Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party News

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Strengthening Cross-Tenure weed data sharing: Report and Project Factsheet

In May 2025, RM Consulting Group delivered a final report to the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), alongside the Victorian Gorse Taskforce and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, examining opportunities and barriers to cross-tenure weed data collection and sharing across Victoria. The project aimed to better understand how invasive plant data is recorded, stored and... Read more
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PROJECT FACT SHEET: Insights into Cross-Tenure Weed Data Collection and Sharing

The Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), in partnership with the Victorian Gorse Taskforce (GTF) and Victorian Blackberry Taskforce (VBT), has released the findings of a statewide project exploring how weed data is collected and shared across Victoria. Delivered by RM Consulting Group, the project examined the opportunities and challenges associated with managing invasive species—such... Read more

Part 4: Challanges: Key insights from the Cross-Tenure Weed Management Project

In May 2025, RM Consulting Group delivered a final report to the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), alongside the Victorian Gorse Taskforce and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, examining opportunities and barriers to cross-tenure weed data collection and sharing across Victoria. The project aimed to understand better how invasive plant data is recorded, stored and shared, and how improved collaboration could strengthen landscape-scale... Read more

Part 3: Working smarter together>Key insights from the Cross-Tenure Weed Management Project

In May 2025, RM Consulting Group delivered a final report to the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), alongside the Victorian Gorse Taskforce and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, examining opportunities and barriers to cross-tenure weed data collection and sharing across Victoria. The project aimed to understand better how invasive plant data is recorded, stored and... Read more

Part 2: Working smarter together>Key insights from the Cross-Tenure Weed Management Project

In May 2025, RM Consulting Group delivered a final report to the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), alongside the Victorian Gorse Taskforce and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, examining opportunities and barriers to cross-tenure weed data collection and sharing across Victoria. The project aimed to understand better how invasive plant data is recorded, stored and... Read more

Part 1: Working smarter together>Key insights from the Cross-Tenure Weed Management Project

In May 2025, RM Consulting Group delivered a final report to the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP), alongside the Victorian Gorse Taskforce and the Victorian Blackberry Taskforce, examining opportunities and barriers to cross-tenure weed data collection and sharing across Victoria. The project aimed to understand better how invasive plant data is recorded, stored and... Read more

VSTWP attend first ever Wimmera Field Day

The Wimmera Machinery Field Days marked an important milestone in 2026, with the Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) attending for the first time to engage directly with landholders on the growing threat of serrated tussock. Held near Horsham, the two-day event brought together a wide cross-section of the agricultural community. The VSTWP was located... Read more

New map reveals expanding Serrated Tussock risk across Victoria

The VSTWP has released the latest Serrated tussock Distribution Map (March 2026), providing the most up-to-date picture of where this invasive weed is occurring across the state. The map shows that core infestations remain heavily concentrated around Melbourne, Geelong and the western districts, where serrated tussock has been present for many decades. However, the new data... Read more

Invasive Tussock to spread further in drought conditions

Now is the time to check your property for the noxious weed serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma), with pasture competition at the lowest point in a number of years and the invasive grass spreading across the landscape. Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party (VSTWP) Community Engagement Officer, Ivan Carter, said a lack of rainfall and a later... Read more

Communities leading charge against Invasive Pests

Minister for Agriculture Ros Spence today announced the recipients of the Partnerships Against Pests grants program – empowering communities to lead the fight against invasive pest species at local and regional levels. The Victorian Blackberry Taskforce will receive $76,553 over the next 12 months to collaborate with communities, delivering innovative and practical solutions to manage... Read more