Regional High Risk Pathways, February 2015

Regional High Risk Pathways

MAJOR ROADS Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets M1 Motorway Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai Boneseed, Coolatai Grass Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Potential to spread weeds in and out Berowra Valley Regional Park, of Sydney Muogamarra Nature Reserve Pacific Highway Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai Boneseed, Coolatai Grass Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Potential to spread weeds in and out Berowra Valley Regional Park, of Sydney Muogamarra Nature Reserve. Mona Vale Rd Ku-ring-gai, Warringah, Tussock Paspalum, Pampas Grass , Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Dalrymple- Hay Nature Reserve, NPWS critical threatened species conservation site and biodiversity sites M2 Motorway Hornsby, Ryde, Ku-ring-gai, The Hills. Boneseed, Tussock Paspalum, National Park, Bidjigal Pampas Grass, Ludwigia Reserve, NPWS critical threatened species conservation site and biodiversity sites. Bay, Strathfield, Auburn, Asparagus falcatus, Boneseed, Bitou . Sydney , , Penrith Bush, Coolatai Grass, Pampas grass Olympic Parklands. Eradication target Potential to spread weeds in and out for Sydney: Asparagus falcatus in road of Sydney corridor at Bill Boyce Reserve Sutherland, Marrickville, Canterbury, Boneseed, Pampas Grass , Heathcote Rockdale Potential to spread weeds in and out National Park of Sydney M5 South Strathfield, Bankstown, Liverpool, African Olive , Serrated Tussock, Agricultural land, Council reserves with Motorway / Hume Campbelltown, Wollondilly Ludwigia sp, Alligator Weed Endangered Ecological Communities, Highway Potential to spread weeds in and out *biodiversity site of Sydney M7 Motorway The Hills, Blacktown, Liverpool, Boneseed, Coolatai Grass, Ludwigia Western Sydney Regional Park, Fairfield sp. *biodiversity sites Potential to spread weeds within and outside of Sydney

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Regional High Risk Pathways, Sydney February 2015

MAJOR ROADS Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Windsor Road The Hills, Blacktown, Hawkesbury Boneseed, Potential to spread weeds within and outside of Sydney Northern Road Hawkesbury, Penrith, Liverpool, Bitou Bush, Chillean Needle Grass Camden, Potential to spread weeds within and outside of Sydney Putty Road Hawkesbury Senegal Tea, Coolatai Grass Agricultural, Wollemi NP, Yengo NP Potential to spread weeds in and out of Sydney Bells Line of Road Hawkesbury Boneseed Agricultural, Wollemi NP, Blue Potential to spread weeds in and out Mountains NP of Sydney Great Western Blue Mountains, Penrith, Blacktown Boneseed, Bitou Bush, Broom Blue Mountains World Heritage Area Highway Potential to spread weeds in and out of Sydney

OTHER ROADS – Medium priority at sub-regional level Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Centenary Drive Strathfield Celtis, Lantana, Privet, Boneseed, Onion Weed. Potential for new invasive species coming into Sydney - vehicles coming in and out of Sydney Markets (Flemington) Strathfield, Canada Bay Potential for new invasive species Drive coming into Sydney - vehicles coming in and out of Sydney Markets (Flemington) Delhi Road Ryde, Ku-ring-gai, Willoughby Tussock Paspalum, Pampas Grass. Road traverses high conservation areas. Lady Game Drive Ku-ring-gai, Ryde Coolatai, Ludwigia Peruviana

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Regional High Risk Pathways, Sydney February 2015

OTHER ROADS – Medium priority at sub-regional level Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Comenara Ku-ring-gai Tussock Paspalum, Pampas Grass Parkway Wakehurst Warringah, Manly Tussock Paspalum Road traverses high conservation Parkway areas. Pittwater Rd Hunters Hill Riparian corridors, EECs and Lane Cove NP Epping Road Lane Cove Blacktown / Blacktown, Hawkesbury Boneseed Windsor Downs Conservation area, Richmond Roads Potential to spread weeds with and Castlereagh NR, Western Sydney outside of Sydney Parklands General Holmes / , Rockdale Connects to Port Botany container Southern Cross terminal Drive Foreshore Drive Botany Bay Connects to Port Botany container terminal Heathcote Road Sutherland, Liverpool Boneseed containment line. Pampas , Defence Grass land, Lucas Heights Conservation Potential to spread weeds within and Area and the road traverses high outside of Sydney conservation areas. Alfords Point Road Sutherland, Bankstown Boneseed, Pampas Grass National Park and the Potential to spread weeds within and road traverses high conservation outside of Sydney areas. New Illawarra Sutherland Boneseed, Pampas Grass Road traverses high conservation Road Potential to spread weeds within and areas. outside of Sydney Henry Lawson Bankstown Potential to spread weeds within and Georges River riparian zone, various Drive outside of Sydney parks and reserves Old Hume H’way Camden, Wollondilly

