Townsville SOE - State of the Environment Report

Weeds - Lantana, Ivy Gourd, and Singapore Daisy

Weedbusters week is an annual event that brings together volunteers and various community groups to do their bit to help get rid of some of our worst invaders. The activities in Townsville this year are going to be bigger than ever, with a range of different events being facilitated by a variety of different concerned groups.

Weeds - Asparagus fern, Singapore Daisy and Mother of Millions

Weedbusters Week Activities
	Monday 3^rd - 14^th October Weedbusters info and Display of Weeds for Weed Swap at Thuringowa City Council Customer Service centre.
	Sunday 9^th October, 8am - 12noon, Willows Markets Weedbusters stall - pick a free local native plant and find out about local weeds and the upcoming Townsville & Thuringowa Weed Swap.
	Sunday 9^th October, 8am - 12noon, Cotters Market Weedbusters stall - pick a free local native plant and find out about local weeds and the upcoming Townsville & Thuringowa Weed Swap.
	Sunday 9^th October, 3 - 5pm, Thuringowa Day Celebration Weedbusters stall
	Monday 10^th - 14^th October Weedbusters info and Display of Weeds for Weed Swap at Townsville City Council Customer Service centre.
	Monday 10^th - 14^th October, Big Clean up of Campus Creek
	Sunday 16^th October - Townsville & Thuringowa Weed Swap Following on from the highly successful inaugural Weed Swap held last year in Townsville, this year it will be even bigger. Dig up your weeds, bring them to your local landfill and get free entry to dispose of the weeds. Dump your weeds and then pick up some free native plants in return for your efforts! Flyer (.pdf 186Kb) / Media Release (.pdf 22Kb)

Weeds - Asparagus Fern and Chineee Apple

We are targeting four environmental and backyard weeds this year. These are Asparagus Fern, Singapore Daisy, Lantana and Ivy Gourd. Free entry to the tip will be provided only for those disposing of these four weeds and you must remove the weeds, bag them up and transport them to the tip yourself. The Weed Swap will be held at the following transfer stations; Vantassel Street, Jensen Road and Harveys Range Road. The target species will be on display in the week prior at the Customer Service area of both City Councils, information brochures will also be distributed to local nurseries, libraries and community information centres.