that SWC administers is the Kei Apple containment project in Western Sydney. This is a collaborative project with GSLLS which enables coordinated targeted control of the Kei Apple at priority sites. It’s hoped the SWC will continue to partner with other organisations in weed control programs into the future. Advances in technology has seen an increase in the illegal sale of prohibited matter popping up on the internet. With sales on Gum Tree and other online sites becoming more popular and the weed trade moving to an electronic online format, it’s keeping our weed officers on their toes trying to shut down the illegal online trade. This type of surveillance will be an ongoing issue into the future and collaborative education programs will be the key to reducing the problem. The SWC new look website is up and running and all sorts of weed information can be found on its pages. Set up by the SWC Executive Officer, the website now features: • A members-only area so you can update your own information, share information with

other members, blog with other members, get access to and comment on draft documents and view past presentations.

• A front page that is used to promote events or projects for members. • A meeting /events calendar that will have all the information you need for each meeting

(e.g. agendas, directions to the venue, previous minutes, and attachments) • Weed management information • Weed identification information As we move into 2019 there are still discussions surrounding the amalgamation of the SWC and RWC. In June 2018 I wrote to David Hogan, the General Manager LLS, on behalf of the SWC members to revive discussions regarding the proposed merger. Mr Hogan responded on 19 October 2018 asking for a meeting between myself and staff from LLS. On 1 November 2018 Leanne Bunn and I met with Graham Wilson and Anthony Schofield from LLS to begin talks on what a merged structure may look moving forward. The following issues were discussed:

• Confusion surrounding having 2 formal committees, how would a new structure look? • Integration over the next 6 months between all 3 weed coordinators, possibility for all weed

coordinators to work at LLS Penrith Office one day a week. (LLS staff to discuss with David Hogan for approval).

• LLS officer to sit at table of SWC board (if the current model remains).

• Formal agreement and explanation to be added to the Regional Plan about the committee’s administration.

• Website and its upkeep. • What would the fee structure look like? State agencies will also be asked to pay. • Meet again in May 2019 to streamline processes.

Further meetings will be needed in 2019 surrounding the amalgamation/collaboration of the committees but the outcomes of this first meeting were very positive. The main point that was raised by all in attendance was the need for a more collaborative approach to structure and administration moving forward of all weed coordination. SWC members were part of a steering committee organising field trips to showcase the Greater Sydney Region and highlight some of the achievements the region has accomplished in weed management. The 5 field trips where:

• Weeds & World Heritage- Bilpin, Mt Tomah & Eco Point, guide Nicola Dixon • Biosecurity in the South West- Mt Annan & Elizabeth McCarthy Institute, guide Paul

Marynissen. • Waratahs & Wildflowers, Muogamurra Nature Reserve, guide Hillary Cherry • Life a Beach- Long Reef Headland, Pittwater Western Foreshore & North Head guides

Jillian Macintyre & Judy Lambert • Garden Ferries Tours- Royal Botanic gardens, The Rocks and Taronga Zoo

Finally, I would like to thank everyone for all their efforts over the past 12 months. We have all had to adjust to many new challenges, changes and learnings, and, as a collective group have made positive inroads in streamlining weed management processes across the region. These new learnings will continue into 2019 and I look forward to embracing collaboration and the positive changes that it may bring.

President’s Report

Highlights for the year implementation of biosecurity

legislation, training in biosecurity

regulations & compliance,WRAs and Sydney WeedApp2.0,

Kei Apple project online illegal trade crackdown committee amalgamations Australasian Weeds

Conference wrap up

Attachment 2

Update on Amalgamation of SWC & RWC

• Some confusion surrounding 2 formal committees, how would a new structure look?

• Integration over the next 6 months between our EO and the 2 regional weed coordinators, potential for all 3 to work at LLS Penrith Office one day a week together (LLS staff to discuss with David Hogan for approval).

• LLS officer to sit at table of SWC board (if our current model remains).

• Should amalgamation occur, formal explanation to be added to the GSRSWMP Plan about the committee’s purpose and administration function.

• website and its upkeep.• What would the fee structure look like? State

agencies will also be asked pay. • We will meet again in May 2019 to streamline• the processes.

The NSW Weeds Action Program 2015-2020 (WAP1520) is a NSW Government initiative to reduce the adverse impact of weeds on the environment, economy and community. The WAP1520 focuses on delivering key outcomes of the NSW Invasive Species Plan by assisting agencies to:

prevent new invasive weed species from establishing eliminate or contain small populations of new invasive weed species before they can

spread further reduce the impact of widespread invasive species on priority assets develop the skills and knowledge of people in NSW so that they are able and empowered

to better manage invasive species.

Some quick facts about the WAP1520 - Greater Sydney subprogram in 2017/18:

The Greater Sydney subprogram met or exceeded most activity and expenditure targets in 2017-18, with funds being spent as described in the original project application to DPI:

14 Partners:

12 local councils

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Greater Sydney LLS

11 Full-Timeequivalent weed

professionals employed with WAP funding

Partners spent

$2.4m$856K in grant

funds

$1.58m in-kind contributions

$0$50,000

$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000$300,000$350,000$400,000$450,000$500,000

Prevention andEarly Detection

Activities

Eradication andContainment

Activities

Asset ProtectionActivities

Capacity Building Regional WeedCoordination

WAP1520 - Activity and Expenditure tracking 2017/18

TARGET ACTUAL

WAP1520 - Greater Sydney subprogram summary for 2017-18

ATTACHMENT 3

Significant reductions in weed spread across land tenures, and whole of landscape weed control were achieved as a direct result of project partners working collaboratively with key land and water managers, committees and community groups such as:

Regional Weed Coordination The High Risk Pathways and Sites Management Plan, the New Weed Incursion Plan, the

Regional Inspection Plan and the Regional Communication Plan were reviewed and substantially updated.

Prevention and early detection activities Program partners exceeded all inspection targets in 2017/18 as follows:

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000

No. delivered

Target

High Risk Pathways Inspected - km

0 200 400 600 800

No. delivered

Target

Regulatory Inspections -High Risk Sites

7500 8000 8500 9000

No. delivered

Target

Regulatory Inspections -Private Properties

0 500 1000 1500 2000

No. delivered

Target

Non-regulatory inspections

- Downer Australia - Local Aboriginal Land Councils

- Department of Planning - Camden Town Farm

- Roads and Maritime Service - Department of Education

- Australand - Crown Lands

- Golf courses - Caltex

- ANSTO - Sydney Water

- Sydney Trains and ARTC - Office of Water

- Environment Protection Authority - Transgrid

WAP1520 - Greater Sydney subprogram highlights

Sutherland Shire Council seized 80 juvenile frogbit plants within 72 hours of them arriving

by post after being sold online, in a rapid response to a notification from New England Weeds Authority. Council also seized 52 water hyacinth plants from a private property after discovering them for sale online on Gumtree.

The continued presence of the Strathfield Municipal Council Biosecurity Officer at Sydney Flower Market has substantially reduced the quantity of invasive species being sold.

More than 50 online sales of plant species with a prohibition on dealings were prevented (predominantly Opuntioid Cacti) with ads successfully removed after officer extension.

