Noxious Weed Management Plans
Noxious weeds are plants which are considered to be a threat to human and animal health, agricultural production, native landscapes or natural resources such as water supplies. They are hard to eradicate, spread rapidly and may have toxic or harmful properties. By law, noxious plants must be controlled and on private land the responsibility lies with the owner and/or occupier of that land.
As a requirement of the amended Noxious Weeds Act 1993, Sutherland Shire Council has developed management plans for each of the noxious weeds listed as a Class 4 (Locally Controlled) noxious weeds.
The Class 4 control category provides local control authorities in NSW with much more flexibility in specifying how these weeds will be controlled in various situations. The Class 4 plan needs to specify (a) the measures for how the growth and the spread of a weed is to be controlled and (b) the legal and known methods for controlling this weed.
The Class 4 Noxious Weed Management Plans can be downloaded below.
For more information on Noxious Weeds in Sutherland refer to the NSW Department of Primary Industry's web site information at http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds, or contact council.