15-18 July 2013 | The Boat Club, Hervey Bay, Queensland

12th Queensland Weed th Symposium Queensland

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Weed Symposium

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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
4:30pm - 7.30pm 5:30pm - 7:30pm 6:00pm

DAY 1: MONDAY, 15 JULY 2013

Registration Desk Open Mantra, Hervey Bay Welcome Reception Mantra, Hervey Bay  Dress: Smart Casual Welcome Address Councillor Gerard OConnell, Mayor, Fraser Coast Regional Council

7:00am - 4:00pm 8:00am - 8:10am 8:10am - 8:45am

DAY 2: TUESDAY, 16 JULY 2013

8:45am - 9:10am 9:10am - 9:20am 9:20am - 9:40am 9:40am - 10:00am 10:00am - 10:20am

10:20am - 10:30am 10:30am - 11:00am 11:00am - 11:20am 11:20am - 11:40am 11:40am - 12:00pm 12:00pm - 12:20pm

12:20pm - 12:30pm 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Registration Desk Open The Boat Club, Hervey Bay SESSION 1: Who is Doing Weed Control? Chair: Bruce Wilson House Keeping & Welcome to Country Bruce Wilson, Chair, Organising Committee Welcome Address Jim Thompson, Chief Biosecurity Officer, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Keynote Presentation Brett De Hayr, National Landcare Facilitator Q & A with Keynote Speaker, Brett De Hayr Weed Seed Spread - Its Everyones Business! Peter Austin, Arrow Energy Pty Ltd Calotrope (Calotropis procera): A Weed on the Move in Northern Queensland Shane Campbell, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Turn The Tap Off Before You Mop Up The Spill - Preventing the Sale and Naturalisation of Additional Weed Species in Queensland Steve Csurhes, Biosecurity Queensland (QDAFF) Panel: Q and A with Speakers Morning Tea, Poster Viewing & Exhibition SESSION 2: Working Together Chair: Greg Jones Berries & Bunnies - Using The Carrot & The Stick Craig Magnussen, Southern Downs Regional Council & Harley West, Stanthorpe Landcare Sharp Action Is Vital Alex Kennedy, Condamine Alliance Working with the Locals - The Healthy Habitat Program on the Townsville Coastal Plain Jaymie Rains, NQ Dry Tropics Science, People, Landscape; Mapping Weed Spread in the Queensland MurrayDarling Basin Janet Barker & Vanessa MacDonald, Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc Panel: Q and A with Speakers Lunch, Poster Viewing & Exhibition

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15-18 July 2013 | The Boat Club, Hervey Bay, Queensland

12th Queensland Weed th Symposium Queensland

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Weed Symposium

E ver We yon eds es B usin ess

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
Lunch, Poster Viewing & Exhibition SESSION 3: Working Smarter - Doing More With Less Chair: Craig Magnussen 1:15pm - 1:35pm The Why and Wherefores of Weed Control John Clarkson, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Service & Tony Grice, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences 1:35pm - 1:55pm The Importance of Accurate Surveying for Implementing Best Practice Weed Control Methods whilst Working to External Constraints Andrew Thompson, Nature Call 1:55pm - 2:15pm Natural Area Weed Management: A Framework for Cost-Efficient Resource Allocation Andrew Meiklejohn, Brisbane City Council 2:15pm - 2:35pm Aquatic Weed Distribution Determined by Underlying Differences in Water and Salinity Regimes Chris Kahler & Scott Fry, NQ Dry Tropics 2:35pm - 2:45pm Panel: Q and A with Speakers 2:45pm - 3:15pm Afternoon Tea, Poster Viewing & Exhibition SESSION 4 Chair: Marcelle OBrien 3:15pm - 3:45pm Keynote Presentation: Communication Everyones Business Jenni Metcalfe, Econnect Communication 3:45pm - 3:55pm Q & A with Keynote Speaker, Jenni Metcalfe 4:30pm - 10:00pm Symposium Dinner Kingfisher Bay Resort  Dress: Smart Casual 4:30pm - 4:45pm Assemble at The Boat Club, Hervey Bay Jetty 5:00pm Ferry to depart The Boat Club, Hervey Bay 6:00pm Ferry to arrive at Kingfisher Bay Resort 6:00pm - 6:30pm Pre-Dinner Drinks Beach Cove, Kingfisher Bay Resort 6:30pm - 10:00pm Symposium Dinner Sand Bar, Kingfisher Bay Resort 10:00pm Ferry to depart Kingfisher Bay Resort 11:00pm Ferry to arrive at The Boat Club, Hervey Bay 12:30pm - 1:15pm

