Annual Report 2009/2010 - Hawkesbury City Council - NSW ...

Aquatic and Terrestrial Weed Control
Introduction
Hawkesbury River County Council is a single purpose authority for the control of declared noxious weeds,
and came into existence in 1948 (Government Gazette of 24//9/1948).
The Hawkesbury River County Council (HRCC) is responsible for the management of weeds in rivers and
creeks, however is directly responsible for less than 3 kilometres of the 520 kilometres of the
Hawkesbury/Nepean River.
As clearly defined in the Noxious Weeds Act 1993, private land owners and Government agencies are
responsible for weed control on their land. This includes waterways.
Noxious weeds are plants which are considered to be a threat to human and animal health, agricultural
production, native landscapes or natural resources and must be controlled in accordance with the
Noxious Weeds Act, 1993.
Measures of Performance
Measure
1. Number of inspections from the ground.
2. Number of inspections from the air and
other.
How is the Hawkesbury performing?
The number of inspections from the
ground has decreased.
The number of inspections from the
air has increased.
Currently there are no performance indicators in regards to % of weed control or cleared. It has been
suggested that an inquiry be held in regards to amount of time spent in the Hawkesbury.
As an organisation the County Council is constituted under the Local Government Act and is specified as
a Local Control Authority under the Noxious Weeds Act. It is a special (single) purpose authority formed
to administer, control and eradicate declared noxious weeds. Therefore is required to undertake
inspections of land within the local area in connection with its noxious weed control functions;
Private property inspection program
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