2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 7 Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

Desired outcome                     Issues                           Specific outcomes

ownership of weed and pest                                           awareness of pests and their
animal management                                                    impacts

                                    Education and Training           Enhance stakeholder
                                                                     knowledge of pest impacts and
                                                                     improve skills in pest
                                                                     management

                                    Availability of information      Make information accessible to
                                                                     all stakeholders

Commitment and partnerships

All stakeholders are committed      Long term commitment             Establish long term shared
to and undertake coordinated                                         stakeholder commitment to
management of weeds and pest                                         address weed and pest animal
animals                                                              issues

                                    Roles and responsibilities       Establish roles and
                                                                     responsibilities for pest
                                                                     management that are accepted
                                                                     by landholders, community,
                                                                     industry and government

                                    Compliance and enforcement       Ensure compliance with
                                                                     legislative requirements for
                                                                     control of weeds and pest
                                                                     animals

Informed decision making

Reliable information is available   Data collection and assessment   Collect, use and make available
as a basis for decision-making                                       data relevant to pest
                                                                     management

                                    Biology and impacts              Further the understanding of the
                                                                     biology, ecology, and impacts of
                                                                     weeds and pest animals

                                    Community attitudes              Further the understanding of
                                                                     community attitudes to weeds
                                                                     and pest animal management

Strategic directions

Strategic directions are            Planning                         Create and maintain regional
established, maintained and                                          planning framework for weed
owned by all stakeholders                                            and pest animal management

                                    Strategy management and          Implement, monitor, evaluate
                                    coordination                     and review integrated weed and
                                                                     pest animal management


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