Weeds in our Region

Each and every one of us has a general biosecurity duty to monitor and take action to prevent the introduction and spread of weeds. This duty comes from Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW) which states:

“Any person who deals with biosecurity matter or a carrier and who knows, or ought reasonably to know, the biosecurity risk posed or likely to be posed by the biosecurity matter, carrier or dealing has a biosecurity duty to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, the biosecurity risk is prevented, eliminated or minimised.”

The local control authority for our region, with enforcement powers under the Biosecurity Act 2015 (NSW), is the Central Tablelands Weeds Authority. It carries out it's functions across four Local Government Areas (LGA) on behalf of Bathurst Regional Council, Lithgow City Council, Blayney Shire Council and Oberon Council.

Central Tablelands Weeds Authority’s core function is to detect priority weeds and actively encourage landholders to correctly manage the identified priority weed in accordance with the Central Tablelands Local Lands Services Strategic Weed Management Plan. Central Tablelands Weeds Authority believes in cooperating with all landholders to achieve the best results in managing priority weeds. If we all work together, we can reduce the impact of priority weeds.

For more information or advice on weed management visit Central Tablelands Weeds Authority or call on 6305 6388.