Mossman River grass control at Byfield National Park
10th Queensland Weed Symposium,
July 2009

Postal Address:

Weed Society of Queensland Inc.
PO Box 18095
Clifford Gardens
QLD 4350

Included below are links to pdfs of the papers from the 10th Queensland Weed Symposium, which was held at Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, from the 26th to 29th of July 2009.

Monday 27th July 2009
Opening Session Chairperson: Chris Love Sponsored by: Central Queensland University, Australia
08:45 – 09:30	Keynote: Dr David Hilbert, CSIRO Climate change in Australia and challenges for its biodiversity
09:30 – 10:15		Keynote: Professor Bob Miles, Executive Director, Miles Consulting Service Climate Change, NRM and weeds
10:15 – 10:45 Morning Tea and viewing of trade displays and posters Sponsored by: Macspred
Session 1: Best Management Practice – Regional strategies and challenges Chairperson: David Hilbert Sponsored by: Desert Channels Queensland
10:45 – 11:05		Travis Sydes The cross regional Hymenachne management strategy (1.29 MB)
11:05 – 11:25		Trudy Baker Regional Weed Management Priorities – The development of the Fitzroy Basin Weed Management Strategy (632 kb)
11:25 – 11:45		Peter Douglas Success and Failure – Weed control in the Desert Channels Region (3.61 MB)
11:45 – 12:05		Rieks Van Klinken Predicting and managing invasive plant impacts at the landscape to regional scale (1.38 MB)
12:05 – 12:25		Leslie Weston Studies on the ecology and biology of invasive weeds in the U.S. and implications for future research in Southern Australia (699 kb)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and viewing of trade displays and posters Sponsored by: Dow AgroSciences
Session 2: Environmental issues – Climate change Chairperson: Margaret Friedel Sponsored by: Fitzroy Basin Association
13:30 – 13:50		Richard Carter Strategic weed management under climate change – Invasive Species Plans (868 kb)
13:50 – 14:10		Judy Lambert Weeds research in a changing climate (136 kb)
14:10 – 14:30		Helen Murphy Pro-active management of weeds based on their predicted future distributions under changing climatic conditions (1.62 MB)
14:30 – 14:50		Jason Weber Translocation plant material for restoration purposes: potential climate change mitigation measure or weed risk? (29 kb)
14:50 - 15:30		Extended Poster Viewing Session
15:30 – 15:45 Afternoon tea and viewing of trade displays and posters Sponsored by: Powerlink Queensland
Session 3: Best Management Practice – Weed management by industry and government Chairperson: Graham Fossett Sponsored by: Capricorn Pest Management Group
15:45 – 16:05		Tenille Danvers Weed management in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training area – An integrated management approach (905 kb)
16:05 – 16:25		Karen Rose Weed management planning – From spot fires to strategy (1.41 MB)
16:25 – 16:45		Belinda Yep Risk assessment based weed prevention strategy  (1.04 MB)
16:45 – 17:00		Bob Miles, John Thorp, David Hilbert & Judy Lambert Panel Session – Managing weeds under climate change
Tuesday 28th July 2009
Field Trips were co-sponsored by: - Stanwell Corporation Limited - National Rubbervine Management Group - Fitzroy River & Coastal Catchments Inc.
Wednesday 29th July 2009
Session 4: Technological & Environmental issues – new & improved control options Chairperson: Susan Kinnear
08:30 – 08:50		Shane Campbell Experiences associated with the use of fire in weed management (787 kb)
08:50 – 09:10		Leo Duivenvoorden Spraying the weed Hymenachne amplexicaulis with glyphosate: What’s the impact on the environment?
09:10 – 09:30		Nick Bloor IVMP – a sustainable model for managing mown vegetation (1.57 MB)
09:30 – 09:50		Di Taylor Biological control of Bellyache bush – recent research and future prospects (778 kb)
09:50 – 10:10		John Hodgon Pest management on Queensland’s protected areas (2.42 MB)
10:10 – 10:45 Morning Tea and viewing of trade displays and posters Sponsored by: Graejac Pty. Ltd.
Session 5: Technological issues – Biosecurity and new threats Chairperson: Nick Bloor Sponsored by: Land and Water Australia
10:45 – 11:05		Simon Brooks Watch out for the purple plague! Status of the eradication of Miconia calvescens from Australia (2.24 MB)
11:05 – 11:25		Martin Hannan-Jones The Mexican feather grass response in Queensland (1.22 MB)
11:25 – 11:45		Salah Sukarieh Terrestrial and Aquatic weed detection using Robotic Aerial Systems (2.68 MB)
11:45 – 12:05		Chris Love Eradication of Hudson Pear identified at Mundubbera – or Just Luck! (1.97 MB)
12:05 – 12:25		Shon Schooler Progress on the biological control of invasive subtropical aquatic weeds (3.06 MB)
12:25 – 13:15 Lunch and viewing of trade displays and posters? Sponsored by: Technigro
Session 6: Social issues – Weeds in the community and in the future Chairperson: Rieks van-Klinken
13:15 – 13:35		Peter Austin Parthenium weed – Current management and the health effects of the plant on the community (794 kb)
13:35 – 13:55		Chris O’Donnell Wild oats and climate change
13:55 – 14:15		Caroline Sandral Grazing land management workshops – A pathway to engaging Graziers (556 kb)
14:15 – 14:35		Michael Widderick Positive practice change through participatory action learning (196 kb)
14:35 – 14:55		John Hodgon (QPWS), Peter Douglas (Desert Channels), Darren Wilson (RoadTek), Geoff Maynard (Landholder) Panel Session – Joining forces for the future: Industry, Government and Community

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Last updated: 12 February 2010