Eradication and containment activities

Fairfield City, Blue Mountains City, Cumberland and Hawkesbury River County Councils

controlled frogbit within one week of discovering four separate infestations. Blue Mountains City Council continue to find only small numbers of alligator weed, salvinia

and cabomba in the Glenbrook Lagoon/ Lapstone Creek catchment and a creek in Mount Riverview, moving closer towards complete eradication of those species from the LGA.

Senegal tea distribution within the National Parks estate has been reduced to small spot locations at Audley and Cattai only. Infestations of this species on the Hawkesbury River between North Richmond and Windsor have reduced by 40% since 2016, and have reduced by 90% in Redbank Creek at North Richmond.

The infestation of sicklethorn at Bayview has markedly reduced with only one mature seed-bearing plant found in 2017/18.

4,734 km high risk pathways

inspected

e.g. creeks, rivers, railways, highways & major arterials.

70-95% voluntary

compliance rate

on 8,878 private property

inspections

331.8 Km & 87.4 Ha Priority high risk aquatic weeds

controlled

70 km & 2890 Ha

Priority high risk terrestrial weeds

controlled

. e.g. boat ramps, truck stops, dams, drains, waste depots, florists wetlands, nurseries, and aquariums.

1,242 high risk site inspections

Boneseed control Many sites showing

a reduction in spread and density

1,697 Ha

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has commenced a chemical trial on water poppy at

Audley with good results on the Metsulfuron trial (pictured below).

WAP-funded treatment of kei apple in Wollondilly has been successful with no regrowth found at the site since 2015.

The Nepean River Aquatic Weed Program, a partnership between Wollondilly, Camden and Campbelltown councils continues to successfully reduce the volume of alligator weed biomass available for fragmentation and reinfestation downstream and across the floodplain. A platypus was sighted in the river for the first time in 20 years, demonstrating the improvement to habitats and overall health of the river.

Asset protection Alligator weed control in the lower Nepean and Hawkesbury River continues to focus on

risk mitigation with active suppression treatments conducted 3 times per year at boat ramps, popular riverside reserves and public use areas. There are now negligible numbers of plants at these sites.

An infestation of broom asparagus at Avalon Beach has been controlled, with the landholder taking over ownership of the site and revegetating with native tube-stock.

Sea spurge sites among coastal dune systems in the Northern Beaches and Sutherland Shire LGAs were monitored and treated for regrowth, with very few isolated plants found.

6 booms were routinely inspected and maintained on the tributaries of the Hawkesbury-Nepean, to restrict the movement of floating aquatic weeds.

A cross-tenure, cross-regional initiative to control gorse in and adjacent to the rail corridor was undertaken by Wollondilly Shire Council, ARTC and Wingecaribee Councils, with Wollondilly reporting a 50% reduction in the number of plants found since 2015.

Cat’s claw creeper biocontrol was released at Kurrajong, Berkshire Park and Cattai. The jewel beetles are establishing successfully.

2009 2016

Education & capacity building

The WAP1520 - Greater Sydney subprogram continued to fund the weed professional capacity building program. 133 staff were supported to attend work-related training including:

Introductory and refresher legal training that gave participants a working understanding of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW).

A Recognising Water Weeds course, where participants examined live plant specimens to learn the key identifying features of many water weeds and their native look-alikes.

A Weed Risk Management System training course, where participants learned how to apply the system to assess the risk and feasibility of control of weed species.

A Sicilian Sea Lavender and Kudzu study tour, where staff and volunteers from across the Greater Sydney and Hunter regions were brought together on the Central Coast to learn how to identify and control these two highly invasive species. Both are listed as priority species in the Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan.

17 local council weed professionals were supported to attend the 2017 NSW Weeds Conference, which is essential if staff are to stay abreast of contemporary philosophy and best practices in regards to contemporary weed management. This enables them to mentor across many weed-related disciplines.

488 private property owners were mentored and provided with site-specific, long-term strategies to help them to manage weeds more effectively.

6,341 community members engaged with 41 educational weed information displays across the region that raised weed awareness.

Sydney WeedAPP was launched, which is a free, web-based, common mapping platform that has given all Local Control Authorities in the region the capacity to meet the requirement to report weed data to the Biosecurity Information system.

295 volunteers/others were provided with weed management related training.

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Financial Statements

For the year ended 30 June 20 I 8

Sydney Weeds Committees Incorporated ABN 32801615 966

Contents

Independent Auditor's Report

Compilation Report

Detailed Profit and Loss Statement

Detailed Statement of Financial Position

Notes to the Financial Statements

Depreciation Schedule

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We have audited the financial report of Sydney Weeds Committees Incorporated for the financialyear ended 30 |une 2018, consisting of the statement of financial performance, statement offinancial position, and the accompanying notes. The Committee is responsible for the financialreport. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial report in order to express anopinion on it to the members of the association.

The audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to providereasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. Ourprocedures include examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and otherdisclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significantaccounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in allmaterial respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with AustralianAccounting Standards and the accounting policies described in Note 1, other mandatoryprofessional reporting requirements and the provisions of the Sydney Weeds CommitteesIncorporated so as to present a view which is consistent with our understanding of the company'sfinancial position and the results of its operations.

We have audited the attached financial report, being a special purpose financial report of SydneyWeeds Committees Incorporated for the year ended 30 fune, 2018.

The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfillingthe Committee's reporting requirements for decision making. We disclaim any assumption ofresponsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to anyperson other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

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which comprise the Detailed Profit and Loss Statement, Detailed Statement of Financial Position and a Depreciation

Schedule as at 30 June 201 8, a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes. The specific

purpose for which the special purpose financial report has been prepared is set out in Note L The extent to which

Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements have or have not been adopted

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special purpose financial statements, the reliability, accuracy and completeness of the information and for the

determination that the basis of accounting used is appropriate to meet their needs and for the purpose that the financial

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special pulpose financial statements in accordance with the basis of accounting as described in Note 1 to the financial

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the basis of accounting described in Note I to the financial statements. I have complied with the relevant ethical

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Since a compilation engagement is not an assurance engagement, I am not required to verifu the reliability, accuracy or

completeness of the information provided to us by management to compile these financial statements. Accordingly, i do

not express an audit opinion or a review conclusion on these financial statements.

The special purpose financial statements were compiled exclusively for the benefit of the committee who is responsible for

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Detailed Profit and Loss Statement

For the year ended 30 June 2018

2018

$

2017

$

lncome

Membership Fees

Funds from LLS Grant

Total income

Expenses

Accountancy Inc Software

Advertising & promotion

Audit fees

Catering

Casual labour

Consultants fees

Depreciation - Other

Executive Officer

General expenses

Insurance

Office Expenses

Postage

Printing & stationery

Project expenses funded by LLS Grants

Superannuation

Telephone

Travel, accommodation & conference

Wages

Web Site Development

Total expenses

Profit from Ordinary Activities before income tax

61,494.61 58,708.00

2,312.61

300.00

2,227.10

437.50

810.00

85.86

842.84

403.06

57.73

172.45

9,356.75

3,618.07

s27.55

858.60

3 8,085.00

I,359.50

61,454.62 71,349.00

39.99 (12,641.00)

52,500.00

8,994.61

51,000.00

7,708.00

759.00

150.00

300.00

126.00

(642.00)

