Property Inspections
City of Newcastle (CN) undertakes routine private property inspections throughout the local government area to identify priority weed incursions and provide assistance and information to landholders to help them comply with the Biosecurity Act 2015.
CN undertakes these inspections to assist landholders with the identification and management of prioritised plant species. Without the help from landholders Council will lose the battle against the spread of invasive weeds in the community and the environment.
Weeds are predominantly plants that occur in environments outside of their natural distribution.
Priority weeds may be agricultural (where they compromise sustainable farming) or environmental.
Environmental weeds invade and threaten natural ecosystems, where they compete with native flora for space, water, nutrients and light, water weeds choke waterways. Not only do environmental weeds reduce biodiversity by outcompeting the native flora, but they also often alter and destroy habitat for native animals and thereby harm our unique fauna.
Species currently subject to a Control Order under the Act:
Chinese Violet
Asystasia gangetica
City of Newcastle staff will be conducting property inspections in your area as part of the Hunter Priority Weed Identification Program.
You do not need to be present for the inspection, you only need to respond if you wish to book a specific date for the inspection
Please let us know by choosing your area below, and completing the form. Please note we can only allocate AM or PM timeframe windows.
No Property Inspections are currently scheduled.
To find out more information relating to the Chinese Violet please visit NSW Weedwise- Chinese Violet
For further information on invasive species can be found at the Department of Primary Industries NSW Weedwise website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us
Do you still have further questions regarding your inspection or about the Hunter Priority Weed Program? Please contact our Customer Service Team on (02) 4974 2000 or complete a General Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch.
