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Most councils
provide a number of services:
Inspection of private
properties
Council weeds officers undertake property inspection programs as a
basic requirement of their duties under the Noxious Weeds Act. They are
also available to respond to requests from landholders who have a particular
concern with a weed problem.
Click on the line above for name and address information on your local council weeds officer.
Weeds officers are here to help!
Advice
on noxious weed control
Click on the line above for name and address information on your local council weeds officer
Contract spot and boom spraying
Some councils operate a contract spot or
boom spaying service. Click on the line above for name and address information on
your local council weeds officer. There are also many
private spray contractors available
throughout the NIWAC
region.
Treatment
of weeds on public roads
Fenced and/or unfenced roads. Please go to the
Noxious Weeds Act page
Property
search information (S.64) -
property sales
In response to a written application
from a prospective property purchaser or his/her agent, certification will be provided as to whether there are
any (1) outstanding weed control notices on the property, (2) outstanding
fees or charges in relation to weed control notices and (3) charges
against the land resulting from previous weed control notices.
Contact your local council. Charges
for this service vary - for example (as at 06/11/07)
Please forward
inquiries on properties in
INVERELL SHIRE to Inverell Shire Council, PO Box 138, Inverell NSW 2360.
Enclose fee of $40.
Please forward inquiries on properties in
GWYDIR SHIRE to Gwydir Shire Council, Locked
Bag 5, Bingara NSW 2404. Enclose fee of $60.
Property
purchasers -  “BUYER
BEWARE! ”:
A prospective property purchaser
should be aware that a “clearance” as stated on a Section 64 Certificate
(as described above) DOES NOT necessarily have any relevance to the
property’s general and existing noxious
weed status. The law provides that Council may only supply specific
information as per (1), (2) and (3) above. Council is NOT permitted to provide
details of the property’s noxious weed status to any person other than the
current owner/occupier.
Related
websites
More research into the world of weeds? There are a number
of informative national and international sites on the Internet relating to
management of noxious and/or environmental weeds. Go to
Related Sites for examples.
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DISCLAIMER:
The information contained in this web site is based on knowledge and
understanding at the time of writing. However, because of advances in knowledge,
users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely
is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate
officer of North West Weeds or the user’s independent adviser.
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