462.00

18,524.00

348.00

843.00

747.00

2,934.00

36.00

7,708.00

23s.00

415.00

30,192.00

8,212.00

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

Sydney Weeds Committees lncorporated ABN

Detailed Statement of Financial Position as

Note

32 801 615 966

at 30 June 2018

2018

$

2017

$

Current Assets

Cash Assets

Cash at bank

NAB Bank Account - Grants

Business Expense Account

Receivables

Accounts Receivable

Total Current Assets

Non-Gurrent Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment

Office equipment

Less : Accumulated depreciation

Total Non-Current Assets

Total Assets

51,932.13

46,110.77

433.62

51,244.00

50, 103.00

900.00

98,476.52 102,247.00

31,350.00 49,500.00

31,350.00 49,s00.00

129,826.52 151,7 47.00

1,677.00

(1,272.00)

405.00

1,677.00

(462.00)

1,215.00

405.00 1,215.00

130,231.52 152,962.00


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Detailed Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018

Note 2018

$

2011

$

Current Liabilities

Payables

Unsecured:

Other creditors

Funds in Trust - Received from LLS

Funds in Trust - Kei Apple

Membership Fees Next Year

Membership Fees Next Year - Paid

Current Tax Liabilities

GST payable control account

Amounts withheld fiom salary & wages

Provisions

Employee entitlements

Total Current Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Net Assets

Equity

Retained prohts / (accumulated losses)

Total Equity

5,281.00

42,581.39

51,000.00

5,281.00

I1,576.00

40,000.00

49,500.00

10,s00.00

98,862.39 116,857.00

2,826.48

1,080.00

3,094.00

3,558.00

3,906.48 6,652.00

837.66 2,868.00

837.66 2,868.00

103,606.53 126,377.00

103,606.53 126,377.00

26,624.99 26,585.00

26,624.99 26,585.00

26,624.99 26,585.00





Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Sydney Weeds Committees Incorporated INC9894120 is an Association Registered in NSW.

Basis of Preparation

The committee has prepared the financial statements on the basis that the Association is a non-reporting entitybecause there are no users dependant on general purpose financial statements. The financial statements aretherefore special purpose financial statements that have been prepared in order to comply with the AssociationsIncorporation Act2009 and Associations Incorporation Regulation 2016 (NSV/).

The Association is a Not for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian AccountingStandards.

The Association is exempt from Income Tax under Section 50-5 of the iNcome Tax Assessment Act 1997.

The financial statements, except for cash flow information, have been prepared on an accruals basis and arebased on historical costs unless otherwise stated in the notes. The material accounting policies that have beenadopted in the preparation of the statements are as follows:

Accounting Policies

(a) Property, PIant and Equipment

Each class ofproperty, plant and equipment are carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, anyaccumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Plant and equipment

Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by the director to ensure it is not inexcess ofthe recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis ofthe expected net cash flows that will be received from the asset's emplol'rnent and subsequent disposal.The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining recoverableamounts.

Depreciation

The depreciable amount of all fixed assets, excluding freehold land, is depreciated on a straight-line basisover the asset's useful life to the company commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

(b) Financiallnstruments

Initial recognition and measurement

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entiff becomes aparty to the contractualprovisions of the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the associationcommits itself to either purchase or sell the asset (i.e. trade date accounting is adopted).

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Derecognition

Financial assets are derecognised where the contractual rights to receipt of cash flows expire or the asset

is transferred to another party whereby the entity no longer has any significant continuing involvement inthe risks and benefits associated with the asset. Financial liabilities are derecognised when the related

obligations are either discharged, cancelled or have expired. The difference between the carrying amount

ofthe financial liability extinguished or transferred to another parly and the fair value ofconsiderationpaid, including the transfer of non-cash assets or liabilities assumed, is recognised in profit or loss.

Employee Benefits

Provision is made for the Association's liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered byemployees to the end of the reporting period. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within oneyear have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Employee

benefits payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash

outflows to be made for those benefits. In determining the liability, consideration is given to employeewage increases and the probability that the employee may not satis$ vesting requirements. Those cashflows are discounted using market yields on national government bond terms to maturity that match the

expected timing of cash flows.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highlyliquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdraftsare shown within short-term borrowings in current liabilities on the statement of financial position.

Revenue and Other Income

Revenue is measured at the fair value ofthe consideration received or receivable after taking into accountany trade discounts and volume rebates allowed. Any consideration deferred is treated as the provision offinance and is discounted at a rate of interest that is generally accepted in the market for similaraffangements. The difference between the amount initially recognised and the amount ultimately receivedis interest revenue.

Revenue recognition relating to the provision of services is determined with reference to the stage ofcompletion of the transaction at the end of the reporting period and where the outcome of the contract canbe estimated reliably. Stage of completion is determined with reference to the services performed to date

as a percentage of total anticipated services to be performed. Where the outcome cannot be estimatedreliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent that related expenditure is recoverable.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

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Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GSTincurred is not recoverable ffom the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The netamount of GST recoverable flom, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables or payables inthe statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing orfinancing activities which are recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO are presented as operating cashflows included in receipts from customers or pa).rnents to suppliers.

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Treasurers Report Joel Daniels November 2018

Profit and Loss for FY 2018 o The accounts show that Sydney Weeds Committee Inc (SWC) made a slight profit of

$39.99 for the FY 2017/2018, this is a good result after three previous years of losses.FY 2017/2016 - $12,641 lossFY 2016-2015 - $24,581 lossFY 2015-2014 - $17,581 loss

o The minor profit is a result of increased membership income and controlled operatingexpenses.

o The finances must be carefully managed to ensure that SWC continues operates in afinancially sustainable manner. In the past cash assets have covered our trading losses.This is not ideal and the incoming Board must provide overall strategic guidance toensure that day to day we meet the needs of the member Council’s while remainingfinancially viable.

o The sustainable financial future of SWC continues to rely on the followingconsiderations-

o updating and finalising the Business Plano Increasing/maintaining membership numberso Increasing membership fees (at least with a CPI increase)o Gaining operating funds from other sourceso Decreasing operating costso A combination of the above.

o Our fixed and “running” costs have become better recorded and refined and this assistsgreatly with budgeting.

o An ongoing effort is required to maintain and increase as much as practical SWCmembership.

Balance Sheet o Total equity of the organisation at 30 June 2018 is $26,624.99Assetso Cash at bank comprises $51,932o Funds held in relation to grants (which is now maintained in a separate bank account)

comprise $46,110Liabilities • Payables for other creditors total $5,281 (GST incl.) being provision for accounting fees

(the account for which was in dispute, the board have since ratified to stop chancing thisup -after multiply attempts to make payment).

Provision for funds held in trust in relation to LLS funded projects. • A number of SWC administered projects in partnership with NPWS have concluded this

FY, these include –o Boneseed containment and bush regeneration at Thirlmere Lakeso Weed control at Burragorang Conservation Areao Minimising the impact of weeds on cultural heritage at Cattai National Park.

• The Removal of Kei Apple from Kemps Creek and other locations is an ongoingpartnership with GSLLS and NPWS.

In closing I’d like to thank my fellow board members for their time and enthusiasm assisting with steering the SWC ship.

I’d also like to acknowledge our Executive Officer, Amanda Kotlash whose record keeping and financial diligence we could not do without.

