Consultation draft prickly acacia national strategy Nov2010 Comment markup

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REVISED PRICKLY ACACIA NATIONAL STRATEGY TABLE

Vision: Prickly acacia is eradicated outside of core infestations within Queensland and national impacts reduced to a minimum

1. Protect clean areas and eradicate outlier infestations
Objectives are:
A Minimise spread
B Protect clean areas and promote early detection of new infestations
C Eradication of isolated and scattered infestations


Objectives National Action/s and Tasks Responsibility Performance Indicators
(inc. Timing)
1.1 Facilitate the control of high risk Increase awareness of the high seed DEEDI, regional Number of kilometres of
infestations production threat associated with groups, local govt, bore drains replaced with
prickly acacia growing in association National Coordinator, piping
with water sources (eg. dams, bore landholders Media, newsletter and/or
drains, watercourses) and encourage presentations (annually)
control

Facilitate removal of historical Local govt, Number of sites
plantings associated with rural landholders, state & controlled (annually)
townships and property infrastructure territory agencies
(around yards and other facilities)
1.2 Minimise long and short distance Review studies associated with seed DEEDI Studies initiated,
movement of seed by stock passage through livestock and re- completed &
examine recommendations for recommendations
livestock hygiene protocols available

Enhance awareness of livestock DEEDI, NRETAS, >60% landholders using
hygiene protocols and practices for DAFWA, SAAL, appropriate hygiene
minimising the dispersal of prickly PIRSA, local govt, practices when moving
acacia seed through livestock National Coordinator livestock by 2015
Correspondence address: P.O. Box 53 Cloncurry Q. 4824
Coordinator: Nathan March Chairperson: Louise Moloney
Ph: 07 47421311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

movement and transport


Maintain and enhance the wash DEEDI, local govt Two new facilities
down facility network particularly operational at Julia Creek
within and adjacent to core & Ilfracombe by June
infestations and strategic locations 2011
along high risk transport corridors

Promote the use of vehicle wash DEEDI, NRETAS, Signage in place at all
down facilities and livestock holding DAFWA, SAAL, local new facilities, one media
paddocks govt release (annually)

Maintain border (cross-jurisdictional) DAFWA No new outbreaks of
quarantine requirements between NT prickly acacia in WA
and WA (annually)

Evaluate the adoption and use of DEEDI 50% landholders use
vendor declaration forms by vendor declarations
properties within and external to the (2015)
core infestation area

Research seed longevity and review DEEDI Research initiated,
implications for control programs and completed & results
monitoring available (June 2011)
1.3 Develop and maintain early Use risk assessment (pathway CSIRO, DEEDI, Priority regions and
detection and eradication analysis) to determine how and NRETAS, DAFWA pathways identified
mechanisms where prickly acacia is most likely to (2012)
spread based on its potential for long
distance movement by livestock

Implement education and awareness DEEDI, NRETAS, 75% of key regions have
activities specific to the pastoral DAFWA, local govt., awareness activities
industry, community groups, regional SAAL, National (annually)
NRM groups and government staff to Coordinator
Correspondence address: P.O. Box 53 Cloncurry Q. 4824
Coordinator: Nathan March Chairperson: Louise Moloney
Ph: 07 47421311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

enhance identification skills and
threat awareness

Encourage reporting of suspected DEEDI, NRETAS, Number of new outbreaks
outbreaks and ensure processes are DAFWA, PIRSA, reported (annually)
in place for identification, rapid SAAL, I&I NSW, local
response, delimitation and control govt.
planning

Implement targeted and systematic DEEDI, NRETAS, Survey priorities listed
surveys and/or monitoring of high risk DAFWA, I&I NSW, (June 2011).
areas including areas associated with local govt., regional Survey area (ha) collated
confirmed outbreaks groups. (annually)

Promote the need for adequate DEEDI, NRETAS, % of eradication
resourcing and timely control of new DAFWA, local govt., areas/sites under active
outbreaks especially within regional groups, management
eradication zone National Coordinator

Maintain prickly acacia-free areas DEEDI, NRETAS, 88% of Mitchell
through awareness, identification DAFWA, I&I NSW, grasslands ecosystem
training and early detection capability PIRSA, Vic DPI, local remains free of prickly
govt., regional groups, acacia
National Coordinator
1.4 Progress eradication objectives Develop & use databases, registers DEEDI, NRETAS, All states/territory have
or similar systems for maintaining DAFWA, local govt., an eradication data base
consistent site records for eradication regional groups operational by 2015
zones at a state and territory level

Progress eradication objectives for DEEDI, NRETAS, % of eradication sites
the whole of the NT, WA and SA and DAFWA, SAAL, local actively & effectively
within the eradication zone in Qld govt., regional groups managed (annually)

Evaluate progress of eradication DEEDI, NRETAS, Number of sites
objectives at a site, regional, state DAFWA, SAAL, local inspected (annually)
Correspondence address: P.O. Box 53 Cloncurry Q. 4824
Coordinator: Nathan March Chairperson: Louise Moloney
Ph: 07 47421311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

and territory level and review zoning govt., regional groups, Project reports (annually)
National Coordinator Number of sites at a
monitoring stage
(annually)


Correspondence address: P.O. Box 53 Cloncurry Q. 4824
Coordinator: Nathan March Chairperson: Louise Moloney
Ph: 07 47421311 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]