Project Description: Three regional weed management strategies have been prepared for a more strategic, coordinated, and co-operative approach to weed management.

Type of Activity: Planning

Timing: May 2004 – May 2005 and now being implemented

Region: Each region has their own Strategy

Priorities addressed through these projects:
North - addressing major weed threats to biodiversity, coordinating resources throughout the Northern region for best efficiency and effectiveness by all weed managers.

South

Cradle Coast - Weeds, pests and disease

Partners: Natural Heritage Trust, State and local governments, industry, regional community, NRM bodies, Greening Australia (in the Cradle Coast region)

Form of Investment: Financial contributions and in-kind in the form of technical advice and input from all involved.

Achievements:

• Existing weed strategies and plans across different levels of government and geographical areas have been integrated.
• Exhaustive consultation with members of industry, local and state government, community and other stakeholders to prepare the draft and then on the draft
• Weed management gaps and weed priorities have been identified
• Clear actions to address priorities and issues for weed management in each region.
• A framework to coordinate weed control efforts
  

How you can get involved:
Check out the weed strategy when planning your weed activities: 

Cradle Coast Regional Weed Management Strategy
(pdf, 529KB, 39 pages)

Southern Tasmanian Weed Strategy 2005 - 2010
(pdf: 965KB, 46 pages)

Northern Regional Weed Strategy (pdf: 1,250KB, 49 pages)

Northern Weed Strategy - Draft Action Plan (180 kb)

Contact your local Council or NRM region for more information.