Status: Ongoing

Start date: 3 November 2025

Completion date: 4 November 2030

Project code: B-102

Species/Threats: Weeds

Summary

The National Weed Biocontrol Project aims to enhance drought resilience and sustainable land management across Australia by reducing the impact of invasive rangeland and aquatic weeds.

It is one of eight projects under the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund: a commitment to improving landscape function and ecosystem services for drought resilient farms and landscapes.

Project team

Dr Ben Gooden

CSIRO

Dr Jens Froese

CSIRO

Dr Kumaran Nagalingam

CSIRO

Dr Andrew McConnachie

NSW DPIRD

Dr Pete Turner

NSW DPIRD

Fritz Heystek

NSW DPIRD

Dr Raelene Kwong

AgVic

Dr Hasan Rahmani

AgVic

Jackie Steel

AgVic

Kelli Murree

QDPI

Dhileepan Kunjithapatham

QDPI

Boyang Shi

QDPI

Dr John Virtue

CISS

Maree Wright

CISS

Project partners

This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

Project updates

April 2026

CISS Senior Research and Development Coordinator, Maree Wright, presented at the XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds in Rotorua, New Zealand.

View the presentation.

August 2026

CISS Research, Development and Engagement Director, Dr John Virtue, presented at the 2026 Australasian Weeds Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand.

View the presentation.