About the program
Local Land Services' Good Neighbours Program aims to protect the NSW economy, environment and community by investing in pest and weed management through enhanced collaboration, training and coordinated control activities.
Key information
- Over 70% of NSW’s threatened species and endangered ecological communities are impacted by invasive species.
- Effective pest and weed management is critical for maintaining ecological balance, agricultural productivity, and biodiversity.
- The NSW Government will bring key stakeholders together to deliver a coordinated program to manage pest and weed infestations where public and private land boundaries meet.
Objectives
Foster collaboration between public and private land managers to improve pest and weed management across boundaries.
Enhance pest and weed management efforts through coordinated, multi-agency control activities in priority areas.
Build community capabilities and understanding of the Biosecurity Act 2015 through engagement and targeted training.
Improve public reporting and data sharing on pest and weed management.
Our approach
Good Neighbours Program activities include:
- agency-run programs
- boosting and collaborating with other existing programs and projects.
Establishment
Work in 2024 included:
- setting up a governance model and structure
- creation of a stakeholder reference group
- conducting an environmental scan
- behavioural insights research
- project selection.
On-ground work
Stakeholder engagement is underway between Local Land Services (LLS) and public and private land managers.
On-ground activities commence in February 2025.
Close
The program is set for completion by 30 June 2026.
Projects
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Tamworth Peri-Urban Pest Plan
North West Region
LLS is supporting Local Control Authorities to develop and deliver a pest plan to manage invasive species in Tamworth’s peri-urban areas.
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Boxing Glove Control
Western Region
LLS is supporting land managers to reduce the spread of Boxing glove cactus through Sturt National Park and the Tibooburra area.
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Jumping Cholla Control
Western Region
LLS is managing cacti in Broken Hill area and surrounding stations.
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Orange Hawkweed Control
South East Region
LLS is supporting this control with funding to improve the effectiveness of the current program, by enhancing surveillance and on-ground surveys.
Central Tablelands region
LLS is partnering with Foresty Corporation NSW to reduce weeds in high priority areas such as riverbanks and areas bordering private land managers.
Partner:
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
Central West region
LLS is supporting the coordinated and strategic control of Blackberry and St John’s Wort impacting Goobang National Park’s biodiversity.
Partner:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
North Coast region
LLS is working with multiple agencies and programs to increase the control success of cane toads and reduce their impacts on the community.
Partners:
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
Central Tablelands region
LLS is increasing the success of alternative control measures for feral pigs impacting the Central Tablelands forestry areas and neighbouring private landholders.
Partners:
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
North Coast region
LLS is partnering with Local Control Authorities to support landholders in eradicating Chinese Violet on properties on the verge of the World Heritage-listed Wollumbin National Park and Jerusalem National Park.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Local Control Authorities.
South East region
LLS is working alongside Far South Coast Landcare Association, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Local Control Authorities to control coastal weeds including Bitou Bush and Sea Spurge along priority beaches.
Partners:
- Far South Coast Landcare Association
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Local Control Authorities.
Western, Central West, Central Tablelands, North West, Riverina and Murray regions
LLS is supporting Forestry Corporation NSW to manage pests, specifically pigs and foxes, along boundaries with private land managers.
Partners:
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
Western region
LLS is supporting the Western region to manage Hudson Pear, which is impacting private landholders and Kinchega National Park.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast and other priority regions
LLS is supporting Local Control Authorities to eradicate Job’s Tears throughout multiple LLS regions.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast region
LLS is supporting the current Koala Habitat Restoration Program to increase the control efforts of priority pest and weeds, in areas of regional koala significance.
Partners:
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast region
LLS is working alongside Local Control Authorities, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Forestry Corporation NSW to increase the success in reducing feral deer impacts.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
North Coast and Northern Tablelands regions
LLS is supporting the efforts of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Local Control Authorities and the North Coast community in a broad scale pig control approach across 12 reserves and associated private landholders.
Partner:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
North West region
LLS is increasing the Parthenium Weed Program to improve eradication efforts alongside Croppa Creek and prevent spread across the region.
Partner:
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast region
LLS is partnering with Local Control Authorities to increase the control of Red Cestrum across the Dorrigo Plateau.
Partner:
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast region
LLS is partnering with Local Control Authorities to eradicate Tropical Soda Apple throughout multiple Local Land Services regions.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Local Control Authorities.
North Coast region
LLS is taking an integrated approach to addressing the wild horse population in the Barcoongere area to reduce the safety risks to the community.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
Central Tablelands, Hunter, Greater Sydney and South-East regions
LLS is collaborating with multiple key stakeholders to enhance the protection of the World Heritage Area through feral deer management.
Partners:
- NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Invasive Species Council
- Forestry Corporation NSW.
Building capabilities
The Good Neighbours Program will be delivering biosecurity workshops and events across NSW.
Visit the LLS events page to search for upcoming events.
For further information about the Good Neighbours Program, email goodneighbours@lls.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 795 299.
Contact Local Land Services NSW
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