10th Queensland Weed Symposium

Monday 27th July 2009
Opening Session Chairperson: Chris Love Sponsored by: Central Queensland University, Australia
0845 – 0930	Keynote: Dr David Hilbert, CSIRO Climate change in Australia and challenges for its biodiversity
0930 – 1015	Keynote: Professor Bob Miles, Executive Director, Miles Consulting Service Climate Change, NRM and weeds
1015 – 1045 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
1045 – 1105	Travis Sydes The cross regional Hymenachne management strategy (1.29MB)
1105 – 1125	Trudy Baker Regional Weed Management Priorities – The development of the Fitzroy Basin Weed Management Strategy (632kB)
1125 – 1145	Peter Douglas Success and Failure – Weed control in the Desert Channels Region (3.61MB)
1145 – 1205	Rieks Van Klinken Predicting and managing invasive plant impacts at the landscape to regional scale (1.38MB)
1205 – 1225	Leslie Weston Studies on the ecology and biology of invasive weeds in the U.S. and implications for future research in Southern Australia (699kB)
1230 – 1330 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
1330 – 1350	Richard Carter Strategic weed management under climate change – Invasive Species Plans (868kB)
1350 – 1410	Judy Lambert Weeds research in a changing climate (136kB)
1410 – 1430	Helen Murphy Pro-active management of weeds based on their predicted future distributions under changing climatic conditions (1.62MB)
1430 – 1450	Jason Weber Translocation plant material for restoration purposes: potential climate change mitigation measure or weed risk? (29kB)
1450 - 1530	Extended Poster Viewing Session
1530 – 1545 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
1545 – 1605	Tenille Danvers Weed management in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training area – An integrated management approach (905kB)
1605 – 1625	Karen Rose Weed management planning – From spot fires to strategy (1.41MB)
1625 – 1645	Belinda Yep Risk assessment based weed prevention strategy (1.04MB)
1645 – 1700	Bob Miles, John Thorp, David Hilbert & Judy Lambert Panel Session – Managing weeds under climate change
Tuesday 28th July 2009
Field Trips are 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
0830 – 0850	Shane Campbell Experiences associated with the use of fire in weed management (787kB)
0850 – 0910	Leo Duivenvoorden Spraying the weed Hymenachne amplexicaulis with glyphosate: What’s the impact on the environment?
0910 – 0930	Nick Bloor IVMP – a sustainable model for managing mown vegetation (1.57MB)
0930 – 0950	Di Taylor Biological control of Bellyache bush – recent research and future prospects (778kB)
0950 – 1010	John Hodgon Pest management on Queensland’s protected areas (2.42MB)
1010 – 1045 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
1045 – 1105	Simon Brooks Watch out for the purple plague! Status of the eradication of Miconia calvescens from Australia (2.24MB)
1105 – 1125	Martin Hannan-Jones The Mexican feather grass response in Queensland (1.22MB)
1125 – 1145	Salah Sukarieh Terrestrial and Aquatic weed detection using Robotic Aerial Systems (2.68MB)
1145 – 1205	Chris Love Eradication of Hudson Pear identified at Mundubbera – or Just Luck! (1.97MB)
1205 – 1225	Shon Schooler Progress on the biological control of invasive subtropical aquatic weeds (3.06MB)
1225 – 1315 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
1315 – 1335	Peter Austin Parthenium weed – Current management and the health effects of the plant on the community (794kB)
1335 – 1355	Chris O’Donnell Wild oats and climate change
1355 – 1415	Caroline Sandral Grazing land management workshops – A pathway to engaging Graziers (556kB)
1415 – 1435	Michael Widderick Positive practice change through participatory action learning (196kB)
1435 – 1455	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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