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Kaye Rodden is the latest recipient of the King’s Birthday Honours’ Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her conservation service. Kaye was involved in a previous VSTWP Extension Project to west of Geelong in 2017-2018, and was very encouraging of the battle with serrated tussock and other invasive plants. Well done to Kaye... Read more
Our friends and project partners at GrowWest are having their 2024 Community Planting Day on 21 July 2024, from 9.30am to 4.00pm. Revegetation is a great way to prevent the further spread of wind-blown serrated tussock. Check out the details below. Bring the family and help us improve the habitat through the landscape. You will be... Read more
Using Drones for Efficient Serrated Tussock Management- by Danny Pettingill & Naomi Austin Drones are developing at a fast rate, and the use of these tools in environmental and ecological survey and management is increasing. Central Victorian business Firetail Environments has developed techniques that provide advanced methods in weed detection using high resolution mapping and... Read more
Climate-Smart Agriculture Program – Small Grants Round 1. The Australian Government is inviting organisations via an Open competitive process to apply to deliver projects under the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program – Small Grants Round 1. Small Grants are for small-scale projects at the grassroots and community level that will support farmers and land holders to adopt... Read more
The Victorian Government funds the Victorian Landcare Grants to support Landcare and environmental volunteer groups and networks with on-ground works, education and capacity-building projects that protect and restore our land and natural environment. This includes works for the treatment and management of serrated tussock! In 2024 a total of $3.55 million is available for project... Read more
The Allan Labor Government is empowering local community groups to help protect their farms, local environment and the community from the threat of weeds and pests. Minister for Agriculture Ros Spence today awarded grants totaling $500,000 to 16 Victorian organisations as part of the Partnership Against Pests Program – which delivers industry and community-led actions... Read more
The VSTWP are keen to increase our online engagement over the Autumn period. We hope this will enable the community and our stakeholders to have access to high-quality videos and education resources during the next few months and beyond. As well as providing access to our video series, we are also keen to provide free... Read more
The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) recently completed their quarterly meeting in Bacchus Marsh in late March 2024 and hosted guest speaker Robert Fagan, owner of agricultural chemical company Grow Choice. Robert gave an insightful presentation on his experience in returning the selective herbicide, Fluproponate, to the market and the challenges he has faced... Read more
The Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) is the Australian Government’s key investment platform for achieving its natural resource management, sustainable agriculture and environmental protection outcomes. Through the NHT the Australian Government has established the $302.1 million Climate-Smart Agriculture Program over five years from 2023-24. This program will drive agricultural sustainability, productivity, and competitiveness. It supports the following program... Read more
The VSTWP are excited to announce the news that Dr Ali Bajwa has joined the VSTWP Committee for the next two years, as a committee member and community representative. Dr Ali Bajwa is a Senior Academic at La Trobe University in Melbourne where he is engaged in weed science and agronomy teaching, research, outreach and... Read more