Hawkesbury River County Council in Windsor, New South Wales | Government organisation

Hawkesbury River County Council

Locality: Windsor, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4577 5573

Address: 6 Walker St 2756 Windsor, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.hrcc.nsw.gov.au

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23.01.2022 This will have a major impact on our ability to manage weeds and support the local community, especially on the River. The decision has no strategic rationale and is simple State departmental meddling in our community functions.

21.01.2022 Bitou bush is a sprawling shrub that has small white hairs on the younger leaves. It has rounded leaves with small teeth on the leaves. The flowers are yellow and daisy-shaped with 11-13 petals. Following a resident tip-off, Bitou bush was identified on Richmond Road in a garden at the Homemaker Centre in Marsden Park. The single mature plant was cut and painted with Vigilant 2 gel and removed from the site as it contained berries that would soon form into seeds. This is a n...ew incursion in our county as it is usually found in coastal locations but tends to favor disturbed areas where the soil has been moved which includes gardens and industrial areas. For more information, please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/16 #WeedsWednesday

18.01.2022 HRCC has recently been treating an Opuntia species as a council request for Penrith City Council, at Emu Green Reserve. We have been basal barking the Opuntia, with Access and diesel. There is only one species of cactus that people are allowed to own for eating purposes, which is Opuntia ficus-indica. All other Opuntia species are prohibited. For more information please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/PricklyPearsOpuntias... #WeedsWednesday

17.01.2022 PROHIBITED MATTER: If you see this plant you must report it. Contact Council or call the NSW DPI Biosecurity Helpline 1800 680 244. Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum). Council Biosecurity Inspectors have recently been responding to an increase of Frogbit being sold throughout the County. As Prohibited Matter, it is an offence under the Biosecurity Act 2015 to deal with Frogbit in any way.... The plants that the Biosecurity Inspectors have found have all grown very quickly and were rapidly filling their containers. If these plants escaped into the environment there significant growth rate can result in them taking over waterways and becoming a serious problem. Biosecurity Inspectors have also noticed an increase in sales of Opuntia species (Prickly Pears) and Mother of Millions (Bryophyllum species) plus its hybrid variety. All of these species are prohibited from being propagated and sold except for Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig) If in doubt when propagating plants in a backyard nursery, please contact council staff to confirm if the plants are #PriorityWeeds or visit https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/

16.01.2022 Plant identification- Mother of Millions The most common Mother of Millions species that we treat along the roadside is Bryophyllum delagoense. It is a succulent with narrow cylindrical-shaped leaves that can be a mottled green or a pinkish brown with darker grey patches. At the end of the leaves, there are small plantlets, which enable it to reproduce along with it producing seed. We are currently in the flowering season. The flowers are dark pink or orange-red and are bell...-shaped and form in a cluster on top of the plant. When foliar spraying Mother of Millions, we use a surfactant as it assists the herbicide to penetrate the leaf surface as it has a waxy surface. For more information, please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/93. NSW WeedWise weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au #WeedsWednesday

13.01.2022 Chilean Needle Grass (Nassella neesiana) Chilean Needle Grass grows along creeks, roadside, in pastures, open bushland, woodland and disturbed sites. It grows in clumps around 1 meter tall, with a distinctive droopy appearance. The leaves are long, flat and narrow with a ribbed surface, and small hairs at the junction of the sheath and blade. The seeds are purpleish in colour, and are 8-10mm long with a sharp tip, and an awn attached to the bottom of the seed. It is predomin...antly spread by animals, vehicles, machinery and flood waters. Areas of Chilean needle grass should be deemed no mow zones as mowers and tractors are common vectors of spread as they move seed between sites. #WeedsWednesday

12.01.2022 St John's wort ( ) is a herb which grows along riparian zones, bushland and pasture areas. St John's wort leaves are 7-12mm wide that are darker on the top compared to the underside and the leaves grow in an opposite each other along the stem. St John's wort flowers from late October to January. The flowers are a bright yellow, with 5 petals and have numerous thread like stamens. When the plant has finished flowering, the flower head turns brown and remain...s on the plant for a while. St John's wort spreads from root fragments and seed which are spread from animals, machinery and by people. For more information please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/135 #WeedsWednesday

07.01.2022 Councillor Nathan Zamprogno Explains the impact on our environment and community of major funding cuts recently imposed on HRCC by Greater Sydney Local Land Services. Penrith City Council The Hills Shire Council Blacktown City Council Hawkesbury City Council Nepean Rowing Club lRowing Australia Hawkesbury Landcare Network Rowing NSW

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Councillor Nathan Zamprogno and all the staff at HRCC for another great year. https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au//second-term-as-chai/

01.01.2022 Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans) is a local eradication target within the county area. It is a shrub that often grows 3-8 meters tall and has a pale trunk. The leaves are compound (pinnate) with leaflets with serrated edges. The flowers are yellow and bell-shaped which grows in clusters. When it isn't in flower or doesn't have bean-like seed pods, it can be confused with a native plant called White Cedar. For more information, please go to; https://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/148 #WeedsWednesday