Petition from Invasive Species Council for Action on the sale of weeds from nurseries.
Australians know that weeds like lantana are choking our streams and bushland.
An astounding three-quarters of all listed weeds in Australia are escaped garden plants, sold legally to unsuspecting shoppers in nurseries or online.
These weedy plants have already contributed to at least four extinctions.
The current system of self-regulation expects passionate home gardeners to have a botany degree or pay close attention to warnings in fine print to stop their garden plants from spreading into the surrounding landscape.
We need urgent action. And while there’s growing political momentum to act, it’s nowhere near fast enough to match the scale of the problem.
It’s 2025 it shouldn’t be possible to visit your local nursery and pick up a weed that could overwhelm native habitats and degrade the bush.
We’re calling on the state and federal governments to stop the spread. But we need your voice behind us.
Add your name to help us reach 100,000 signatures.”
