Environmental weed in ACT. NSW, and Victoria.
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/populus_alba.htm
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/biodiversity/invasive/weeds/weeddetails.pl?taxon_id=2883
Populus alba is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast
Maps
City Renewal Authority Area Cooma North Ridge Reserve Cotter Reserve Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Lyneham Wetland Mawson Ponds Stirling Park Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Sullivans Creek, Turner Tharwa BridgePlaces
Cootralantra, NSW Manar, NSW