Illawarra District Noxious Weeds Authority

Weeds Budget Announced 

21 July 2025

Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty recently announced $10 million to help manage the worst of NSW weeds, as part of the NSW Government’s 2024/25 Weeds Action Program.

The NSW Government Weeds Action Program funds local councils, known as Local Control Authorities (LCA), to detect and respond quickly to incursions of new high-risk weeds. The program focuses on prevention and early intervention to stop the spread of high risk priority weeds by providing practical resources and on-ground support to ensure a proactive and coordinated response by LCAs. The NSW Government’s program commissions LCAs to undertake services such as surveillance, and rapid response to prevent, eradicate or contain new infestations of priority weeds. In addition, the program funds training for LCA biosecurity officers so they can effectively respond to biosecurity emergencies across NSW.

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