Weeds and Biosecurity

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) and North Coast Local
Land Services are hosting a free on-line Biosecurity Forum to provide
up-to-date information and advice on weeds and pest management.

This Plan provides a framework and direction for the control of priority weeds in the North Coast Region under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015.

the species has been identified as having a potential biosecurity risk to the region, however, it has not been subjected to a weed risk assessment.

As asset manager of over 1300km of road network, Council has legal and community obligations to manage roadside vegetation. This is done to ensure road safety, maintain the integrity of the road surface in a cost-effective manner and to manage weeds.

In accordance with Councils Pesticide use notification plan, notice is hereby given that Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will be spraying selected roadsides in Councils road reserve for the control of herbaceous and grass weeds

The plan sets out how Council may notify members of the community of pesticide applications it makes or allows to be made to public places that it owns or controls.

Find information on the invasive weeds that have recently been discovered in our region and require immediate attention and eradication.