2015-04-28 Attachment 2 to item 5 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda - Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

7.3    Desired outcomes

The Queensland Weeds Strategy 2002-2006
and the Queensland Pest Animal Strategy 2002-
2006 established a suite of desired outcomes
and associated issues that provide the overall
direction for the development of a Strategic Action
Plan. Pest management efforts under the Plan
are directed towards achieving the following
desired outcomes.


Desired outcome                          Issues                           Specific outcomes
Awareness and education
Stakeholders are informed,               Public awareness                 Increase community, industry,
knowledgeable and have                                                    agribusiness and government
ownership of weed and pest animal                                         awareness of pests and their impacts
management                               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 to and Long term commitment                Establish long term shared
undertake coordinated management                                          stakeholder commitment to address
of weeds and pest animals                                                 weed and pest animal 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 as a   Data collection and assessment   Collect, use and make available data
basis for decision-making                                                 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 established,    Planning                         Create and maintain regional
maintained and owned by all                                               planning framework for weed and
stakeholders                                                              pest animal management
                                         Strategy management and          Implement, monitor, evaluate and
                                         coordination                     review integrated weed and pest
                                                                          animal management
                                         Resources                        Efficiently and adequately resource
                                                                          weed and pest animal management
                                         Holistic management              Integrate pest management planning
                                                                          with other planning processes




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