Far North Coast Weeds

FNCW provides a cost-effective and consistent mechanism for control and management of noxious weeds within the county. The county includes all of Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Lismore City, Richmond Valley and Kyogle shires. It covers about 10,290 square kilometres, adjoining the Queensland border to the north, Tenterfield Shire to the west and Clarence V... alley local-government area to the south. Council's approach to weed management has strong links with the Australian Weeds Strategy, the NSW Biodiversity Strategy, NSW Invasive Species Strategy and the NSW Weed Action Program. Council weed management platform is based on the achievement of the four goals outlined below: Prevent the establishment of new weed species in our region - Exclude. Eliminate or prevent the spread of new weed species in our region - Eradicate or contain. Reduce the impacts of widespread invasive weed species - Effectively manage. Ensure community, industry and government stakeholders have the ability and long-term commitment to manage invasive weed species - Build capacity. Our approach to weed management reflects the following key themes: Identification and management of high-risk weed species and the pathways they use to spread into and within our region. Formulation of new weed detection systems to improve our capacity to find new weeds early. Ensuring we have the resources and procedures in place to undertake rapid strategic control measures against new weed incursions. Continual analysis of our weed management programs to ensure we are directing resources to where benefits will be the greatest. Increasing the community commitment and involvement in proactive weed management approaches. Council's Integrated Planning and Reporting framework provides for the coordinated and cooperative management of noxious weeds across our county. Principal activities and services of Council are outlined below.Read More