OBTAINING A PERMIT TO COLLECT PLANTS IN NSW

[IS2SXC]

hey i was wondering if someone knows how to obtain a permit or has one that lets them dig up plants that are weeds in nsw
any comment would be real helpful

[kcpoole]

Depends on who owns the land.
Local council woud be a start, but if National Park then you will have no chance i think, but confirm with the local park office first.

Try your local landcare groups as they usually have organised digs. One of the ladies at the S\chool is a member of one na dalways comes in with wonderful specimens

Ken

[kachmica]

The Goulburn Society have two sites that they use to "liberate" trees for training.
The Elm site is owned by the local Council and a letter of request and a copy of the Society's Public Liability Insurance is all that is needed.
The Hawthorn site is a farm and a simple phone call is all that is needed there as the Council are keen for landholders to remove Hawthorns and the Farmer is happy for us to do some of his clearing for him.

[IS2SXC]

The Goulburn Society have two sites that they use to "liberate" trees for training.
The Elm site is owned by the local Council and a letter of request and a copy of the Society's Public Liability Insurance is all that is needed.
The Hawthorn site is a farm and a simple phone call is all that is needed there as the Council are keen for landholders to remove Hawthorns and the Farmer is happy for us to do some of his clearing for him.

thanx heapz very interesting

where is the hawthorn site i was never into hawthorns but looking at the yamadori collected by the others like DAMN i want one so can u give more details like address or contact number of the hawthorn site plz


thanks minh

[Bretts]

can u give more details like address or contact number of the hawthorn site plz

[kachmica]

can u give more details like address or contact number of the hawthorn site plz

I like your bit Bretts. Well Minh The Goulburn crew dig there once a year towards the end of August, if you are very, very good I will make sure you get an invite next year

[Deadwood]

MMM Yes, the old saying.....

We could tell you where the site is but then we'd have to kill you.....

[IS2SXC]

can u give more details like address or contact number of the hawthorn site plz

I like your bit Bretts. Well Minh The Goulburn crew dig there once a year towards the end of August, if you are very, very good I will make sure you get an invite next year

if im good aye?

i swear that i will resist the temptation of digging up yamadori for 6 whole months. 6!!!! lolz how far is goulburn from liverpool

I thikn it might be a bit far for me but if there is a dig closer to liverpool i would love to come
thanks for the info

minh

[Bretts]

The best way to get informed about organised digs or dig areas is to jion a club Minh

[Bretts]

I just saw the pictures of the dig in the Canberra newsletter nice one guys. I will try to make it next year.

[Pup]

The first thing about Digging is that, what you take in you bring out. Any holes you dig you fill in. We have two Olive sites ruined by people going in uninvited and leaving a mess. No more digging allowed.
That is why invite only, but that does not always work as we have found out.
Also why my Melaleuca sites are guarded secrets and the owners make sure that they know me or they are not allowed. So if they do the wrong thing we have some chance of stopping from happening again.

I hope this explains why they would have to kill you if they told you Minn

Pup

[kachmica]

[/quote] i swear that i will resist the temptation of digging up yamadori for 6 whole months. 6!!!! lolz how far is goulburn from liverpool

I thikn it might be a bit far for me but if there is a dig closer to liverpool i would love to come
thanks for the info

minh[/quote]

Gee whiz Minh you dont need to go that far ( 6 MONTHS !!!!!!!) to qualify for an invite.
Well the good news is Goulburn is only One and a Half hours straight down the Hume from Liverpool.
We only do it by invitation so as to minimise the impact on the surounding farmland.
This year we had Canberra and a number of Sydneysiders.

[IS2SXC]

The first thing about Digging is that, what you take in you bring out. Any holes you dig you fill in. We have two Olive sites ruined by people going in uninvited and leaving a mess. No more digging allowed.
That is why invite only, but that does not always work as we have found out.
Also why my Melaleuca sites are guarded secrets and the owners make sure that they know me or they are not allowed. So if they do the wrong thing we have some chance of stopping from happening again.

I hope this explains why they would have to kill you if they told you Minn

Pup

Well i normally plant an azelea in the place of trees i have dug up as the owners only agreed bcuz an azelea looks nicer than a big bush hahha yes i do respect the area i have done alot of reading on collecting yamadori as this is a fun hobby of mine Thanks Pup for your comment ..I hope i can dig up something as nice as yours one day hahhaha

well i asked Ray last time i visited and im waiting till feb for the new semester of the school of bonsai to start ...the WAITS killing me

Anyways thanks for the comments everyone and i hope i get an invite

[IS2SXC]

I have just asked joel daniels which is the head of weeds management in sydney and he said that i can remove any noxious weed i want as long as its confined as a bonsai


LOL YES !!!=] *on ur mark START digging*

[kachmica]

Well you know the old saying:-
" The Bureaucracy's weed is the Bonsiast's Grand Champion"