Victoria's noxious weed review: roll out not fall out

摘要

Weeds are an emotive issue throughout Victoria. The ten Victorian Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) have all ranked weeds amongst the top three natural resource issues in their Regional Catchment Strategies. A systematic review of the noxious weed list in Victoria is currently being conducted. This is the first review since 1974. There is the potential that the review will create differences of opinion. To reduce the possible negative impact of the review, species assessments, extensive consultation and extension about the process of the review has been underway since 2001. The review process is following the principles contained in the Proposed National Technical Specification for Post-Border Weed Risk Management produced by the CRC for Australian Weed Management. This paper describes the strategies, issues and difficulties faced in this review.