Effective invasive species management requires coordinated planning at a range of levels: national, state, regional, local government, and property.
National
Strategic documents help government, industry, and the broader community manage weeds in a coordinated manner at a national level:
- Australian Pest Animal Strategy (PDF, 1MB)
- Weeds of National Significance (WONS) strategies
- Australian Weeds Strategy 2017–2027 (PDF, 718.43 KB).
State
The Queensland Invasive Plants and Animals Strategy 2025–2030 is a statewide framework to guide the prevention and management of invasive plants and animals.
Pests on state land
Invasive species management plans for properties managed by state agencies may be available from the responsible agency.
Regional
Invasive species management planning at a regional level, although not a legislative requirement, is undertaken by many regional groups.
Biosecurity plans at a regional level are not a legislative requirement of the Biosecurity Act 2014.
However, regional management has been addressed through:
- plans developed by regional pest management groups
- regional natural resource management plans
- regional coastal management plans.
Regional pest management group plans
Biosecurity plans have been developed by some regional pest management groups.
Regional pest management groups provide a communication forum and assist in setting regional direction in pest management. The boundaries of these groups cross over local government areas and are closely aligned to natural resource management regions.
Plans developed by regional pest management groups focus on issues such as:
- regional species prioritisation
- prevention
- early detection and intervention
- information and communication
- stakeholder involvement and
- cross-program (local area) implementation consistency.
Regional natural resource management plans
Natural resource management (NRM) planning is undertaken in 14 natural resource management regions across Queensland.
These plans integrate all aspects of NRM planning within a catchment, including some pest management issues and are available from the NRM Regions Queensland.
Local government
Under the Biosecurity Act 2014, local governments are required to develop biosecurity plans for invasive plants and animals in their area to bring together all sectors of the local community to manage invasive species.
Property plans
Landowners are encouraged to, and benefit from, preparing invasive species management plans for land under their control.
Last updated: 10 Dec 2025