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Key Resources


Reference Name:
Control of Vines and Scramblers / Control of Small Hand-pull able Plants / Control Weeds with Underground Reproductive Structures / Control of Woody Weeds (2005)
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation (currently DECC)
Contact Details:
 PO Box A290, Sydney South, NSW, 1232
1300 361 967
www.environment.nsw.gov.au
Comment:

Different plant types require different control techniques. These notes detail the safety considerations and control methods for the different plant types.
 
Download:

Control of Vines and Scramblers

Control of Small Hand-pull able Plants

Control Weeds with Underground
Reproductive Structures

Control of Woody Weeds
 
Website:

http://www3.environment.nsw.gov.au/
pdfs/control_of_vines.pdf

http://www3.environment.nsw.gov.au/
PDFs/control_of_small_hand_weeds.pdf

http://www3.environment.nsw.gov.au/
PDFs/control_of_weeds_underground.pdf

http://www3.environment.nsw.gov.au/
PDFs/control_of_woody_weeds.pdf
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-  Being a Good Neighbour
-  Planning your Property
-  Managing Waste - Redcuing, Re-using and Recycling
-  Why Vegetation Matters
-  Gardening and Growing Your Own Food
-  Local Council Weeds Officer
-  NSW Department of Primary Industries
-  Local Landcare or Bushcare Group
 

 
 


Reference Name:
Creating an environmental weed strategy (July 1999)
Agency:
 Victorian Department of Primary Industries
Contact Details:
 PO Box 440, Melbourne, VIC, 2001
136 186
customer.service@dpi.vic.gov.au
Comment:

This document defines what are environmental weeds and discusses the steps in developing a management strategy for environmental weeds, including management planning and developing priorities, defining on-ground actions, and monitoring and evaluation.
 
Download:
 

Creating an environmental weed strategy
Website:

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au

 
Reference Name:
Garden Plants Poisonous to People  - Primefacts 359 (Nov 2006)
Agency:
 New South Wales Department of Primary Industries  - Agriculture
Contact Details:
 Locked Bag 21, Orange, NSW, 2800
02 63913100
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
Comment:

Discusses toxicity of plants and what to do if poisoning occurs. Also lists common garden plants and weeds, their toxicity, and symptoms of poisoning.
 
Download:
 

Garden Plants Poisonous to People
Website:

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/
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Reference Name:
Weeds Australia Website
Agency:
 National Weeds Strategy Executive Committee
Contact Details:
 16 Flowers Court, Launceston, TAS, 7250
03 6344 9657
awc@jta.com.au
Comment:

This website is an excellent resource on all subjects related to weeds in Australia and their control, including an easy to use weed identification tool with photographs and images, weeds committee information and local contact details, information of weeds of national significance and weed alerts.

Website:

http://www.weeds.org.au/

 

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