Joel Daniels.

Local Priority Weed Management Plans

Purpose of the plan guide the direction, actions and

resource allocation of organisationsconcerned with local priority weeds

Strategic response in localsubregion

Regulatory action process LLS will not be producing local

plans Saves writing individual weed plans

A priority weed is any weed identified in a local strategic plan, for a region that includes that land or area, as a weed that is or should be prevented, managed, controlled or eradicated in the region.

Attachment 6

How were species chosen? North Subregion chose 58 local priority weeds

as a group 29 have NSW-scale WRAs, 23 have Greater

Sydney-scale WRAs, 6 don’t have WRAs outcomes compliant with GBD local priority actions for each species identified

Version: 16 November 2018

Published by Northern Beaches Council

Local Priority Weed Management Plan Sydney North Subregion 2018-2023

Consultation draft first published www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing in November 2018. However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of Northern Beaches Council, Greater Sydney Regional Weeds Committee, Sydney North Weed Subcommittee or the user’s independent adviser.

Front Cover photographs (clockwise from top left) Weed Control by Reef Care Volunteers Sagittaria graminea ssp platyphylla Lantana camara Mechanical removal- spider harvester


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Policy and Legislative Setting

3. Description of the Greater Sydney Region and the Sydney North Subregion

4. This Plan

5. Local Priority Weeds

6. Regulatory Action

7. Plan updating, review and evaluation

8. Priority Actions Table

9. References

10. Local Priority Weed List Table

11. State and Regional Priority Weed List Table


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Introduction

The aim of the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 is to protect the economy, environment and community from the negative impact of pests, diseases and weeds. In line with new Commonwealth biosecurity measures (the Australian Weeds Strategy and the International Agreement on Biosecurity) and the NSW Invasive Species Plan, NSW has reformed its weed legislation. Together, the NSW Biosecurity Strategy 2013-2021 and NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 (which has replaced the Noxious Weeds Act 1993); provide a clear framework aimed at a tenure-neutral community-wide shared responsibility for biosecurity. Weeds have a negative impact on landscapes, natural areas, highly significant environmental areas, people and the economy. Weeds put the natural environment under intense pressure as they invade bushland and waterways, out-compete native species and alter natural habitats of native plants and animals. Local councils, state government agencies, community groups, volunteers and some individual landowners do significant work in managing weeds. Although there is a willingness by most to address the problems associated with weeds many, particularly Councils and government agencies, are faced with constraints in achieving a significant and long-term reduction of weeds. These constraints include limited resources, competing priorities of core business, difficulties in coordination of many land managers, lack of community awareness and difficulty in eradicating some persistent weed species. This Local Priority Weed Management Plan is a guide for land management focusing on local weed issues and controlling widespread weeds across the landscape. It focuses on managing local priority weeds to improve the natural environment across Sydney North and outlines how land managers might meet their General Biosecurity Duty under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015. Effective and long-term weed management by Councils, agencies and all other stakeholders is complex and challenging. The vision for this plan is:

To support a collaboration of government, industry and the community working together to protect the natural environment, economy and local area from the negative impacts of local priority weeds.

The goals, objectives and outcomes for this plan align with the Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan, 2017-2022 which deals with state and regional priority weeds and provides the overarching policy framework. The goals for the Local Priority Weed Management Plan, Sydney North are: Goal One: Weed biosecurity is a shared responsibility that supports a community approach

to local weed management Goal Two: Local weed biosecurity that protects the subregion and prevents new weeds from

entering the region. Goal Three: Enhance the region’s capacity to support a collaborative tenure-neutral approach

to improve effective local weed control This plan provides a framework for achieving these goals over the next 10 years.


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Policy and Legislative Setting

This plan sits in the implementation stage of the framework depicted in figure below.

Overall planning framework for the Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan, 2017-2022.

The Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan 2017-2022 (GSRSWMP) provides a coherent framework from which to build a sure direction to follow. The Local Priority Weed Management Plan (LPWMP) is more flexible and open for adaptation and change when needed. Whilst the LPWMP supports the goals and actions in tackling the weeds listed in Appendix 1 of the GSRSWMP, it also provides goals and actions for local priority weeds listed in Appendix 2 of the GSRSWMP.


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Description of the Greater Sydney region and the Sydney North subregion

Greater Sydney region The Greater Sydney region covers 12,474 km2, supports approximately 4.6 million people and encompasses 34 local government areas. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and the gateway to NSW. It is recognised as a high biosecurity risk including the risk of weeds establishing and spreading to and from the region. Much of Sydney’s bushland and waterways are threatened by weeds and are under constant pressure. In the Greater Sydney region, weeds impact on:

Biodiversity – in urban bushland and natural areas, including threatened species, populations and ecological communities;

Social environment – enjoyment of natural and outdoor areas, recreation e.g. waterways, foreshores, access into bushland areas, visual amenity (weed infestations can be perceived as an eyesore);

Human health – some weed species have impacts on human health conditions such as asthma;

Economy – agriculture, fisheries, movement of people and vehicles.

These weeds cause damage to many areas of bushland and high conservation areas, coastal foreshores, harbours, waterways, sand dunes and agriculture (GSRSWMP).


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Sydney North Subregion The Sydney North subregion is made up of 10 local Councils (Central Coast, Hornsby, Northern Beaches, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, Willoughby, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Mosman and North Sydney). The area contains a wide range of habitat types, ranging from forests and woodlands, through to coastal heathland, mangroves and saltmarshes. All these areas warrant conservation management, but some attract higher priority for consideration in weed control programs either because of their status under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, support through local management plans or because large proportions of the habitat occurring within the area are threatened by weed invasion.

A number of plant and animal species and ecological communities occurring within the Sydney North subregion are listed under the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. These, along with any state or regionally significant species and communities, have been (or are being) identified in surveys and plans prepared by the individual management bodies.

A higher priority for weed management within the Sydney North subregion is required where any threatened species or communities occur in locations susceptible to weed invasion (such as creeklines, areas of impeded drainage, urbanised ridges or upper slopes). One of the main objectives for weed management in the Sydney North subregion is for the protection of biodiversity and remnant bushland assets.

The other stakeholders involved in weed management in Sydney North subregion include:

State and Federal Government agencies: Department of Primary Industries Office of Environment and Heritage National Parks and Wildlife Service Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Sydney Water Corporation Sydney Trains Roads and Maritime Services Department of Lands Department of Defence

Owners and occupiers of land Private owners and occupiers of land

Community and non-government groups Community volunteers working as part of Bushcare/Landcare programs and incorporated

community groups Indigenous community volunteers working with Aboriginal Land Council programs,

incorporated groups and non-government organisations Nursery & Garden Industry Association NSW & ACT - “Grow Me Instead” project Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR), contractors


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This Plan

Plan development This plan was developed in consultation with representatives from the Sydney North subregional weeds committee. The consultation canvassed many issues including prioritisation of locally significant weeds, streamlining and prioritising the allocation of funding, coordination of management efforts and lessons learnt to date.

