Nationally significant weed nomination process
Expression of Interest (EOI) Closed
NEWP is a vital mechanism for implementing the Australian Weeds Strategy 2017-2027 and achieving action under the National Framework for the Management of Established Pests and Diseases of National Significance.
Expression of Interest (EOI) | Step 1 | Closed
Thank you to those organisations which submitted an EOI to nominate a nationally significant weed.
Primary and secondary contacts will have received a confirmation email following submission.
We will be in contact regarding eligibility of your EOI.
Nomination | Step 2
Your weed nomination (Step 1 Expression of Interest) must meet the eligibility criteria.
You will be advised about the outcome of the EOI process. If your EOI met the eligibility criteria, you will be invited to submit a nomination for the weed. Nominations must be submitted using the Nomination form template.
Ensure that you understand the nomination process described in the Guide to nominating a nationally significant weed. Nominations close AEDT 9:00pm 12 January 2025.
About NEWP
The Environment and Invasives Committee’s Weeds Working Group (EIC WWG) commissioned a report in 2020 to analyse the Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) initiative and draft a framework to underpin the future of nationally-established weeds management.
The report ‘National Established Weed Priorities – Towards a National Framework’ proposed a draft framework for the nationally coordinated management of established weeds.
Wild Matters Pty Ltd subsequently developed the National Established Weed Priorities (NEWP) Framework and Implementation Plan, with extensive input and feedback from stakeholders, including through an industry and community Advisory Group.
NEWP retains the essence of the original WoNS initiative (through the WoNS component) but also moves beyond the single species approach to encompass other national established weed priorities including Weed Issues of National Significance (WINS) and a National Established Weeds Action List (NEWAL). This broadens the scope of the original initiative, addressing landscape-scale management issues for established weeds (WINS), and offering continued management of discrete national priority actions where required (NEWAL).
EIC endorsed the NEWP Framework and Implementation Plan in June 2023.
On 30 November 2023, the National Biosecurity Committee agreed to a phased approach to progress the NEWP implementation.
This phased approach initially focuses on determination of new national weed priorities.
Following determination of new national weed priorities, government and non-government stakeholders will consider investment. This will determine the scale of NEWP implementation.
NEWP Steering Group
Reflecting that NEWP is a collaborative initiative between government and non-government stakeholders, a NEWP Steering Group, consisting of representatives of all stakeholder sectors in weed management, will lead the overall implementation of NEWP.
The NEWP Steering Group provides strategic advice to the Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) Weeds Working Group, which is accountable for this initiative to the Environment and Invasives Committee and the National Biosecurity Committee.
Further details are contained in the NEWP Terms of Reference.
The NEWP Steering Group will initially oversee the determination of new national weed priorities.
The members of the NEWP Steering Group are:
Industry & community
| Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Allan (Chair) | Independent | Agriculture |
| Allan Peake | Meat and Livestock Australia | Agriculture |
| Justin Bellanger (co-Chair) | NRM Regions Australia | Natural resources management |
| Alex Vaughan | Arid Lands Environmental Centre | Biodiversity conservation |
| Angus Atkinson | National Farmers Federation | Agriculture |
| Natalie Rossiter-Rocher | National Environmental Science Program /Charles Darwin University | Scientific research |
| Richard Hyett | Australian Forest Products Association | Forestry |
| Sarah Morran | Grains Research and Development Organisation | Agriculture |
| Shane Campbell | University of Queensland | Scientific research |
Weeds Working Group (WWG)
| Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Gooden | CSIRO | Scientific research |
| Giverny Rodgers | Primary Industries and Regions South Australia | State/Territory government |
| Karen Stewart | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania | State/Territory government |
| Kellie Passeretto | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Western Australia | State/Territory government |
| Liz Lindsay | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) | Australian Government |
| Tony Dugdale | Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Victoria | State/Territory government |
| Lou Elliott | NT Government | State/Territory government |
| Michelle Franklin | NT Government | State/Territory government |
| Hillary Cherry | NSW Government | State/Territory government |
| Shalan Scholfield | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Australian Government |
| Craig Hunter | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | State/Territory government |
