North West Weeds 
Your local guide to local noxious weed control (NSW, Australia)
   

North West Weeds
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Postal address:
20 Dinoga Street
BINGARA
NSW 2404

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• Australia Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) - Australian Government (Canberra) - includes database on current weed herbicide registrations and off-label permits - links to product labels and off-label permits)

• CSIRO Pest Management (Canberra ACT Australia) On-going research into invasive species including weeds. Biological control projects etc. Plenty of information on current environmental issues

• Weeds Australia - created by the Australian Weeds Committee to promote access to key weed policies. Weed identification search function - includes list of Australia's "top 20 weeds of national significance" aka "WoNS"

• Weeds in Australia - overview of Australian weed issues- information for school projects, gardeners, farmers, hobby farmers, landscape industry - weeds lists and wsarnings

AUSTRALIAN STATE GOVERNMENT

• Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium, Sydney  PlantNET - official record of every plant recorded in New South Wales (try the Plant Name Search inquiry button). A wonderful resource and where to send plants for identification if unknown locally

• New South Wales Dept of Primary Industries (Weeds Section) - information on New South Wales weed management issues including legislation, noxious weeds lists, photographs, information sheets etc

• Queensland Dept of Primary Industries & Fisheries (Weeds Section) - information on Queensland weed management issues including legislation, noxious weeds lists, photographs, information sheets etc

• Victoria Department of Primary Industries (Weeds Section) - information on Victoria weed management issues including legislation, noxious weeds lists, photographs, information sheets etc

• Noxious Weeds Act 1993, Noxious Weeds Act Regulations (and all other NSW legislation) available on the NSW Government Parliamentary Counsel's Office website

OTHER WEBSITES of interest to land managers

• Northern Inland Weeds Advisory Committee (NIWAC)  Headquarters at Armidale New South Wales, representing noxious weed funding and other management issues on behalf of state government, local government, LHPAs and associated groups in northern inland NSW

• Weed Biocontrol Business now operating in southern NSW - supplier of biological control agents for various weeds including tiger pear, common pear, blue heliotrope and aquatics. Barry Sampson, ex Weed Biological Control Unit, NSW DPI, Yanco NSW

CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS - handy access to product information, view/download product labels, MSDSs

• Dow Agrosciences - http://www.dowagro.com/au/

• Dupont - http://www.au.ag.dupont.com/default.asp?

• eChem (Moree-based) - http://www.echem.com.au/

• Growchoice (Tamworth-based) - www.growchoice.com.au)

• Nufarm - http://search.nufarm.com.au/

Others? If you think your organisation's website should be included on this page, please contact the webmaster on northwestweeds@aapt.net.au

DISCLAIMER:   The information contained in this web site is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing. However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of North West Weeds or the user’s independent adviser.

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