Throughout the consultation process, many constraints were identified. They include: • a lack of knowledge about the subregion’s highest local priority weeds• different systems of data collection and storage across organisations• education programs tend to reach the already ‘converted’ people• some weeds are still being grown and sold to the public• lack of staff dedicated to weed management, in some councils• some State agencies do not have adequate resources to manage weeds• some State agency staff are not clear about their organisation’s statutory obligations for

weed management• some Councillors, General Managers and senior managers in councils are not clear

about their organisation’s statutory obligations for weed management• information about weed management has not been adequately disseminated to all

relevant stakeholders• grant funding is limited, restricted and not guaranteed each year• grant funding requires a lot of administration to re-apply each year• funding and resources do not always focus on the highest local priority weeds and sites• a high level of administration is required to coordinate weed management across many

councils and state agencies

Each of the goals in this plan are supported by a number of objectives and recommended actions. These actions where determined through weed risk assessments undertaken for each local priority weed. These actions will also support the following objectives to:

1. Increase the knowledge within land management agencies about the highest localpriority weeds.

2. Educate the community on the impacts of weeds, their identification and treatment.3. Get a commitment from land management agencies and councils to help coordinate

collaborative local priority weed management.4. Secure long-term funding for weed management at the local level.5. Adequately manage the highest local priority weeds (previously declared Class 4

noxious weeds).6. Prevent the new incursion of local priority weeds.

The plan was also developed in consultation with the other three subregions in the Greater Sydney region – Sydney Central, Sydney West / Blue Mountains and Sydney South West, to provide consistency, where practicable, between subregional plans.

This plan is a guide. Each Council, state agency and private land owner or occupier is responsible for managing weeds on their land, guided by these recommended actions and tools, and according to their individual resources and capacity for the amount of area under their care and control.


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Purpose and Broad Goals of the Plan The purpose of this plan is to align the direction, actions and resource allocation of all organisations concerned with local priority weed management and their obligations under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 to control widespread weeds in the Sydney North subregion.

Biosecurity is vital for the health, wellbeing and prosperity of everyone. It is about protecting the economy, environment and community from the negative impacts of weeds. This plan supports the regional implementation of the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015 by meeting community expectations in relation to effective weed management and facilitating a coordinated approach to weed management at the local level.

The need for more cooperative weed management is highlighted by the fact that in urban areas most weeds occur on residential land and transport corridors upslope of or adjacent to major areas of bushland. This leads to the situation where the sources of weeds are often managed by different bodies to those areas ultimately affected by the weeds.

Weed biosecurity is everyone’s responsibility. This plan supports the development of a culture that will guide the community in the effective management of weeds and assist to educate them on how to meet their statutory obligations under NSW Biosecurity Act 2015.

This plan also aims to make best use of the funding and resources available and to enhance the work that has already been done by:

• giving clear direction to public and private land managers on weed compliance issues• identifying and mapping existing and new local priority weeds using the Sydney

WeedApp (which is consistent with the Department of Primary Industries BiosecurityInformation System (BIS)

• improving the communication and coordination across the local government areas,State and Federal government agencies in the Sydney North subregion

• maximising the benefit of grant funds allocated for weed management


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Local Priority Weeds

How weeds are prioritised? Weeds have now been divided into three priority categories:

1. State2. Regional3. Local

Regional and State priority weeds were identified through the development of the GSRSWMP and the outcomes for these weeds demonstrate compliance with the general biosecurity duty for the species listed in Appendix 1 of that plan.

Local priority weeds have not yet been adequately defined. Appendix 2 of the GSRSWMP lists what it terms as Other Weeds of Regional Concern. These are the species for which a consistent and collaborative approach to management will provide the best outcome for local and subregional areas.

The local priority weeds identified in Table 1 are also subject to the general biosecurity duty and are the focus for this plan. These weeds will be the subject of coordinated weed control campaigns by the community and other stakeholder groups in the subregion.

The management actions applied to a particular weed depend on factors including but not limited to the biology and ecology of the weed, the land use(s) in which it occurs, the distribution in the subregion and size of the infestation and potential pathways for infestation. These factors were considered in determining the suite of desired outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the General Biosecurity Duty and strategic responses.

As with all components of the GSRSWMP these obligations apply to all private and public landholders in the subregion.

Regulatory Action

Inspections and surveillance work will be guided by state, regional and local weed plans. These will indicate priority weed species and expected management outcomes. In the Sydney North subregion, biodiversity assets may be identified as areas requiring additional resources. Not all functions may be within the scope of each officer’s delegation, and each person should be aware of their power and limitations.

RECORDING AND REPORTING It is essential for all organisations that accurate and timely reporting of all weed surveillance, inspections, mapping and treatment is recorded. A property inspection form or file note (electronic or paper) should be used to record all private property inspections to capture the relevant information regarding any weeds on a property. All mapping data should be entered into Sydney WeedAPP; this information will then be sent to the Department of Primary Industries’ BIS for regional and local reporting purposes.


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PROCESSES Processes and procedures can be defined as the way things move or the way activities flow.

A weed inspectorial process guide is in the table below.

Letter of “Weed Presence” issued to landholder. Non-regulatory.

2nd Inspection of Property For weed control activity under General

Biosecurity Duty. (S98)

Weed control levels Satisfactory for weed species.

Regulatory notice that weed control will be conducted by NB Council to gain

compliance. Cost recovery for administration (S132) and weed control (S133) recovered from

landholder. Invoice attached.

Regulatory notice given to landholder by authorised officer, in the form of “Property Weed Management Plan” as a Biosecurity Undertaking (S143) or Individual Biosecurity Direction (S128).

3rd Inspection of Property For compliance to regulatory direction. (S98)

Compliance Achieved

Weed control works undertaken at cost by HRCC. Invoice issued. (S98, S132, S133)

Compliance Achieved

Weed control“Thank you” letter sent

Only after a 2nd Inspection

1st Inspection of Property Programmed or reactive.

Notice of Entry issued (S98)


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Plan updating, review and evaluation As local priority weeds change they can either be added or removed from this plan. This plan will be reviewed and an evaluation of the effectiveness will be coordinated by the Sydney North subregional weeds committee at the end of the first year of the plan. New weeds will be added to this list accordingly once a risk assessment has been done to determine the risk.

List of Abbreviations BIS Biosecurity Information System

DPI NSW Department of Primary Industries

GBD General Biosecurity Duty

GSRSWMP Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan

ISP NSW Invasive Species Plan 2015-2022

LLS Local Land Services

LPWMP Local Priority Weed Management Plan

OEH The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

NPWS NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

RWC Regional Weed Committee

WAP NSW Weeds Action Program

References Greater Sydney Regional Strategic Weed Management Plan 2017-202 https://greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/722368/Greater-Sydney-Regional-Weed-Mgmt-Plan-29-June-2017_FINAL-web-res.pdf

Australian Government, Weeds in Australia. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/weeds/why/factors.html

Department of Primary Industries (2013). NSW Biosecurity Strategy 2013 – 2021. Department of Primary Industries a division of NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services.

Department of Primary Industries: Biodiversity priorities for widespread weeds - Statewide frameworkhttp://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/weeds/strategy/handbook/cmas, accessed 7 April 2017

Weed Strategy Sydney Metropolitan CMA

Priority Weeds Schedule Blue Mountains Council

Sydney Weed App Local Land Services Greater Sydney

https://greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/722368/Greater-Sydney-Regional-Weed-Mgmt-Plan-29-June-2017_FINAL-web-res.pdf

https://greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/722368/Greater-Sydney-Regional-Weed-Mgmt-Plan-29-June-2017_FINAL-web-res.pdf

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/weeds/why/factors.html


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Glossary

Asset: Land or infrastructure with environmental, economic or social value. For example, National Park, bushland reserve, threatened species habitat, agricultural land, drinking water catchment, sporting field, urban canopy, Public Park.

