Bungendore Residents Group Community action for Bungendore Village

Following Peter’s alert, Warner Hieatt added

“Once you have seen it you will never forget it. Lizzy’s brothers have it up on their property east of Condobolin. I would be prepared to spend some time this Sunday weeding it out with a team. If it gets a hold on it will spread to the area we run the dogs and that will be the end of pleasurable exercise for them.
Regards
Warner”  

and Pete and Di offered some photographs and the comment…

“If we don’t get the cat’s head thorn NOW Frogs Hollow (and eventually ALL of Bungendore) will be contaminated by this weed and as Warner wrote “will be the end of pleasurable excerise” in open spaces (dog walking and bicycle riding).  Warner’s generous offer to help dig the weed out is probably the best solution and the only way now to stop it’s spread. Burrs are already on the ground and therefore too late to spray.  We would also help dig out, we have already managed to dig some on our side of the Molnglo Street but anyone digging will need heavy gloves for the job and also a way of safely disposing of the weeds as it would be no use sending them to the tip as that may spread them further. Attached are pics from Monday morning.”  

Weed spreading, click for larger

Closeup of burr