Monthly Archive: June 2026

New resources to help Victorian farmers combat weeds

The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) has officially launched a new educational video and comprehensive brochure aimed at helping landowners reduce the impact of serrated tussock through best-practice grazing and pasture management. The new resources, titled “Better Grazing, Better Pastures: Reducing the Impacts of Serrated Tussock,” are now live and freely available to view... Read more

Grow West Community Planting Day 2026: Sun, 19 Jul, 9:30am – 4pm AEST

Our friends and project partners at Grow West have their Community Planting Day planned next month. Grow West has played a big role in preventing the spread of Serrated tussock across the landscape.  Come along and help restore the landscape and improve local habitat. Join dedicated volunteers meeting on Wurundjeri Country to plant 3,500 indigenous... Read more

Better Grazing, Better Pastures Blog Series Part 4: Integrated Practices

Serrated tussock is one of Victoria’s most challenging invasive grasses. Its ability to spread rapidly, survive harsh conditions and dominate pastures means that no single management technique provides a complete solution. Successful landholders understand that long-term control requires an integrated approach that combines prevention, pasture management, grazing management and targeted control measures. When these strategies... Read more

Better Grazing, Better Pastures Blog Series Part 3: Overgrazing

Many landholders focus on controlling Serrated tussock once it appears, but one of the most effective and cost-efficient strategies is preventing the conditions that allow it to establish in the first place. Overgrazing is one of the leading causes of pasture decline and weed invasion. When desirable pasture species are continually grazed without adequate recovery... Read more