Asset protection: Preventing the spread of weed species to high value assets of economic, environmental and/or social value or reducing the impact on the high value asset for weeds already present.

Biodiversity: The variety of all life forms: the different species of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and other micro- organisms, the genes they contain and the ecosystems (the variety of habitats, biotic communities and ecological processes) of which they form a part.

Biosecurity: Protecting the economy, environment and community from the negative impacts of pests, diseases and weeds.

Collaboration: Working together to develop an understanding of all issues and interests to work out alternatives and identify preferred solutions for joint decision making.

Containment: Preventing the spread of weed species beyond a predefined area and reducing the impact where it occurs.

Customer: Any land manager within the state or region, irrespective of whether they are private or public land managers, ratepayers or non-ratepayers.

General Biosecurity Duty: Under the Biosecurity Act 2015 a General Biosecurity Duty (GBD) applies to all weed species that present a biosecurity risk. For weeds, the GBD means that any person dealing with plant matter, who knows or ought reasonably to know the biosecurity risk posed by that dealing, must take measures to prevent, minimise or eliminate the biosecurity risk (as far as is reasonably practicable). ‘Dealing’ has a broad definition in the act. Plant matter includes plants, parts of plants and seeds.

Habitat: A place suitable for survival and/or reproduction of a particular plant or animal.

Investor: Organisations and individuals who invest in Local Land Services and leverage outcomes from this investment.

Landscape: Any section of land or coast and its natural features, including rivers and other water bodies. Represents the overlay of the variety and arrangement of physical landforms (e.g. rivers, escarpment, rocky reefs), communities of people (e.g. Aboriginal, rural) and land uses (e.g. urban, conservation, agricultural).

Prevention: To prevent a weed species arriving and establishing in an area.

Stakeholder: Organisations that collaborate and partner with Local Land Services directly to support customer service delivery.

Weed: Plants (foreign to the region) that are unwanted in a given situation and which usually have detectable negative economic, environmental or social impacts.

Weed Action Program (WAP): NSW Government funding program supporting delivery of priority weed investment to local government, Local Land Services and local control authorities.


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Local Priority Actions This section covers local priority weeds identified for the Sydney North subregion. Some are only found in particular areas of the subregion, but need to be on the radar of all those in the local area who are responsible for weed management. Compliance action may be undertaken if there is a failure to demonstrate compliance with the GBD or where an authorised officer has identified a biosecurity threat.

Local Priority Weeds

Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region African lovegrass - Eragrostis curvula

Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,

public open space and footpaths are affected by the weed.

• Identify priority assets for targeted management• On public land weed will be strategically controlled and reduced

according to available resources.

Arrowhead - Sagittaria calycina var. calycina


• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• The plant or parts of the plant are not traded, carried, grown or

released into the environment.

• Identify priority assets for targeted management• Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of

spread• On public land weed will be strategically controlled and reduced

according to available resources.•

Arum lily - Zantedeschia aethiopica


• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,





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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Asparagus fern- Asparagus aethiopicus Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • The plant or parts of the plant are not traded, carried, grown or

released into the environment. • Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,


• Identify priority assets for targeted management • Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of

spread • Council will not participate in negotiations or disputes between

neighbouring property owners or residents concerning asparagus fern growth.

Balloon vine - Cardiospermum grandiflorum Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • The plant or parts of the plant are not traded, carried, grown or



• Identify priority assets for targeted management • On public land weed will be strategically controlled and reduced


Banana passionfruit - Passiflora tarminiana Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • The plant or parts of the plant are not traded, carried, grown or



• Identify priority assets for targeted management • Monitor change in current distribution to ensure containment of

spread

Black locust - Robinia pseudoacacia Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,





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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Blue periwinkle - Vinca major


• Land managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,




Blue stars - Aristea ecklonii



released into the environment• Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,




Camphor laurel - Cinnamomum camphora






Cape honeysuckle - Tecoma capensis







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Cape ivy - Delairea odorata






Cassia - Senna pendula var. glabrata






Cherry guava - Psidium cattleianum






Chinese celtis - Celtis sinensis






Chinese tallow tree - Triadica sebifera







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Climbing nightshade / Brazilian nightshade - Solanum seaforthianum






Cockspur coral tree - Erythrina crista-galli






Coolatai grass - Hyparrhenia hirta






Coral tree - Erythrina x sykesii







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Corky passionfruit - Passiflora suberosa Whole Region Management priority- protect priority site

• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • Compliance action will only be undertaken where bushland assets,




Crofton weed - Ageratina adenophora Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites





Dipogon - Dipogon lignosus Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites





Dutchmans pipe - Aristolochia elegans Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites

• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible • Local Control Authority is notified if the plant is found on the land.



European hackberry / Lote tree / Nettle tree / Mediterranean hackberry - Celtis australis Whole Region Management priority- protect priority sites






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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Fountain grass - Cenchrus setaceus (syn. Pennisetum setaceum)






Giant Parramatta grass - Sporobolus fertilis






Harrisia cactus - Harrisia spp.


• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• Identify priority assets for targeted management• Biological controls may be released on infestations/ plants. If

biological control agents are not available or cannot be accessed,the plant must be removed.

• On public land, Harrisia cactus must be strategically controlledand reduced according to available resources.

Honey locust - Gleditsia triacanthos







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Japanese honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica






Lantana - Lantana camara




• Identify priority assets for targeted management• On public land, Lantana must be strategically controlled and

reduced according to available resources.• If the area is a listed priority wildlife corridor, Council will not

enforce the removal of the weed.• The weed will be removed to 3m of the boundary fence only.• Council will not participate in negotiations or disputes between

neighbouring property owners or residents regarding removal oflantana on private property.

Long-leaf willow primrose - Ludwigia longifolia


• Land Managers prevent spread from their land where feasible• Identify priority assets for targeted management• On public land weed will be strategically controlled and reduced


Mistflower - Ageratina riparia







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Monkey’s comb - Pithecoctenium crucigerum




Morning glory – coastal - Ipomoea cairica






Morning glory – purple/blue - Ipomoea indica






Moth vine - Araujia sericifera






Mother-of-millions - Bryophyllum spp.







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Ochna / Micky Mouse bush - Ochna serrulata






Opuntia - Opuntia spp. (Except for Opuntia ficus-indica)






Palm Grass - Setaria palmifolia






Pampas grass - Cortaderia selloana






Pampas lily of the valley - Salpichroa origanifolia







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Pellitory / Asthma weed - Parietaria judaica



public open space and footpaths are affected by the weed.• If Council is approached by residents concerned about health issues

associated with asthma weed on private property, request for removalmust be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate stating that it is causinghealth problems.



Privet – broad-leaf - Ligustrum lucidum




associated with privet on private property, request for removal mustbe accompanied by a doctor’s certificate stating that it is causinghealth problems.


according to available resources.• If the area is a listed priority wildlife corridor, Council will not

enforce the removal of the weed.

