MC wrote:

I read recently that lantana was quite alright for cooler areas of Australia
(NSW, VIC etc.) and was only a 'pest' in warmer areas, where it can possibly
grow out of control?!

Right! What were they on at the time? Or did you pay them money?

I was lost in a valley of Lantana once around Gosford for most of a day.
Well, we knew where we are, but that shortcut wasn't {:-). It is a major
invasive weed as it chokes out evertyhing it can cover.