To ensure we have provided the highest level of customer service we’re asking you, how did we do? Please take a few minutes to complete our survey so that Council can improve its level of service to you, our customer.
Complete short survey
Invasive plants cost Queensland an estimated $600 million annually and have significant impacts on primary industries, natural ecosystems, human and animal health.
Council has strategies for preventing the introduction, eradication and containment of locally declared and invasive plants in the Rockhampton Region. Management strategies for the most common invasive plants can be found in the Rockhampton Regional Council Biosecurity Plan 2022-2026(PDF, 4MB).
Invasive and locally declared plants commonly found in the Rockhampton Region and emerging weeds to look out for.
If you have found an unknown invasive plant, the following resources will help you identify it.
There are many methods available to control invasive plants.
Council has large capacity weed spray units, splatter guns and diesel knapsacks for hire to residents who are trying to tackle invasive plants on their acreage.