Privet – European - Ligustrum vulgare








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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Privet – small-leaf - Ligustrum sinense



public open space and footpaths are affected by the weed.• The plant or parts of the plant are not traded, carried, grown or

released into the environment.• If Council is approached by residents concerned about health issues



according to available resources.• If the area is a listed priority wildlife corridor, Council will not

enforce the removal of the weed.

Red ludwigia - Ludwidgia repens




Rhizomatous bamboo - Phyllostachys species





according to available resources.• If Council is approached by residents concerned about Bamboo

on adjacent properties not managed by Council, Council will actas an advisory service only.

• Council will not participate in negotiations or disputes betweenneighbouring property owners or residents concerning Bamboogrowth.


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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Rhus tree - Toxicodendron succedaneum




Trad / Wandering Jew - Tradescantia albiflora






Tree-of-heaven - Ailanthus altissima






Turkey rhubarb - Acetosa sagittata






Tussock paspalum - Paspalum quadrifarium







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Outcomes to demonstrate compliance with the GBD Strategic response in the local region Wild tabacco / Tabacco bush - Solanum mauritianum







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State Priority Weed List For Biosecurity Act 2015 requirements & strategic response in the region for State priority weeds please refer to the Greater Sydney Strategic Regional Management Plan; https://greatersydney.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/722368/Greater-Sydney-Regional-Weed-Mgmt-Plan-29-June-2017_FINAL-web-res.pdf

Gamba grass - Andropogon gayanus

Pond apple - Annona glabra

Bridal veil creeper - Asparagus declinatus

Kochia - Bassia scoparia (excluding subsp. trichophylla)

Spotted knapweed - Centaurea stoebe subsp.australis

Black knapweed - Centaurea x moncktonii

Siam weed - Chromolaena odorata

Koster’s curse - Clidemia hirta

Rubber vine - Cryptostegia grandiflora

Anchored water hyacinth - Eichhornia azurea

Hawkweed - Hieracium spp (all species)

Hydrocotyl/Water pennywort - Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Lagarosiphon - Lagarosiphon major

Frogbit / Spongeplant - Limnobium spp. (all species)

Yellow burrhead - Limnocharis flava

Miconia - Miconia spp. (all species)

Mikania vine - Mikania micrantha

Mimosa - Mimosa pigra

Eurasian water milfoil - Myriophyllum spicatum

Mexican feather grass - Nassella tenuissima (syn. Stipa tenuissima)

Broomrape - Orobanche spp. (all species except the native O. cernua var. australiana and O. minor)

Water soldier - Stratiotes aloides

Witchweed - Striga spp. (except the native S. parviflora)

Water caltrop - Trapa spp. (all species)

Karoo acacia - Vachellia karroo (syn. Acacia karroo)

Prickly acacia - Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica)

Parthenium Weed - Parthenium hysterophorus

Boneseed -Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies monilifera

Parkinsonia -Parkinsonia aculeate

Tropical soda apple - Solanum viarum

Alligator Weed - Alternanthera philoxeroides


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Bitou Bush - Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata

Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes

Madeira vine - Anredera cordifolia

Asparagus weeds - Asparagus aethiopicus, †A. africanus, A. asparagoides plumosus, and A. scandens

Cabomba - Cabomba caroliniana

Scotch/English broom - Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius

Cat's Claw Creeper - Dolichandra unguis-cati

Cape/Montpellier broom - Genista monspessulana

Flax-leaf broom - Genista linifolia

#Hymenachne - Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Bellyache bush - Jatropha gossypiifolia

Lantana - Lantana camara

African boxthorn - Lycium ferocissimum

Chilean needle grass - Nassella neesiana

Serrated tussock - Nassella trichotoma

Opuntia- Opuntia spp., Cylindropuntia spp., Austrocylindropuntia spp. (Excludes O. ficus- indica)

Mesquite - Prosopis spp.

Blackberry - Rubus fruticosus agg. (Blackberry except the varietals Chester Thornless, Dirksen Thornless, Loch Ness, Silvan, Black Satin, Murrindindi, Smooth Stem, Thornfree and Chehalem)

Sagittaria - Sagittaria platyphylla

Willows - Salix spp.(excludes S.babylonica, S.X calodendron & S. x reichardtiji)

Salvinia - Salvinia molesta

Fireweed - Senecio madagascariensis

Silver-leaf nightshade - Solanum elaeagnifolium

Athel pine - Tamarix aphylla

Gorse - Ulex europaeus


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Chinese violet - Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha

Coral creeper - Barleria repens

East Indian hygrophila - Hygrophila polysperma

Giant devil’s fig - Solanum chrysotrichum

Giant rats tail grass - Sporobolus pyramidalis

Hymenachne - Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Nodding thistle - Carduus nutans

Spanish broom - Spartium junceum

Water lettuce - Pistia stratiotes

Water star grass - Heteranthera zosterifolia

White blackberry / Mysore raspberry - Rubus niveus

Black willow - Salix nigra

Climbing asparagus - Asparagus africanus

Chinese knotweed - Persicaria chinensis

Glory lily – Gloriosa superba

Grey sallow – Salix cinerea

Hygrophilla - Hygrophilla costata

Kei apple - Dovyalis caffra

Kei apple - Dovyalis caffra

Kidney leaf mud plantain - Heteranthera reniformis

Kudzu - Pueraria lobate

Leaf cactus - Pereskia aculeate

Ming fern - Asparagus macowanii var. zuluensis

Mysore thorn - Caesalpinia decapetala

Sicilian sea lavender - Limonium hyblaeum

Sicklethorn - Asparagus falcatus

Skunk vine - Paederia foetida

African olive - Olea europaea subsp. Cuspidate

Alligator weed - Alternanthera philoxeroides

Gorse - Ulex – europaeus

Holly-leaved senecio - Senecio glastifolius

Horsetails - Equisetum spp.


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Salvinia - Salvinia molesta

Sea spurge - Euphorbia paralias

Senegal tea - Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Serrated tussock - Nassella trichotoma

Water poppy - Hydrocleys nymphoides

Cat's claw creeper - Dolichandra unguis-cati

Cabomba - Cabomba caroliniana

Giant reed – Arundo donax

Green cestrum - Cestrum parqui

Pampas grass - Cortaderia jubata

Scotch/English Broom - Cytisus scoparius

Singapore daisy - Sphagneticola trilobata

Water hyacinth - Eichhornia crassipes

Willow-leaf primrose/ Water primrose - Ludwigia peruviana

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Long-leaf willow primrose Ludwigia longifolia 6 FS NSW Red ludwigia Ludwidgia repens 6 NSW Coolatai grass Hyparrhenia hirta 5 GS

Balloon vineCardiospermum grandiflorum

4 FS GS

Box Elder Acer negundo 4 X NSW

Morning glory – purple/blue Ipomoea indica 4 FS GS

Moth vine Araujia sericifera 4 GS Nort, West,

Hawkesbury

Mother-of-millions Bryophyllum spp. 4 NSW Privet – broad-leaf Ligustrum lucidum 4 FS NSW Privet – small-leaf Ligustrum sinense 4 FS GS Spiny rush / Spike rush / Sharp rush

Juncus acutus 4 X NSW

St. John’s wort Hypericum perforatum 4 FS GS Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima 4 GS North

