Report Title - Weeds Australia

Level 3 = Desirable and still beneficial to improving uptake and efficiency of on-ground action, but not critical to success.3.2 Goal2: Minimise impacts of prickly acacia on productivity andnatural assetsObjectives are to:• facilitate community-based control• increase adoption of best-practice management• support biological control initiatives.The actions to achieve this goal, and the action level and responsible partners for eachaction, are shown in Table 4.Table 4 Actions to achieve goal 2 of the Prickly Acacia Strategic Plan 2012–17Strategic actions Actions Actionlevel a2.1 Protect andrestore high valueenvironmental andcultural sites2.2 Promote local andregional-scalecontrol withinactivemanagementzones2.3 Develop regionaland localcontainment plans2.4 Promote theintegration ofprickly acaciamanagement2.5 Identify economicimpacts,incentives anddisincentivesImplement on-ground control projects toprotect and restore high-value conservationsites (e.g. riparian wetlands, moundsprings) and culturally significant areasthreatened and/or impacted by pricklyacaciaImplement coordinated control programs tosuppress and/or reduce infestations withinactive management zonesIncorporate prickly acacia management inall relevant plans including– property and subcatchment plans– local government and agency pestmanagement plans– NRM and catchment strategies– biodiversity strategies– state and territory plansPromote and maintain the establishment ofclean areas within the containment zonePromote property planning and integratedweed management to maximise benefits ofprickly acacia controlPromote sustainable pasture managementpractices where prickly acacia threatensgrassy ecosystems (e.g. Mitchellgrasslands)Determine the benefits and costs of pricklyacacia control for best-practicemanagementResponsibility2 Landholders, traditionalowners, regional groups,state and territory agencies2 Local government, regionalgroups, state and territoryagencies1 Landholders, localgovernment, regionalgroups, state and territoryagencies3 Landholders, localgovernment, regionalgroups, Queensland leadagency2 State and territoryagencies, regional groups,universities3 State and territoryagencies, regional groups3 Queensland lead agency,regional groups, industrygroups, universities16