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Draft regional pest management strategies

May 2007


Pests are among the greatest threats to biodiversity throughout Australia. In New South Wales they have been identified as a threat to 657 out of 945 (70%) of species, populations and communities listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995; more than any other process except the destruction and disturbance of native vegetation. Minimising the impacts of pests on biodiversity is the main objective of the pest management by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).

In New South Wales the main pest management priorities for the conservation of biodiversity are focussed on threatened species and endangered ecological communities, and are identified in the Threatened Species Priorities Action Statement, individual threat abatement plans and reserve plans of management. Pest programs are also integrated with other park management programs such as fire management.

Closed consultations

Southern Branch draft pest management strategies

Comments were sought on the draft Regional Pest Management Strategy for the following regions during the specified period:

  • South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Far South Coast - from 9 November to 7 December 2007
  • South Coast - from 7 November to 12 December.

RegionRegional officeAddress
South West SlopesTumutPO Box 472 Tumut NSW 2720
Snowy MountainsJindabynePO Box 2228 Jindabyne NSW 2627
Far South CoastMerimbula PO Box 656 Merimbula NSW 2548
South CoastNowraPO Box 707 Nowra NSW 2541

View the draft regional pest management strategies via the following links:

Documents to download


Central Branch draft pest management strategies

Comments were sought on the draft Regional Pest Management Strategy for the following regions during the specified period:

  • Central Coast Hunter Range Region - from 19 December 2007 to 30 January 2008
  • Sydney North Region - from 19 December 2007 to 30 January 2008
  • Sydney South Region – from 19 December 2007 to 21 February 2008

 NPWS regional offices:

RegionRegional officeAddress
Central Coast Hunter RangeGosfordPO Box 1477 Gosford NSW 2250


OR email: central.coast@environment.nsw.gov.au, 'Attention: Senior Ranger Pests'
Sydney North RegionAsquithPO Box 3031 Asquith NSW 2077
OR email: mel.hall@environment.nsw.gov.au
Sydney South RegionAudleyPO Box 44 Audley NSW 2232


View the draft regional pest management strategies via the following links:

Documents to download

Northern Region draft pest management strategies

Comments were sought on draft regional pest management strategies for the Northern Rivers, North Coast, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Northern Tablelands regions in October 2007.

NPWS regional offices:
RegionRegional officeAddress

Northern Rivers

Alstonville

PO Box 856 Alstonville NSW 2477

North Coast

Grafton

PO Box 361 Grafton NSW 2460

Mid North Coast

Port Macquarie

PO Box 61 Port Macquarie NSW 2444

Hunter

Nelson Bay

Locked Mail Bag 99 Nelson Bay Delivery Centre Nelson Bay NSW 2315

Northern Tableland

Armidale

PO Box 402 Armidale NSW 2350


View the draft regional pest management strategies via the links below.

Documents to download


Page last updated: 07 July 2008