NEWA Priority Weeds
| Category | Objective | Weeds in this category |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention | To prevent the weed species arriving and establishing in the region. | High risk species not known to be present in the region. |
| Eradication | To permanently remove the species and its propagules from the region. | Species present in the region to a limited extent. |
| Containment | To prevent the ongoing spread of the species in all or part of the region. | Species have a very high weed risk and very high feasibility of coordinated control. |
| Asset Protection | To prevent the spread of the species to key sites/assets of high economic, environmental and/or social value or to reduce impact on these values if spread has already occurred. | Species are widespread and unlikely to be eradicated or contained within the wider regional context. |
Regional Management Regional Priority Weeds
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Regional Management Regional Priority - Prevention | |
| Hudson Pear | Cylindropuntia Pallida |
| Kidney-leaf Mud Plantain | Heteranthera reniformis |
| Red Cestrum | Cestrum elegans |
| Regional Management Priority - Eradication | |
| Gorse | Ulex europaeus |
| Mexican Water Lily | Nymphaea mexicana |
| Montpellier/ Cape Broom | Genista monspessulana |
| Scotch/ English Broom | Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius |
| Sticky Nightshade | Solanum Sisymbriifolium |
| Water Lettuce | Pistia stratiotes |
| Regional Management Priority - Containment | |
| Green Cestrum | Cestrum parqui |
| Harrisia Cactus | Harrisia species (all species) |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos |
| Serrated Tussock | Nassella trichotoma |
| Silverleaf nightshade | Solanum sisymbriifolium |
| Regional Management Priority - Asset Protection | |
| Blackberry | Rubus fruticosus spp. agg. |
| Nodding Thistle | Carduus nutans subsp nutans |
| Sweet Briar | Rosa rubiginosa |
| Yellow Bells | Tecoma stans |
State Management Priority – Control Zones
Owners and occupiers of land on which there is control zone plant must notify the local control authority of new infestations; immediately destroy the plants; ensure subsequent generations are destroyed; and ensure the land is kept free of the plant. A person who deals with a carrier of boneseed must ensure the plant (and any seed and propagules) is not moved from the land; and immediately notify the local control authority of the presence of the plant.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Boneseed | Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera |
| Chinese violet | Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha |
| Parkinsonia/ Jerusalem thorn | Parkinsonia aculeata |
| Tropical soda apple | Solanum viarum |
State Management Priority - Prohibited Matter
A person who deals with prohibited matter or a carrier of prohibited matter is guilty of an offence. A person who becomes aware of or suspects the presence of prohibited matter must immediately notify the Department of Primary Industries.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Anchored water hyacinth | Eichhornia azurea |
| Black knapweed | Centaurea x moncktonii |
| Bridal veil creeper | Asparagus declinatus |
| Broomrapes | Orobanche species |
| Eurasian water milfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Frogbit | Limnobium laevigatum |
| Gamba Grass | Andropogon gayanus |
| Hawkweeds | Pilosella species |
| Hydrocotyl | Hydrocotyle ranunculoides |
| Karoo acacia | Karoo acacia |
| Kochia | Bassia scoparia |
| Koster's curse | Clidemia hirta |
| Lagarosiphon | Lagarosiphon major |
| Mexican feather grass | Nassella tenuissima |
| Miconia/ Velvet tree | Miconia species |
| Mikania vine | Mikania micrantha |
| Mimosa | Mimosa pigra |
| Parthenium weed | Parthenium hysterophorus |
| Pond apple | Annona glabra |
| Prickly acacia | Vachellia nilotica |
| Rubber vine | Cryptostegia grandiflora |
| Siam weed | Chromolaena odorata |
| Spongeplant | Limnobium spongia |
| Spotted knapweed | Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos |
| Water caltrop | Trapa species |
| Water soldier | Stratiotes aloides |
| Witchweeds | Striga species |
| Yellow burrhead | Limnocharis flava |
