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Introduction to aquatic weed management in Australia
Andrew Petroeschevsky
NSW Department of Primary Industries
National Aquatic Weeds Management Group
Legislation and responsibilities
State legislation Differing levels of control categories
Eradicate Control/contain/suppress Ban from sale (environmental weeds)
Responsibility for control – Vic DPI or Landholders
30+ aquatic plant species declared in Australia (approx 10 in Vic)
What are Australia’s worst aquatic weeds?
Weeds of National Significance
Alligator weed, cabomba, salvinia
National Alert List
Horsetails, lagarosiphon, senegal tea
Other Water hyacinth, water lettuce, dense waterweed.
Alligator Weed
Status
100+ infestations around Melbourne
Outbreak near Albury, NSW of high concern
Alligator weed
Cabomba
Status Recently removed from sale in
Victoria 2 Known sites (Lake Nagambie
& Broken River) Previous infestation in
Gippsland destroyed No registered herbicides
available
Salvinia
Status 15,000 hectares Most infestations under
biocontrol Major outbreak in Yellow Water –
Kakadu Occasionally found in nurseries &
water gardens