2006 NSW North-east NSW & South-east Qld Weeds Forum
Solving Common Weed Problems
The 5th North Coast Weed Forum was held on May 10th at the Seagulls Club at Tweed Heads. The forum attracted around 160 delegates mostly from NSW and Qld.
The combination of South East Queensland and Northern NSW weeds practitioners provided the opportunity for cross border communication on very similar issues and identifying current and potential weeds. This combined approach improves strategic management. The audience was a mix of Local and State government representatives and service authorities, as well as members of Landcare, Bushcare and Dunecare community groups.
Topics included Defeating the weeds Menace, Updates on Biological Control, new weeds and declared noxious weeds, coastal weeds, early detection of aquatic weeds, the Noxious Weeds Act changes in NSW, weeds and their impact on biodiversity, honey locust, cats claw creeper, siam weed and telegraph weed.
The NCWAC thanks all of the speakers for making it such a successful day. Proceedings of the forum will be available on the NSW North Coast Weeds Advisory Committee website www.northcoastweeds.org.au
Thanks to the Weed Society of Queensland and Qld Department of Natural Resources for promoting and assisting with the administration of the day.
2006 North Coast Weeds Forum Presentations |
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Session 1: |
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| Siam & the 4 tropical weeds | Kylie Galway |
| Defeating the weeds menace | John Thorp |
| NSW Noxious Weeds Act | Stephen Johnson |
| Activies to improve weed incursion responses | Terry Schmitzer, MNCWAC |
Session 2 : |
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| Salvinia best practice manual | Elissa van Oosterhout |
| Days of the lives of SEQ land protection tea – a soapbox story | Hellen Haapakoski |
| Lantana integrated trials | Daniel Stock |
| Tweed Coast Bitou Bush control strategy | Rhonda James |
| Recent developments in the biological control of weeds | Bill Palmer (and Trevor Armstrong) |
Session 3: |
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| Telegraph Weed | Lyn Willsher |
| Qld Chilean Needle Grass infestations | Phil Maher |
| Gold Coast aquatic weed management | Roy Durre |
| Tecoma, Kudzu and Honey Locust | Reece Luxton |
| Mysore Thorn and Chines Tallow | Darren Rolles |
Session 4: |
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| Cat’s Claw in the upper Clarence | Terry Moody |
| Ballina Shire Environmentally Friendly Garden Guide | James Brideson |
| Camphor Laurel in the Northern Rivers | Iain Jamieson |