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Regional High Risk Pathways, Sydney February 2015

OTHER ROADS – Medium priority at sub-regional level Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Picton Road Wollondilly High conservation area, catchment area, transport corridor between inland & coast Narellan Road Campbelltown, Camden Potential to spread weeds within and Mt Annan Botanic Garden outside of Sydney. Route used to access development sites, connects to Hume Hwy Bulli / Appin Road Wollondilly High conservation area, Sydney water catchment area, transport corridor between inland & coast Silverdale Road / Wollondilly Western containment of African Olive Montpellier Drive and Lantana

RAIL CORRIDORS Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Various section of Numerous Boneseed, Bitou Bush, Broome, Various points where rail corridor Sydney Trains rail Acacia saligna, intersects bushland and significant network areas. Blue Mountains World Heritage Groundsel bush (Northern line) Area, National Parks, water catchments, s.132 scientific licence (116 sensitive sites)

Metropolitan Randwick, Botany Bay, Marrickville, Freight rail line that links Port Botany Goods Rail Line Canterbury, Bankstown, Strathfield, to Sydney Markets (Flemington). Potential for spread of new/existing invasive species. Light Rail Marrickville, Leichhardt Greenway extension

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Regional High Risk Pathways, Sydney February 2015

WATERWAYS Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets

Devlins Creek Hornsby, Ryde Ludwigia species (L.longifolia, peruviana, repens) Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, Lane Alligator Weed Cove, Hunters Hill Stringybark Creek Lane Cove Alligator Weed & Hunters Hill, Parramatta, Hills, Ryde Kidney Leaf mud plantain, ludwigia sp. Parramatta Park, , tributaries Alligator weed, salvinia, water riparian corridors, EEC’s. hyacinth Duck River Auburn Auburn Alligator weed Georges River and Liverpool, Bankstown, Alligator weed, ludwigia, Boneseed Georges River National Park, EEC’s tributaries Campbelltown, Sutherland and high conservation areas Strathfield, Marrickville, Rockdale, Various parks and reserves along Canterbury riparian zone Canterbury, Rockdale, Marrickville Corky passionflower Various parks and reserves along riparian zone Botany Wetlands Botany Bay Proximity to container terminal and goods line (rail) Kemps Creek Liverpool, Camden Alligator Weed Flows to high conservation area Woranora River Sutherland Alligator weed, ludwigia, boneseed Heathcote National Park, EEC’s and high conservation areas River Sutherland Senegal tea, Ludwigia, Boneseed, Royal National Park, EEC’s, high and tributaries Pampas Grass conservation areas Eastern / South Camden, Liverpool, Blacktown, Alligator Weed, salvinia, Water Agricultural, EEC’s Creek Penrith, Hawkesbury Hyacinth, Ludwigia sp. Wollondilly Alligator Weed Wollondilly, Camden, Campbelltown, Alligator Weed, Kudzu, Salvinia, Blue Mountains NP, EEC’s Liverpool, Penrith, Hawkesbury Water Hyacinth, Ludwigia sp.

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Regional High Risk Pathways, Sydney February 2015

WATERWAYS Name LGA’s High risk weeds present Significant Assets Hawkesbury, Hills Alligator Weed, Senegal tea, Salvinia, River is a recreational and agricultural Water Hyacinth, Ludwigia sp., Black asset. Cattai NP, Yengo NP, EEC’s willow Cattai Creek Hills, Hawkesbury Alligator Weed, Senegal tea, Salvinia, Cattai NP, Mitchel Park, agricultural, Water Hyacinth, Ludwigia sp. recreational Sydney Water pipeline – Warragamba to Prospect

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