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Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC)
Next AWC conference
The 23rd Australasian Weeds Conference (AWC) will be held August 2024 in Brisbane.
Join us from August 25 to 29, 2024 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for this significant national event. Visit Conference Site…
Previous conference
The 22nd Australasian Weeds Conference was held on 25-29 September 2022, Adelaide, SA. The proceedings of this conference are available here.
About CAWS
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The Council of Australasian Weed Societies (CAWS) is an independent body that can express national and regional views on all issues relating to weeds and their management…
Objectives
Under the CAWS Constitution, the object of CAWS is to encourage and foster the study and promotion of weed science and technology in Australia and New Zealand…
About Weeds
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A weed can be defined as any plant that is growing where it is not wanted. More specifically, weeds can be defined as wild plants that cause negative economic, environmental or social impacts…
Publications
CAWS publishes proceedings of the Australasian Weeds Conferences and links to the journal Plant Protection Quarterly and a range of books about weeds.