The SMCMA recently allocated funds to Sutherland Shire Council for the control of Bitou Bush on Council land on the Kurnell Peninsula.  Bitou Bush, listed as a Weed of National Significance, threatens coastal ecosystems by out-competing and smothering native vegetation.  Sutherland Shire Council has identified the plant communities most under threat on Council land from Bitou Bush.  These include Coastal scrub, Dune Grasslands and Frontal Dune Vegetation Complex.