European olive (Feral)Olea europaea subsp. europaea

3 NSW

Rhus tree Toxicodendron succedaneum 3 FS NSW

Cassia Senna pendula var. glabrata3 GS

Climbing nightshade / Brazilian nightshade Solanum seaforthianum

3 NSW

Creeping lantana Lantana montevidensis 3 NSW Giant Parramatta grass Sporobolus fertilis 3 NSW

Harrisia cactus Harrisia species 3 NSW Central Tablelands

Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos 3 GS South West

Wollondilly

Morning glory – coastal Ipomoea cairica 3 FS NSW Morning glory – common Ipomoea purpurea 3 GS Holroyd Phoenix palm / Canary Island date palm

Phoenix canariensis 3 X NSW

Rhizomatous bamboo Phyllostachys species 3 NSW

Wild tabacco / Tabacco bush Solanum mauritianum 3 NSW

African lovegrass Eragrostis curvula 2 NSW

ArrowheadSagittaria calycina var. calycina

2 NSW

Blue heliotrope Heliotropium amplexicaule 2 NSW Blue periwinkle Vinca major 2 NSW Camphor laurel Cinnamomum camphora 2 FS GS Chilean needlegrass Nassella neesiana 2 NSW Chinese celtis Celtis sinensis 2 GS

Cockspur coral tree Erythrina crista-galli 2 GS Wollondilly

Cocos palm Syagrus romanzoffiana 2 NSW

Coral tree Erythrina x sykesii 2 X No WRA

Corky passionfruit Passiflora suberosa 2 NSW

Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus 2 North Coast

Crofton weed Ageratina adenophora 2 GS Cumbungi Typha latifolia 2 No WRAFishbone fern Nephrolepis cordifolia 2 No WRAGinger lily Hedychium gardnerianum 2 NSW

Golden wreath wattle Acacia saligna 2 X No WRA

Mexican water lily / Yellow water lily

Nymphaea mexicana 2 X NSW

Mistflower Ageratina riparia 2 No WRAOchna / Micky Mouse bush Ochna serrulata 2 FS GS Pampas lily of the valley Salpichroa origanifolia 2 No WRAPellitory / Asthma weed Parietaria judaica 2 FS NSW Privet – European Ligustrum vulgare 2 NSW

Rhodes grass Chloris gayana 2 X No WRA

Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium 2 NSW Trad / Wandering Jew Tradescantia albiflora 2 FS GS


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Turkey rhubarb Acetosa sagittata 2 FS GS

Whisky grass Andropogon virginicus 2 X No WRA

Yellow bells Tecoma stans 2 GS North

American cotton palm / Cotton palm / California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera1 X

NSW

Apple of Sodom Solanum linnaeanum 1 X NSW

Arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica 1 NSW Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 1 NSW

Buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus 1 X NSW

Cape honeysuckle Tecoma capensis 1 X NSW

Cape ivy Delairea odorata 1 FS NSW Chinese tallow tree Triadica sebifera 1 NSW

Day-lily / Kwanso Hemerocallis fulva 1 X NSW Blue Mts

European hackberry / Lote tree / Nettle tree / Mediterranean hackberry

Celtis australis 1 NSW

Firethorn Pyracantha spp. 1 No WRAFountain grass Cenchrus setaceus 1 FS NSW Groundsel bush Baccharis halimifolia 1 NSW

Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 1 GS All + North

Jasmine / White Jasmine / Chinese jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum 1 GS North

Kikuyu Penniserum clanestinum 1 X No WRA

Leafy elodea Egeria densa 1 FS NSW

Murraya / Orange jessamine Murraya paniculata 1 NSW

Radiata pine Pinus radiata 1 X GS SW Wollondilly

Spiderwort / Moss inch plant Tradescantia cerinthoides 1 X NSW

Tussock paspalum Paspalum quadrifarium 1 FS GS Holroyd Umbrella tree Schefflera actinophylla 1 NSW

OpuntiaOpuntia spp. ( execpt O.ficus-indica )

1 NSW

Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana 1 GS

Aaron's Beard / Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calcinum XAfrican milk bush Synadenium grantii

AgapanthusAgapanthus Praecox subsp. Orientalis X

Awabuki sweet viburnumViburnum odoratissimum var awabuki X

Banana passionfruit Passiflora tarminiana XBeach daisy Arctotheca populifolia X

Berberis / BarberryBerberis aristata / B. darwini / B.thunbergii X

Billardieria / Bluebell creeperBillardiera heterophylla X

Black cherry / Wild black cherry Prunus serotina XBlue Billy Goat Agreatum houstonianumBlue hound’s tongue Cynoglossum creticumBlue stars Aristea ecklonii XBokhara Melilotus albus XBrazilian button flower Centratherum punctatum XBrazilian cherry Eugenia uniflora XBroad-leaf pepper tree Schinus terebinthifoliusBuffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris XBurr ragweed Ambrosia confertifloraBushman's poison / Hottentot's poison / Poison arrow plant /Wintersweet Acokanthera oblongifolia

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Cane needle grass Nassella hyalinaCape tulip (one-leaf) Moraea flaccida


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Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communisCherry guava Psidium cattleianum

Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia XCoffee bush / Leucaena Leucaena leucocephala

Coral berry Ardisia crenata XDipogon Dipogon lignosus

Dutchmans pipe Aristolochia elegans XEspartillo – broad kernel Amelichloa caudataEspartillo – narrow kernel Amelichloa brachychaetaFormosa lily / Taiwan lily Lilium formosanum

Foxglove tree / Empress tree Paulownia tomentosa XGalenia Galenia pubescensGolden rain tree (Chinese) Koelreateria elegansHimalayan honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa XHolly / English holly Ilex aquifolium XIndian hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indicaJapanese climbing fern lygodium japonium XJapanese hawthorn / Yeddo hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis umbellata X

Keriberry Rubus rugosus XLantana Lantan camaraMahonia / Chinese holly Berberis lomariifoliaMimosa bush / Briar bush / Yellow mimosa

Vachellia farnesiana

Mirror bush Coprosma repensMonkey’s comb Pithecoctenium crucigerumMontbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiifloraMossman River grass Cenchrus echinatusNew Zealand flax Phormium tenax XOnion grass Romulea rosea XOsage orange Maclura pomifera XPalm grass Setaria palmifolia

Paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera

Paterson’s curse Echium plantagineumPatula pine / Mexican weeping pine

Pinus patula X

Pink trumpet vine Podranea ricasoliana XRattlepods Crotalaria lunataReed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea XReed sweet grass Glyceria maxima XRush - soft Juncus effusus XRush - jointleaf Juncus articulatu XSedge / Cyperus Cyperus teneristolonSpanish heath Erica lusitania

Spiny burrgrass – longispinus Cenchrus longispinus

Sweet briar Rosa rubiginosaSweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum XTall wheat grass Thinopyrum ponticum XTangier pea Lathyrus tingitanus XTelegraph weed Hetrotheca grandiflora XTutsan Hypericum androsaemumViper’s bugloss Echium vulgareWatsonia Watsonia meriana XWild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora XYorkshire fog Holcus lanatus X

Documents

DRAFT Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Sydney ...€¦ · 4. Presentation of the Sydney Weeds Committees Inc. Annual Report (President) Jill presented the Presidents Report