DAY 2: TUESDAY, 16 JULY 2013 (CONTINUED)

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, 17 JULY 2013

Field Trip
Bus 1 to Depart The Boat Club, Hervey Bay for Field Trip Bus 2 to Depart The Boat Club, Hervey Bay for Field Trip Bus 3 to Depart The Boat Club, Hervey Bay for Field Trip Bus 1: Lunch Bus 2 & 3: Lunch Bus 1 to Arrive at The Boat Club, Hervey Bay Bus 2 to Arrive at The Boat Club, Hervey Bay Bus 3 to Arrive at The Boat Club, Hervey Bay State of Origin Viewing / Free Time The Boat Club, Hervey Bay Please note: All food and beverages at your own expense

7:00am 7:45am 8:30am 12:30pm 1:15pm 3:10pm 3:55pm 4:40pm 7:30pm - Late

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15-18 July 2013 | The Boat Club, Hervey Bay, Queensland

12th Queensland Weed th Symposium Queensland

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Weed Symposium

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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM (CONT...)

DAY 4: THURSDAY, 18 JULY 2013
7:00am - 3:30pm 8:00am - 8:10am 8:10am - 8:40am Registration Desk Open The Boat Club, Hervey Bay

PLENARY SESSION 5: Tools and Technologies

Chair: Janet Barker

Weed Society of Queensland Presentation Dorean Erhart, President, Weed Society of Queensland Keynote Presentation: Factors Influencing the Success of Weed Control in the Private Conservation Sector: Trade-Offs, Triage and Triumphs Dr Jim Radford, Bush Heritage Australia Q & A with Keynote Speaker, Dr Jim Radford The Use of UAVs for Weed Control in Western Queensland Simon Wiggins, Desert Channels Queensland Robotic Aircraft for Weed Detection Calvin Hung, Australian Centre for Field Robotics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Sydney Update of Biological Control Research for Cat's Claw Creeper and Madeira Vine Liz Snow, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Dhileepan Kunjithapatham, Biosecurity Queensland Pty Ltd Weed Invasion via a Weed Shaped Hole: Inadvertently Giving Exotic Alien Invaders a Leg Up Marcus Bulstrode, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University Panel: Q and A with Speakers Morning Tea, Poster Viewing & Exhibition

8:40am - 8:50am 8:50am - 9:10am 9:10am - 9:30am 9:30am - 9:50am

9:50am - 10:10am 10:10am - 10:20am 10:20am - 10:50am 10:50am - 11:10am

PLENARY SESSION 6: Managing Threats

Chair: Joe Vitelli

Balancing Biofuels and Biosecurity: Minimising the Weed Risk from Pongamia in Queensland through an Effective Containment Strategy Helen Murphy, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Glyphosate Resistance in the Crystal Ball: Are Non-Cropping Industries in Queensland at Risk? David Thornby & Joseph Vitelli, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tropical Soda Apple - A New Weed Threat Moo-ving North Rod Ensbey, NSW Department of Primary Industries Expanding the List of Aquatic Herbicides for Use in Australia - The Conundrum of Do we Stop, Welcome or Remain Neutral on its Expansion? Joseph Vitelli, Biosecurity Queensland, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Weed Seed Spread By Vehicles Steve Adkins, The Tropical and Subtropical Weeds Research Unit, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland Panel: Q and A with Speakers Lunch, Poster Viewing & Exhibition

11:10am - 11:30am 11:30am - 11:50am 11:50am - 12:10pm

12:10pm - 12:30pm 12:30pm - 12:40pm 12:40pm - 1:20pm 1:20pm - 1:40pm 1:40pm - 2:00pm 2:00pm - 2:20pm 2:20pm - 2:40pm 2:40pm - 2:50pm 2:50pm - 3:00pm 3:00pm - 3:30pm

PLENARY SESSION 7: Tools and Technologies

Chair: David Thornby

Do Intensive Dryland Pastures Have a Role in Controlling Environmental Weeds in Coastal Central Queensland? John Reeve, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Knowledge Gained From Detailed Weed Mapping of Conservation Reserves in Brisbane Sheldon Navie, Technigro Pty Ltd The Role of Pest Central in Delineation and Control of Hudson Pear in Central Queensland Moya Calvert, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Harnessing the Power of People - Phone Apps for National Weed Surveillance Kym Johnson, Biosecurity Queensland Panel: Q and A with Speakers Closing Remarks Bruce Wilson, Chair, Organising Committee & Dorean Erhart, President, Weed Society of Queensland Afternoon Tea

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